Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will file her nomination for the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election on Wednesday, October 23rd, drawing a large contingent of top Congress leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi. The event is expected to be a grand show of support for the Congress candidate.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will contest the upcoming by-election for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, a move that comes after her brother, Rahul Gandhi, vacated the seat to retain his Raebareli constituency. The Congress party has also announced candidates for Kerala’s Assembly bypolls, fielding Rahul Mamkootathil for Palakkad and Ramya Haridas for Chelakkara.
Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi expressed outrage over the rape of a woman in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, criticizing the government’s inaction and the bystander apathy that allowed the crime to unfold. They called for systemic change to ensure women’s safety and societal moral upliftment.
Indian leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, took to social media to wish the nation on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, a festival that celebrates the unbreakable bond between brothers and sisters. They highlighted the values of love, protection, and mutual understanding that define the special relationship.
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit the flood-affected Wayanad region in Kerala. Meanwhile, Delhi schools are closed due to heavy rainfall and waterlogging. The article also covers updates on the Paris Olympics 2024, Puja Khedkar’s anticipatory bail case, and companies reporting their Q1 earnings.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has strongly criticized the recent attack on a security convoy in Manipur, which resulted in the death of a CRPF personnel. She urged the central government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take decisive action to address the ongoing ethnic conflict in the state.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly neglecting Himachal Pradesh during its time of need, highlighting his failure to visit or provide financial assistance following the devastating 2023 rains. She also criticized the central government’s policies, pointing to the Agniveer scheme as an example of rising inflation and unemployment. The Congress, she promised, would repeal the Agniveer scheme and implement various welfare measures, including a monthly stipend for women and guaranteed minimum support prices for farmers.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has revealed the party’s strategy to contest fewer seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha election, aiming to keep the INDIA bloc united and defeat the BJP. He emphasized that this decision does not reflect under-confidence, but rather a compromise to ensure the victory of the collective opposition while accommodating parties with local strengths. Kharge also stressed that every state has a distinct alliance arrangement tailored to its political landscape and reiterated the shared goal of opposing the BJP’s ideology.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has lambasted the Narendra Modi-led BJP government, calling Mr. Modi the most arrogant leader in history. She praised former Prime Ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh for prioritizing public welfare and criticized Mr. Modi’s focus on foreign diplomacy at the expense of public engagement. Priyanka highlighted the high unemployment rate, inflation, and vacant Central government posts under the current regime. She also censured Mr. Modi for his ‘idiotic’ claims about the Congress confiscating valuables and his irresponsible statements about the opposition.
The Congress party’s delay in announcing candidates for the Amethi and Rae Bareli constituencies in Uttar Pradesh has sparked confusion and speculation. In Amethi, where Rahul Gandhi lost to the BJP’s Smriti Irani in 2019, local Congress workers expect his candidature to be announced soon. However, Gandhi is also contesting from Wayanad in Kerala, and analysts believe that the party may not want to affect his prospects there by announcing his candidacy from Amethi. In Rae Bareli, which was represented by Sonia Gandhi for 20 years, the expectation is that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will contest. This has led to speculation that the BJP may field Varun Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s cousin, against her.
