Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra launched an all-out attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalling Rajiv Gandhi assassination stating that she has seen several Prime Ministers who have sacrificed their lives for the country including her father whom "she brought back in pieces". Addressing a rally at Dharampur village in Valsad in PM Modi's home state of Gujarat on Saturday, Gandhi said in Hindi," I have seen such Prime Ministers. And I am not saying, that only my family members served. Indira Ji was there. She sacrificed her life for the country. Rajiv Gandhi was a Prime Minister too, I brought him home in pieces, he sacrificed his life for his country."
28 April,2024 04:33 PM IST
Sarabjit Singh Khalsa is contesting elections from Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency. He is making headlines as he is the son of Beant Singh, one of the assassins of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Speaking to ANI, he said, “I have contested elections three times. I am contesting from Faridkot constituency. I did not want to contest the polls this time, but my supporters asked me to contest. Sacrilege is one of the major issues which I will raise. Farmers’ MSP is another issue”. Watch video to know all about him. Watch video.
13 April,2024 05:53 PM IST
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan addressed a Press Conference in Bhopal on March 17. While addressing the press, Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. He said that when Rahul Gandhi should have prepared for the elections, he went on Nyay Yatra and when he should go on Nyay Yatra, he goes on vacation after losing the election, and blames EVMs. He said “Rahul Gandhi is such a captain who doesn’t know when to do what. When he should prepare for the elections, he goes on Nyay Yatra. When he should go on a Nyay Yatra, he takes leave abroad, and after losing the elections, he puts blame on EVMs. Seeing the condition of the Congress, Congress leaders are continuously leaving the party one after another. Even Sonia Gandhi has refused to contest elections, and a backdoor entry has been made for her in the Rajya Sabha elections. When the confidence of the party’s supreme leader is shattered, what will happen to the party can be imagined...”
17 March,2024 05:58 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Ladakh talked about Chinese intrusion in the area and said as per locals China has entered in the area and have taken away their grazing land. He said, “Here, the concern is of course China has taken away the land...people have said that China's army has entered the area and their grazing land was taken away but PM said that not an inch of land was taken away, but this is not true, you can ask anyone here.”
20 August,2023 01:21 PM IST
On Friday, Supreme Court released six convicts involved in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Nalini Sriharan, one of the six convicts, talks to the press after her release.
13 November,2022 03:20 PM IST
The Congress party has said that the Supreme Court’s order releasing all six convicts serving life imprisonment in connection with the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case is “totally unacceptable and completely erroneous”. Watch senior members of the partys’ response to the order.
13 November,2022 03:18 PM IST
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered premature release of six convicts including Nalini Sriharan – who were serving life sentences in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. They served 31 years in jail. Convicts R P Ravichandran, Santhan, Murugan, Robert Payas and Jayakumar were also ordered to be released.
12 November,2022 05:15 PM IST | Mumbai
Justice KT Thomas, who headed the three-judge Supreme Court bench that gave the death sentence to four accused in Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, tells NDTV why he thinks they should not be executed now. Video courtesy: NDTV
26 February,2013 01:03 PM IST
In a setback to the Central government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the curative petition demanding death sentence of 3 convicts- Murgan, Santhanam, Periwalan- in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
29 July,2015 01:55 PM IST
Political leaders on Thursday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in the Parliament on his 71st birth anniversary.
20 August,2015 02:43 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
