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UP being misgoverned, funds siphoned off: Sonia

Raebareli: Congress President Sonia Gandhi, along with her daughter Priyanka, addressed a rally in Raebareli on Tuesday. Addressing the crowds, Sonia said that the Uttar Pradesh government was not doing enough for the state. "The funds released for development work in UP has not reached the people of UP," she said. "The money is being siphoned off. Corruption is rampant in the state," she stated. "The UPA has never discriminated...

UP Polls: Sonia, Priyanka to campaign in Raebareli

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her daughter, Priyanka, are expected to speak at a public meeting on Tuesday in Raebareli as the campaigning for UP Assembly polls reaches its final stages. Two phases of the polls have already been concluded. On Monday, Priyanka Gandhi, while campaigning in Uttar Pradesh had said that while development was taking place in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, both Congress-ruled states, it was nowhere...

Uma blames Sonia for poverty in Rae Bareli

Rae Bareli: Taking on Sonia Gandhi in her constituency, BJP leader Uma Bharti on Sunday blamed the Congress for backwardness and poverty in Rae Bareli. She also asked the Congress chief to give a clarification on the Batla House encounter issue following "contradictory statements" from her party leaders. Bharti also demanded that Election Commission should take stern action against Salman Khurshid for his recent statements on the minorities' sub quota....

Rahul Gandhi a risk worth taking in UP polls: Aiyar

New Delhi: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar said that Rahul Gandhi has made Uttar Pradesh his 'special turf' and the party's heavy reliance on him in the Assembly polls there would prove to be a 'risk worth taking'. He said that it will not be the end of the road for Rahul Gandhi if the Congress does not perform well in the Assembly elections in the politically-crucial state of Uttar...

UP: Rahul, Priyanka hit the campaign trail together

New Delhi: Ahead of the third phase of Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi have hit the campaign trail together. Both Rahul and Priyanka are in Sultanpur to woo the voters. The two are expected to address a joint rally on Sunday for the first time in these elections, in the family pocket-borough of Sultanpur. The third phase of UP polls...

Cong will weep after UP election results: BJP

Ghaziabad: Irrespective of the fact whether Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has shed tears on the Batla house issue or not, her party will weep after the declarations of UP poll results, the BJP on Sunday said. "Digvijay Singh says that Sonia Gandhi did not shed tears on the Batla house issue, while other party members say that she wept over it, but it is sure that Congress will weep after...

Cong will weep after UP poll results: BJP

Ghaziabad: Irrespective of the fact whether Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has shed tears on the Batla house issue or not, her party will weep after the declarations of UP poll results, BJP said on Saturday. "Digvijay Singh says that Sonia Gandhi did not shed tears on the Batla house issue, while other party members say that she wept over it, but it is sure that Congress will weep after the...

BJP asks PM to break silence on Batla encounter

New Delhi: Taking exception to Law Minister Salman Khurshid raking up the Batla House encounter in UP poll campaign, the BJP on Friday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to "break his silence" and clear the clouds over the "sensitive" issue. "The Prime Minister would have to break his silence...The Prime Minister should make it clear today itself if his Home Minister is speaking the truth or his Law Minister," said...

'Sonia cried on hearing about Batla encounter'

Azamgarh: Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid is at it again. During a rally speech at Azamgarh, the Congress minister raised up the controversial issue of Batla House encounter and said that Sonia Gandhi had tears in her eyes when she heard about it. "When Sonia Gandhi saw pictures of the Batla House encounter, she had tears in her eyes and she ordered a thorough probe," he is heard telling the...

Cong not interested in alliance: Sonia Gandhi

Unnao: Congress President Sonia Gandhi said on Wednesday that her party is contesting the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for forming a government and not for striking a coalition with any party. "Congress is not contesting these elections to forge a coalition with any party but for forming its government", Gandhi said at an election meeting in Chamrauli area this afternoon. "Congress would establish a relationship of trust with the people...

UP polls: Sonia Gandhi hits out at BSP, BJP

Allahabad/Unnao: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the BJP, the SP and the BSP were trying to hoodwink people by pretending to attack each other for electoral gains in Uttar Pradesh though they had all shared power and ruled the state without any sincerity of purpose. "Comparing today's UP with what it used to be 22 years ago brings to one's notice lots of unwelcome changes," she told...

UPA record in corruption is unbeatable: Advani

New Delhi: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's "stinking record" in corruption was unbeatable, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said in New Delhi on Wednesday while listing the "10 murkiest matters that come to mind". Advani, who blamed Congress chief Sonia Gandhi along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, also praised Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy in his latest blog. "If a comprehensive history of corruption scandals in independent...

Krishna to hold talks with 4 Chinese leaders today

Beijing: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna is set to hold talks on Sino-India ties with four senior Chinese officials in Beijing on Wednesday besides inaugurating the new Indian embassy building. Setting aside protocol, the Chinese government has lined up meetings with four of its key officials with Krishna, signifying the importance it attached to bilateral relations, even though his visit was regarded as a private one aimed at inaugurating the...

Corruption under NREGA cannot be ignored: Sonia

New Delhi: Pitching for immediate reforms in the Centre's flagship rural job scheme MGNREGA, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said the complaints of corruption and irregularities regarding the scheme cannot be ignored. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Gandhi also expressed concern over delay in wage payment to MGNREGA workers, emphasising the need to ensure that they get it within 15 days. "Talks about reform in MGNREGA are taking place...