ISSUE DATE: April 19, 2021
UPDATED: April 10, 2021 00:25 IST
KERALA CALLING: Rahul Gandhi’s roadshow in Mananthavady
The absence of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra, the two star campaigners of the Congress, from the West Bengal assembly election scene has raised questions about the party’s strategy in the state. Elections to the 294 assembly seats in Bengal are being held in eight phases. By April 10, polling would be over for 135 seats in the first four phases. Yet, no member of the Gandhi family has addressed a single rally in the state so far.
This is in sharp contrast to the party’s campaigns in the other three states going to polls, Assam, Kerala and Tamil Nadu besides the Union territory of Puducherry. While Rahul spent most of his time in the past two months in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Priyanka addressed rallies in Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala before she had to isolate herself on April 2 after husband Robert Vadra tested positive for Covid.
Centre using investigation agencies against non-BJP ruled states, says Rahul Gandhi ANI | Updated: Apr 04, 2021 20:44 IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 4 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that the central leadership has been using central investigation agencies to topple non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments.
Speaking at a public event in Kerala, the Congress leader said, In every single government where BJP is not present, the PM Modi uses the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) to overthrow or attack the government. I want to understand why they are not doing that to Left Front. It is a mystery to me, he added.