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“Hate-in-India and Make-in-India can’t coexist”: Rahul Gandhi Targets PM Modi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the exit of some global brands from India and said “Hate-in-India” and “Make-in-India” cannot coexist.

The congress leader also talked about the high unemployment rate in the country and asked PM Modi to focus on the “devastating unemployment crisis”.

Rahul Gandhi tweeted, “The ease of driving business out of India. 7 Global Brands. 9 Factories. 649 Dealerships. 84,000 Jobs. Modi ji, Hate-in-India and Make-in-India can’t coexist! Time to focus on India’s devastating unemployment crisis instead.”

In another tweet on Tuesday Gandhi said that over 450 million Indians had lost their hope of getting a job due to Modi’s “masterstrokes.”

“New Slogan of New India: Har ghar berozegaari, ghar ghar berozegaari (there is unemployment in every household). In 75 years, Modi ji is the first Prime Minister of the country whose ‘masterstrokes’ have left more than 450 million people in hope of getting a job,” tweeted the Congress leader.

40 Lakh Indians Died During Pandemic, Says Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday claimed that 40 lakh Indians died due to Covid-19. He targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a report by The New York Times.

The report titled ‘India Is Stalling the WHO’s Efforts to Make Global Covid Death Toll Public’ claims that the Indian government was stalling the efforts by the World Health Organization (WHO) to publish its estimate on excess Covid deaths.

He further said that PM Modi should give compensation of Rs 4 lakhs to every victim’s family not only 5 lakh.

“Modi ji neither speaks the truth nor lets him speak. They still lie that no one died due to oxygen shortage! I had said earlier also – due to the negligence of the government in Kovid, not 5 lakh, 40 lakh Indians died. Play the duty, Modi ji – Give compensation of ₹ 4 lakhs to every victim’s family,” tweeted Rahul Gandhi.

Meanwhile, Union Health Ministry on Saturday gave a statement regarding ‘The New York Times’ article and said India has been in regular and in-depth technical exchange with WHO on the issue. India’s basic objection has not been with the result (whatever they might have been) but rather the methodology adopted for the same.

 

President Kovind, PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, other political leaders extends greetings on Ram Navami

President Ram Nath Kovind greeted the people on Twitter on the occasion of Ram Navami on Sunday.

“Happy Ram Navami to all the countrymen. Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram’s life, his conscientiousness and high ideals are the source of guidance and inspiration for the entire humanity. Let us all take a pledge to contribute to nation building by imbibing the ideals of Lord Ram in our lives,” President tweeted in Hindi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also extended his greeting and tweeted, “Happy Ram Navami to the countrymen. May everyone get happiness, peace and prosperity in life by the grace of Lord Shri Ram. Jai Shree Ram!.”

Home Minister Amit Shah extended his greetings in Twitter and said, “Hearty greetings to all the countrymen on the occasion of Ram Navami. The life of Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram teaches us to follow the limits and walk on the path of truth and righteousness. May Lord Shri Ram shower his grace and blessings on everyone. Jai Shree Ram!.”

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also greeted the people on Twitter and wrote, “Wishing you all a very Happy Ram Navami. Hope this holy festival brings happiness in everyone’s life.”

78-Year-Old Woman Transfers Her Entire Property To Rahul Gandhi

A senior citizen from Dehradun on Monday filed a testament (will) in the district court of the area, transferring all her property to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

Pushpa Munjiyal, a 78-year-old woman transferred her assets of more than Rs 50 lakhs and 10 tola of gold ornaments to Rahul Gandhi.

Munjiyal said that she was greatly impressed by the vision of Rahul Gandhi for the country. She said that Rahul Gandhi is an honest man, a good person, he will use my money in the right place.

“Pushpa Munjiyal Ji has donated her entire property in the name of our leader Shri Rahul Gandhi ji, for this she has also presented a testament in Dehradun court. Many thanks to the Mother for this trust,” Bihar Congress Sevadal wrote in their official Twitter account.

Rahul Gandhi leads Congress protest in Delhi against fuel price hike

Congress MPs both from Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha led by Rahul Gandhi on Thursday staged a protest against the fuel price hike. The protest is being held at the iconic Vijay Chowk.

The Congress today started its three-phase campaign – ‘Mehngai-mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’ – against the centre from Thursday, which will continue till April 7.

“From 2nd to 4th April, there will be district level “Mehngai Mukt Bharat Dharna & March”. And on 7th April, there will be state level, “Mehngai Mukt Bharat Dharna & March” at State Headquarters,” read a statement by issued by Congress.

The opposition has been continuously attacking the Centre for the rise in price of LPG, petrol and diesel. Several union ministers have said that the spike in prices is linked to the Ukraine war.

On Wednesday Rahul Gandhi said that PM Modi has a to-do list which includes, “How much should I increase the rate of petrol-diesel-gas, how to stop people’s ‘Kharti Pe Charcha’, how to show youth empty dreams of employment, which government company should I sell today, how to make farmers more helpless,” tweeted Gandhi in Hindi.

Gandhi again took shots at PM Modi on Thursday and said that PM is always carrying a bag full of jumlas. Gandhi also compared the petrol prices around the world, with India having the highest price for Petrol.

“Afghanistan: 66.99, Pakistan: 62.38, Sri Lanka: 72.96, Bangladesh: 78.53, Bhutan: 86.28, Nepal: 97.05, India: 101.81,” tweeted Gandhi.

 

India may soon top hate and anger charts, says Rahul Gandhi on Happiness report

On Saturday Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the Centre over the country’s ranking in the latest World Happiness Report, saying India would soon top hate and anger charts.

Taking to Twitter, Rahul Gandhi shared the report and said, “Hunger Rank: 10, Freedom Rank: 119, Happiness Rank: 136. But, we may soon top the Hate and Anger charts!”

Published by United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, the World Happiness Report ranks countries on several factors such as sense of well-being, GDP per capita, social support system, life expectancy, generosity, liberty to make life choices and perceptions of corruption, etc.

India ranked 136th in the World Happiness Report 2022.

Finland becomes the happiest country for the fifth consecutive year. Denmark bagged the second spot and Iceland claimed the third position in the report. Switzerland and Netherlands stood at fourth and fifth rank. Meanwhile, Luxembourg, Sweden, Norway, Israel, and New Zealand were the remaining countries in the top 10.

Among the South Asian nations, only Afghanistan fared worse than India as it was named the most unhappy country in the world, ranking last on the index of 146 countries.

Nepal (84), Bangladesh (94), Pakistan (121), and Sri Lanka (127) managed to get better ranks in the list.

Rahul Gandhi attacks Facebook, says its ‘worse for democracy’

On Wednesday former Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked social media giant Facebook and alleged that it was “worse for democracy”.

“Meta-worse for democracy,” Gandhi said on Twitter, accusing the social media giant Meta of helping the BJP reach out to voters during the elections, Rahul Gandhi shared a compilation of news reports on Twitter.

He also shared a report of Al Jazeera and The Reporters’ Collective which claimed that Facebook had offered BJP cheaper deals for election advertisements as compared to other political parties.

In Lok Sabha, Congress president Sonia Gandhi urged the government on Wednesday to put an end to the alleged “systematic interference” of Facebook and other social media giants in India’s electoral politics.

“I urge the government to put an end to the systematic interference and influence of Facebook and other social media giants in the electoral politics of the world’s largest democracy. This is beyond partisan politics,” Sonia Gandhi said in her zero hour mention.