Shakeel Ahmad, a three-time MLA and a two-term MP from Bihar, said he was being targeted and faced threats after calling Rahul Gandhi a 'darpok' (coward) and an insecure politician.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will visit Raebareli for two days beginning Tuesday as part of the party's campaign against the new VB-G RAM G Act, focusing on job security and grassroots engagement in rural Uttar Pradesh.
The Congress has launched a nationwide campaign against the scrapping of MGNREGA, testing its ability to mobilise rural voters and energise cadres ahead of key state elections.
Raihan Vadra, son of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Robert Vadra, is set to get engaged to Aviva Baig in a private family event in Rajasthan. The ceremony is planned for early January 2026, keeping the celebrations intimate and away from public attention.
Addressing public meetings in Batadrava, Shah alleged that previous Congress governments had encouraged illegal settlement for electoral gains, while claiming that the BJP had reversed that trend over the last decade.
Last week, President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the VB-G RAM G Bill, formally clearing the way for a major overhaul of India's flagship rural employment programme.
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, the first after the Bihar election debacle, will focus on mobilising public support against the 'anti-people' G RAM G law, which replaced the UPA-era MGNREGA.
During his recent visit to Germany, Rahul Gandhi attacked the BJP government for "weaponising" institutions to target opposition in India and also said that India needs to boost its manufacturing, which was "declining".
No discussions were held under Rule 193 or Rule 184, which enable debates on urgent public issues, and none of the 76 notices submitted under Rule 184 were admitted.
A key discussion on the worsening air quality in the Delhi-NCR has gone for a toss as the Winter Session of Parliament was adjourned indefinitely soon after resumption on the final day on Friday.
