I and my family belong to Kashmir says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while addressing a public function in Jammu & Kashmir said that he and his family too belong to Kashmir. Striking an emotional chord with the people he said that he has a special bond with the state of J&K.

Rahul Gandhi in Punjab wants more youth to join politics; praises UPA policies

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is addressing a massive Congress rally at at Punjab University ground. He expressed happiness for the fact when many other countries are struggling, India is surging ahead. Rahul Gandhi said that country needs more youth participation in the process of development.

Rahul Gandhi in Punjab exhorts youth to participation in the process of development

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is addressing a Congress rally at Punjab. He expressed happiness for the fact when many other countries are struggling, India is surging ahead. Rahul Gandhi said that country needs more youth participation in the process of development.

Rahul Gandhi in Punjab exhorts women to join politics for development

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a Congress rally in Punjab. He expressed happiness for the fact when many other countries are struggling, India is surging ahead. Rahul Gandhi said that country needs more youth participation in the process of development. Rahul Gandhi also underlined that women empowerment is essential for development.

Rahul Gandhi in Punjab concerns over growing problems of drug addiction

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is addressing a big Congress rally at Punjab University ground. He expressed happiness for the fact when many other countries are struggling, India is surging ahead. Rahul Gandhi said that country needs more youth participation in the process of development. Rahul Gandhi also said that in Punjab 7% of the people are having problems of drug addiction.

Rahul Gandhi in Punjab: Expresses his happiness that India is moving forward

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is addressing a Congress rally at Punjab University grounds. He expressed happiness for the fact when many other countries are struggling, India is surging ahead.

Rahul Gandhi in Ladak (J&K) addresses a public meeting

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is attending apublic rally at Ladak. He recalled the affectionate relatiship Nehru Ji, Indira Ji and Rajiv Ji had with people of Kashmir.

Rahul Gandhi explains Centre's efforts to improve Kargil's connectivity

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is attending apublic rally at Ladak. He recalled the affectionate relatiship Nehru Ji, Indira Ji and Rajiv Ji had with people of Kashmir. Rahul Gandhi also explained Congress-led UPA's initiatives to improve connectivity in Kargil, Ladak and other regions.

Rahul Gandhi assures more measures to ensure connectivity in Kashmir

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is attending apublic rally at Ladak. He recalled the affectionate relatiship Nehru Ji, Indira Ji and Rajiv Ji had with people of Kashmir. Rahul Gandhi also explained Congress-led UPA's initiatives to improve connectivity both by road and air in Kargil, Ladak and other regions.

Rahul Gandhi: We need to build a structured system to handle complexities

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi while says that India is a society with a lot of complexities and we are all very good to deal with it. Personalities like Sam Pitroda also was present.

Rahul Gandhi: Indians are very good in dealing with complexities

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi says that India is a society with a lot of complexities and we are all very good to deal with it.

Rahul Gandhi--a progressive leader with modern vision

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi while attending an interactive session said that India is a society with a lot of complexities and we are all very good to deal with it. Personalities like Sam Pitroda also attended it.

Rahul Gandhi recalls: Rajiv Gandhi started the NH projects in Amethi

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who is on a one-day visit to Amethi, laid the foundation stone for three national highway projects in his parliament constituency. While addressing a public meeting after the function, the Congress MP, striking an emotional chord with the people of his constituency, said that Amethi is his home and it is his family. I remember those days when I used to come here alongwith my father. There were only one or two pucca roads; rest were just kachcha. But today, you can see that there are a number of proper roads across Amethi. Rajiv Gandhi has started the national highway project with NH 56, passing through Jagdishpur Industrial estate. We also have built two national highways during my earlier term in the Lok Sabha - namely 232 connecting Raebareli to Sultanpur and 231- Raebareli-Salon-Pratapgarh.

Rahul Gandhi gets a rousing welcome in Amethi

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi received a rousing welcome when he visited Amethi, his parliament constituency. He visited Amethi for the first time after taking over as the Congress Vice President.

Congress has a young Vice President in Rahul Gandhi

The entire Congress across the country is now tremendously happy as the young leader Rahul Gandhi was appointed as Congress Vice President. Rahul Gandhi , after taking over as the Vice President of the party made a memorable speech at the Chintan Shivir at Jaipur.

Oust the Left Front Govt in Tripura: Rahul Gandhi urges the people

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Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged the people to oust the Left Front government in Tripura and elect a opro-people Congress government in the state. While addressing a big Congress rally in Agartala, Rahul Gandhi alleged that the 20 years misrule by the CPM led government did nothing for the development in Tripura.

Rahul Gandhi in Tripura takes on Left front Govt.

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Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi while addressing an election rally in Tripura’s Sonamura on Monday urged the people to vote out the present Left Front government. Rahul Gandhi said, “In all other states in the country there is a government and the people. But in the Left Front-ruled Tripura, the CPM stands between the government and the common people. So, it is high time you use your valuable vote to remove the organisation standing between you and the government.”

Rahul Gandhi's elevation signals positive change in the Congress

Rahul Gandhi's elevation as Congress Vice President was one of the important outcome of the three-day Congress Chintan Shivir that concluded in Jaipur on Sunday which signals a generational change and a host of reforms in the party at a time when Lok Sabha polls were fast approaching.

The two-day AICC session also saw the young leader also made a emotional and powerful speech on the last day of the conclave.  "Congress calls on all secular and progressive forces of the country to unite in this ideological battle against those, who polarize and divide society," said Sonia Gandhi signaling that the party heading the UPA experiment for last nine years is preparing for polls.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi gave a clear message at the Chintan Shivir that the party has to strike a balance between respecting alliances where it has tied up with other parties and ensuring that the party's rejuvenation is not compromised.

The conclave provided an opportunity to the Congress to finalise its prescription for the next Lok Sabha polls with the party signaling a shift in its priorities by laying greater emphasis on the urban middle classes and youths in view of the changing demographic profile of the country and shrinking rural space.

Rahul Gandhi: I will fight for Congress and people of India with whatever I have

Rahul Gandhi, the newly-appointed Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday made an emotional speech at the Congress Chintan Shivir in Jaipur and reiterated his love for his party and the people of the country. While delivering his maiden speech after taking over as the Congress vice president, on the last day of the conclave, , Rahul thanked the party members for appointing him as the party's vice president and said, "I will fight for Congress and people of India with whatever I have."

Rahul Gandhi also cited his grandmother and former prime minister Indira Gandhi's assassination and said that India needs hope of a systemic change to move the country ahead. "All the development in India has been possible because of Congress and the governments led by it," claimed the Congress leader.

Terming his elevation in the party as "a huge honour", Rahul Gandhi said that the Congress works for every single citizen of this country and praised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA's flagship schemes like Food bill, NREGA, Direct Transfer Benefit Scheme. "Food bill will ensure that no child in the country will go to sleep hungry," said Rahul Gandhi.

"Last night, everyone congratulated me. But my mother came to my room and she sat and cried. Because she understands that the power that so many see is poison. She can see it because she is not attached to it (power)," revealed Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi: My mother understands power is poison

In a highly emotional speech after taking over the new post as Congress Vice President, Rahul Gandhi said while delivering his address at Congress’ chintan shivir in Jaipur that his mother – Congress President Sonia Gandhi-  understands that power is poison.

Striking a personal note, the young Congress leader in his maiden address as party Vice President, recalled the moments when his mother and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi walked into his room last night. "Last night each one of you congratulated me. My mother came to my room and she sat with me and she cried... because she understands that power so many people seek is actually a poison," said Rahul Gandhi.

The Congress leader also recalled the time his grandmother and the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated in 1984 by security guards with whom he used to play badminton as "friends" and how his father Rajiv Gandhi, who was himself "broken inside", showed a "glimmer of hope" to the people. The young leader received a standing ovation by the audience which included Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he said "We should not chase power, only use it to empower others."

Rahul Gandhi said his mother could see that power is poison "because she is not attached to it. “The only antidote to this poison for all of us to see what it really is and not become attached to it. We should not chase power for the attributes of power. We should only use it to empower the voices," added the Congress MP.

Rahul Gandhi recalled that as a little boy, "he loved to play badminton. I loved it because it gave me balance in this complicated world. I was taught how to play in my grandmother's house by two police men who protected my grandmother as my friends. Then one day they killed my grandmother and took away the balance from my life. I felt like I had not felt before." He recalled how he knew his father was "broken inside" and "terrified of what lay in front of him". "My father was in Bengal and he came back.... It was the first time in my life that I saw my father crying. He was the bravest person I knew and yet I saw him cry. I could see...I was small, but I could see my father was broken. They had taken away his mother and he was broken. In those days our country was not what it is today. In the eyes of the world we had nothing, we were worthless.... Nobody thought about us. That same evening I saw my father addressing the nation on TV. I know like me he was broken inside. I know like me he was terrified of what lay in front of him. As we spoke in that dark night, I felt a small glimmer of hope. It was like small ray of light in the dark sky and I still remember what it felt. The next day I realised that many people had seen it as well," said Rahul Gandhi.

Amid repeated applause from the gathering during his 45-minute speech, he said "as I look back... I have a political career of eight years and 42 years old...I could see that it was that small ray of hope in the darkness that helped changed India into what it is today." Rahul Gandhi said without hope nothing can be achieved. "We can have plans, we can have ideas but unless you have hope, you cannot change," he said and added “ He said the Congress is the symbol of hope”. "Congress party is now my life, people of India are my life. I will fight for people of India and for this party. I will fight with everything that I have."