Bengaluru: HighlightsRahul Gandhi today inaugurated Indira canteens ate meal at one In slip of tongue he revealed where blueprint came from - Amma canteen First state government is launching 101 Indira canteens; plan to expand Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today inaugurated Indira canteens which will provide food at a subsidised cost to the poor in Karnataka capital Bengaluru. His party which rules the state has borrowed the idea from neighbouring Tamil Nadu ahead of assembly elections due in less than a year.In a slip of the tongue the Congress leader revealed where the blueprint came from. In a matter of a few months the poor people across most cities in Karnataka will be able to eat in these Amma...er...Indira canteens said Rahul Gandhi who also ate a meal of Wangi Bath or rice with brinjal at the canteen in Jayanagar in south Bengaluru.To begin with the state government is launching 101 Indira canteens named after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi Mr Gandhi s grandmother. A vegetarian breakfast or tiffin will cost Rs 5 at the Indira canteen while lunch and dinner will cost Rs 10 each. Millions of poor people in Bengaluru go hungry they can now eat at these Indira canteens. I am happy that it is under the Congress government that the poor people are getting such facilities Mr Gandhi said pointing out that the cleanliness in these canteens is as good as the most expensive five-star restaurants in Bengaluru. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said in Independence Day speech yesterday that the aim is to make Karnataka hunger-free. I am happy to announce that we are opening on Wednesday Indira canteens across Bengaluru to feed every day the people from the labour class and poor migrants to the city he said.The opposition however did not find the timing of the launch in good taste.BS Yeddyurappa state BJP president said This is just politics. If Siddaramaiah and Rahul Gandhi were really concerned about the people they would have gone to the streets where people are suffering after the rain. Low-lying areas of the city had been left flooded after heavy rain on the night before Independence Day.Tamil Nadu s popular low-cost eateries the Amma canteens were started by then Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in 2013. After its super success the AIADMK powerhouse called Amma or mother by millions of her adoring fans and supporters also launched schemes like subsidised salt mineral water and cement all under the brand name Amma. Ms Jayalalithaa won an unprecedented second straight term as Chief Minister in Tamil Nadu last year but died in December after days in hospital.Mr Siddaramaiah who also doubles as Karnataka s finance minister has set aside Rs 100 crore in the state budget for this year to run the Indira canteens in Bengaluru.Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner Manjunath Prasad told NDTV The 198 Indira canteens have their own prefabricated buildings which will cost a total of 54 crores while the 61 kitchens will cost 73 crores each to build. The recurring costs each year for the state government will be about 215 crores. Elections are due in Karnataka in the first half of 2018. The Congress is battling an aggressive BJP that wants to wrest the state which it lost to the rival party in the 2013 assembly elections. BJP chief Amit Shah was in Karnataka too over the weekend and has readied a plan to attack the Congress government with allegations of corruption.
Bengaluru: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today criticised the Jammu and Kashmir policy of the Narendra Modi government alleging that it has created a space in the troubled state for Pakistan to misbehave .His attack on the government at a Congress rally in Bengaluru comes a day after PM Modi in his Independence Day address reached out to Kashmiris saying abuses and bullets would not resolve their problems but embracing them would. He (Modi) has created an environment in Jammu and Kashmir of hatred and anger and the only people who benefit from violence and hatred are the Pakistanis he said.Claiming that he worked on the Jammu and Kashmir issue with Manmohan Singh who was the prime minister and leaders like P Chidambaram and Jairam Ramesh silently without any drama or tamasha he said their effort of 10 years was destroyed by Modi in one month .Mr Gandhi said that the Congress-led coalition in 2004 inherited a government from Atal Bihari Vajpayee under which Kashmir was burning and one of the biggest successes of the Manmohan Singh government was creating an environment of peace in J&K. We worked for 10 years to bring peace in Kashmir. We did panchayat elections we did work on employment we connected thousands of women there to banks. The reason was we wanted peace and harmony in Kashmir he said. We wanted to embrace the people of Jammu and Kashmir and we wanted them to embrace us. We wanted peace there also because when there is peace Pakistan can do nothing inhttps://forum.moomba.com/member.php?45652-thoughtforday Jammu and Kashmir... The space for Pakistan to do mischief there closes he said.Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjuna Kharge state Congress in-charge KC Venugopal and PCC president G Parameshwara among others were present at the event.Stressing that a peaceful Jammu and Kashmir was a worst thing for Pakistan Mr Gandhi said what the UPA government did for ten years was destroyed in one month by Modi . I m telling you this because Mr Narendra Modi s policy has created a space in Jammu and Kashmir for Pakistanis to misbehave he added.Hitting out at the Modi government s foreign policy Mr Gandhi accused the prime minister of alienating India s neighbours and also Russia. Narendra Modi has not stopped there. When we were in the government all neighbouring countries other than Pakistan and China were favourable to us... One by one Narendra Modi has alienated them he alleged. For the first time in our history Russia is selling weapons to Pakistan he said.
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: August 16 2017 3:59 pm Congress-Vice President Rahul Gandhi. Related News Rahul Gandhi: Modi ji says Swachch Bharat I say sach BharatUnited States experts welcome two-by-two ministerial dialogueWith China wooing neighbour PM Narendra Modi to visit Myanmar in SeptemberCongress vice-president Rahul Gandhi mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for limiting his Independence Day speech to just 57 minutes his shortest in four years. Speaking at an event in Bengaluru on Wednesday Gandhi said: Mr. Modi is reducing the duration of his speeches as now he has nothing to talk about. The prime minister promised two crore jobs yearly Gandhi said but the unemployment rate is the highest in eight years. The PM did not tell you on Aug 15 that the rate of unemployment is highest in 8 years he said. Gandhi then blamed PM Modi for undoing the UPA government s hard work in restoring peace to Jammu and Kashmir. We worked hard in 10 years to bring peace to Jammu and Kashmir it was all destroyed in one month by Modi government he said. PM Modi on August 15 reached out to the Valley saying Kashmir s problems can only be resolved by embracing its residents not through abuse or bullets. On Kashmir there is rhetoric and politics. But I am clear in my belief on how to win the war against separatism which is spread by a handful of people. The problem will be solved neither by abuse or bullets it will be solved by embracing all Kashmiris PM Modi said. On the two-month long ongoing standoff at Doklam Gandhi said: Some time back Chinese president came to India. While our PM was hugging him a thousand Chinese soldiers entered our territory. Yesterday did anyone hear the PM say that the Chinese forces are still sitting inside Bhutan? Referring to the Gorakhpur hospital deaths Gandhi claimed that the Modi-led government slashed the healthcare budget leaving no money for the hospital to buy oxygen cylinders. The PM did not tell you that more than 90 babies died in Gorakhpur due to his healthcare policies he said. For all the latest India News download Indian Express App IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd More Related News Note ban figures: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad asks who s right PM or RBI? Rajnath Singh says PM Narendra Modi s remarks on Kashmiris heartwarming Tags: Narendra Modi Rahul Gandhi HHajeyaAug 17 2017 at 8:34 amIndians are low IQ fool India GDP is 5 times that of Vietnam China GDP is 5 times that of India India fantasy with China comparison equivalent Vietnam with India comparison the Indians are low IQ fool India fantasy every day with China comparison it is ridiculous Asia s Extreme poorest countries rank the first is North Korea the second is India even Vietnamese per capita GDP is India 2 timesReply HHajeyaAug 17 2017 at 8:34 amIndians are low IQ fool India GDP is 5 times that of Vietnam China GDP is 5 times that of India India fantasy with China comparison equivalent Vietnam with India comparison the Indians are low IQ fool India fantasy every day with China comparison it is ridiculous Asia s Extreme poorest countries rank the first is North Korea the second is India even Vietnamese per capita GDP is India 2 timesReply LLogic InductionAug 17 2017 at 5:44 amIt is no longer about facts and truth. The pendulum has swung and the marauders must be edured. Simple as that !Reply MManoAug 17 2017 at 5:22 amDo some other work Pappu. Politics is not your cup of tea. Just awaken from sleep and started swearing at Modi. Go for holiday. No one is interested in you.ReplyLLogic InductionAug 17 2017 at 5:42 amWhy would you comment if you were not interested in what Rahul Gandhi is upto ???Reply SSaketAug 17 2017 at 2:18 amFrom the comments of BJP trollers and supporters it is evident that they are loosing credibility and are scared. That is why they are using bad language.ReplyVVeerAug 17 2017 at 2:19 amBJP and RSS supporters must learn to behave. They should stop hate campaigning for votes.Reply PPankajAug 17 2017 at 2:14 amPeople are going to dump Modi and BJP for fooling and bluffing. They are bad for the country. Only good for corrupt corporates.ReplyMManoAug 17 2017 at 5:24 amForget this dream for the next 15-20 years mate.Reply PPankajAug 17 2017 at 2:13 amRG is absolutely right. Modi is loosing credibility. Only bu Ads in papers he is surviving. People are suffering all over the country.Reply AAnonymousAug 17 2017 at 2:11 amMost BJP supporters have indecent and filthy mouth. they must learn to behave.Reply Load More Comments
Bengaluru: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of dividing the country by allowing the BJP cadres to beat up Dalits and kill minorities .File image of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. Reuters Prime minister Modi has been busy dividing the country. He allows his party people to beat up Dalits kill minorities and does not condemn it Gandhi said addressing a gathering of party workers at a public meeting in Bengaluru.He attacked the prime minister for not mentioning the Gorakhpur deaths rising unemployment and the Doklam standoff in his Independence Day speech at the Red Fort. The Prime Minister did not tell you that the rate of unemployment is the highest in eight years. He had promised two crore jobs yearly. What is the Prime Minister doing about giving jobs to youngsters? Gandhi questioned. He did not tell you that many babies died in Gorakhpur due to his health policies he said adding that medical facilities aren t available for the poor in India.He accused the Modi government of cutting the health budget which he said was why the hospital could not buy oxygen cylinders. Did anyone hear the Prime Minister say that the Chinese forces are sitting inside Bhutan? .On Jammu and Kashmir Gandhi lamented that the Modi government had destroyed in just one month all the work done by the previous Congress-led government over 10 years to bring peace to the region. We wanted to embrace Jammu and Kashmir and for them to embrace us. We wanted peace in the region because with peace Pakistan cannot do anything to Jammu and Kashmir Gandhi said.On foreign relations he said the Modi government was responsible for creating problems with friendly nations . When we (Congress) were in power all neighbouring countries barring Pakistan and China were favourable to India but the Prime Minister has alienated them one by one https://gitlab.com/thoughtfrday . For the first time in history Russia is selling arms to Pakistan. Over the last three years the Modi government has created problems with friendly nations Gandhi added. It is time that the Prime Minister starts doing what he has been elected to do he remarked.Earlier during the day the Congress leader inaugurated the party-led state government s Indira Canteens aimed at providing subsidised meals to the poor in the city.
By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Published:August 17 2017 4:11 am Congress-Vice President Rahul Gandhi. Related News Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust asked to vacate land in AmethiAttack on Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat result of infighting in Congress: Prakash JavadekarRahul Gandhi attack: Amarinder singh Randeep Singh Surjewala say highly condemnableSeven rebel MLAs from JD(S) who have decided to join Congress will meet Rahul Gandhi on Thursday to work out their future course. The MLAs Zameer Ahmed Cheluvarayaswamy Akhanda Srinivas Murthy H C Balakrishana Iqbal Ansari Ramesh Bandi Siddegowda and Bheema Naik met Ahmed Patel political secretary to Sonia Gandhi and other leaders. They will meet Rahul on Thursday and invite him to attend a rally in Karnataka in the first week of December. They will be formally join the Congress the same month. They have also held meetings with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other senior leaders in this regard. In June last year the seven MLAs had cross voted for the Congress in the Rajya Sabha polls in Karnataka. For all the latest India News download Indian Express App More Related News AIPC can become feeder for Congress: Shashi Tharoor Rahul Gandhi instigating farmers for petty political gains : BJP Tags: AICC Rahul Gandhi No Comments.
BENGALURU: Seven JD(S) MLAs who were suspended by their party for cross-voting during the Rajya Sabha polls in 2016 will meet Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss the modalities for joining the party in December. JD(S) MLA B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan told TOI that Rahul Gandhi will give the final clearance for their entry into the party. They were suspended for defying the party whip and voting for Cong ress candidate K C Ramamurthy. Chief minister Siddaramaiah who accompanied Rahul Gandhi to New Delhi on Wednesday will meet him on Thursday to discuss filling the three vacancies in the cabinet and one in the legislative council. It s learnt that chief minister Siddaramaiah will try to strike a caste balance by taking a Dalit a Kuruba and Lingayat just like the earlier incumbents. The lone MLC seat which fell vacant following the death of BJP member Vimala Gowda has several aspirants. Siddaramaiah is said to be in favour of giving it to deputy chairman of State Planning Board C M Ibrahim while KPCC president G Parameshwara wants it for his political secretary G C Chandrashekar.
Lucknow: A week after posters of Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi missing surfaced in Amethi it was the turn of his mother and party chief Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday to go missing in Rae Bareli.Dozens of posters describing their Lok Sabha MP as missing along with a reward for anyone who can locate her surfaced overnight at Gora Bazaar Mahanandpur and the Government Colony in Rae Bareli.It was written in the poster that it was released by the people of Rae Bareli who were feeling cheated by the absence of their parliamentary representative. The posters were however promptly removed by Congressmen.Sonia
http://forum.kryptronic.com/profile.php?section=personal&id=120987Gandhi has not visited her parliamentary constituency this year and Rahul has not visited his parliamentary constituency Amethi since February when he came to canvass support for Congress candidates during the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.The Congress President had given the campaign a miss due to ill health.Local Congress leaders said this was a campaign by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) .Yogendra Mishra the district president of the Congress in Amethi alleged that the saffron camp was behind such baseless posters .(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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