Sonia Gandhi leads protest march against Modi govt's Land Ordinance

Congress President Sonia Gandhi led a huge protest march of opposition parties against Modi govt's Land Ordinance. It was a great show of strength of united opposition who warned central government for its anti farmer land bill. The MPs met President Pranab Mukherjee and handed over a memorandum requesting his intervention.

Sonia Gandhi leads massive opposition march to President's House against Modi govt’s Land Bill

Congress president Sonia Gandhi led over 100 leaders from eleven opposition parties as they marched in a massive show of strength against the controversial Land Acquisition Bill to President's House in New Delhi on Tuesday. The march started from the Mahatma Gandhi statue outside Parliament and is expected to end with a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee against the amendments proposed by the Narendra Modi government to a similar bill passed by the UPA in 2013. Other leaders who walked with Sonia included former prime minister Manmohan Singh, CPM's Sitaram Yechury, CPI's D Raja, Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien and Dinesh Trivedi, Samajwadi Party's Ramgopal Yadav, DMK's Kanimozhi, INLD's Dushyant Chautala and the RJD's Prem Chand Gupta.

Sonia Gandhi: Modi govt not committed to development of Andhra Pradesh post-bifurcation

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday while initiating a debate in the Parliament accused Narendra Modi government of failing to fulfil commitments made to the people of Andhra Pradesh when Telangana was carved out of it, a charge rejected by the government. Sonia Gandhi said she wondered why the sense of urgency was not being shown by the government in fulfilling key commitments made to the people there "who have been waiting patiently for over nine months" and feel they have been "taken for granted". She further said the 14th Finance Commission has not done "full justice" to the needs of the state and accused the government of "sadly" not doing anything "substantial" for funding the new capital for the state.

Modi government's land bill is anti-farmer, says Sonia Gandhi at Kisan rally

Congress president Sonia Gandhi said on Sunday that the Land Ordinance enacted by the Modi government was “anti-farmer”, but “it can’t silent farmers’ voices”. “Enough is enough”, said Sonia Gandhi, accusing the government of “rubbing salt on the wounds of farmers hit hard by unseasonal rains”, and saying there was a “huge gap between the words and deeds” of the PM and the BJP.

Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress Chief Ministers

Congress President Sonia Gandhi addressed all Chief Ministers from the Congress ruled state. She urged them to take proper initiatives for the welfare of the people and to strengthen the party.

Sonia Gandhi at Anantnag: Congress worked for Jammu Kashmir development without any bias

Congress President Sonia Gandhi struck an emotional chord with the people of Jammu and Kashmir by praising them for taking part in the ongoing assembly polls with enthusiasm. While addressing a Congress poll rally in Anantnag , Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said it was her party that had worked for the development of the state without any bias. "It is easy to showcase dreams, but the Congress party actually worked for the development of everyone without any kind of bias and keeping the ground realities in mind," Sonia Gandhi said. "When Ghulam Nabi Azad was Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, the state witnessed an earthquake, the relief work was faster than what is being done after floods. Why is the relief work after floods slow?" asked Sonia Gandhi.

Sonia Gandhi addresses rally at Bandipora, J&K: Congress does not believe in divisive politics

Congress President Sonia Gandhi kick-started her campaign for the upcoming assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir addressed a mammoth election rally at Bandipora in the state. She accused the BJP of playing politics over providing relief to flood victims of Jammu and Kashmir and also said the ruling party at the Centre promised the sky but did not follow it up with action.Striking an emotional chord with the people in the state, the Congress President said, "The Congress has a century-long relationship with Kashmir. This relationship brings me to Kashmir time and again."