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Rahul Gandhi meets PM, expresses regret about ordinance outburst: Reports

New Delhi, Oct 02 (ANI): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has reportedly expressed his regret on Wednesday about the ordinance outburst, which was cleared by the cabinet, according to sources. Sources added that Gandhi, in a 25-minute meeting with the Prime Minister this morning, clarified that he did not mean to undermine the authority of the PM or his cabinet. He, however, reiterated that he does not agree with the executive order that allows convicted MPs to remain in office while their appeal is being heard by a higher court. Gandhi's scathing review of the executive order came while the PM was in the United States. Oct 2, 2013
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Won't quit over Rahul Gandhi trashing ordinance: PM

On Board, Oct 02 (ANI): Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh said that he will not resign over Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi trashing the controversial ordinance on 'tainted politicians' passed by cabinet in New Delhi. Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi openly opposed the ordinance passed by cabinet on convicted politicians saying that it was a complete nonsense and should be 'torn up' and 'thrown out'. The cabinet passed an executive order that could allow convicted lawmakers to continue to hold office and stand in elections, ahead of national polls due by next May. Dismissing claims of his resignation by the opposition parties, Singh said that he would take up the matter with his cabinet colleagues. Oct 2, 2013
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Nation remembers Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary

New Delhi, Oct 02 (ANI): The nation on Wednesday paid homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 144th birth anniversary. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and other political leaders offered floral tributes at his memorial 'Raj Ghat' in New Delhi. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart Lal Krishna Advani also paid floral tributes at the ' Raj Ghat'. A large number of people including school children also visited Rajghat and observed a minute's silence to pay their homage. Several functions have been organized throughout the country in Mahatma Gandhi's honour. Oct 2, 2013
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Gandhi Jayanti: Planning Commission Organises Twitter Conference on Mahatma Gandhi; How to Participate in the Discussion

Planning Commission has organized a global Twitter conference to discuss the life and message of Mahatma Gandhi to mark the 144th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of the Father of the Nation. The Twitter Conference, which is open to everyone, will be held between 7.00 p.m. and 8.00 p.m. IST on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on Wednesday (2 October) and the hash tag for the conference is #Gandhi. Oct 2, 2013
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Congress Vice-President Rahul, not BJP made fun of PM: Rajnath

Kolkata, Oct 01 (ANI): BJP president Rajnath Singh on Tuesday came down heavily on Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi for accusing BJP of making fun of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and said that it was the Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi who instead made fun of the PM when he is abroad. Oct 1, 2013
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BJP lashes out at Congress's dual stand on Ordinance on convicted politicians

New Delhi, Oct 01 (ANI): BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi lashed Congress's dual stand on the Ordinance on convicted politicians proposed by the UPA government after Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi termed the Ordinance as 'nonsense and there after party's President Sonia Gandhi came up to praise PM Manmohan Singh for the historic bills. Naqvi said that Congress should rename itself as 'Indian Nautanki Congress' and that Rahul did whatever he did because he could sense that the ordinance has no future and therefore he took credit of opposing the same. Oct 1, 2013
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BJP demands employment for poor, not appeasement

Kolkata, Sep 30 (ANI): BJP Chief Rajnath Singh took a jibe at the Congress party-led central government by contending that the country's poor masses need employment to liberate them and shouldn't be used as tools for garnering votes. Lambasting the Congress party for its policies, he said that in the period of 54 years of rule, it has created poor and then given it crutches for survival. Further Singh assailed Vice President of the Congress Party Rahul Gandhi for his utterances in public and said that he has hurt the country's integrity by his remarks. Sep 30, 2013
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Sonia praises PM for historic bills, says party stands by him

Mandya, Sep 30 (ANI): In order to assuage the feelings of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after criticism and remarks from all sides while he was away on a foreign trip to US, Congress President Sonia Gandhi praised the PM for bringing historic bills like Food Security Bill and Land Acquisition Bill and also said that the opposition should stop ridiculing the PM as the whole of Congress stands by him. Gandhi said this while addressing the people in her rally in Mandya region of Karnataka. Gandhi also said that the party is not afraid of BJP and will continue working for the people of the country. Sep 30, 2013
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Congress on Lalu Yadav's conviction

New Delhi, Sep 30 (ANI): Reacting on RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's conviction in the infamous Fodder Scam, the Congress, of whom the RJD is an old ally, said that it is a legal process and the party would not comment over it. He also added that the ordinance was not meant to protect the RJD chief and Rahul Gandhi's stand is Congress' stand as well. Sep 30, 2013
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Lalu convicted in Fodder Scam: Party workers will handle the situation together, says RJD

Ranchi, Sep 30 (ANI): After RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has been jailed in Ranchi after he was convicted in the infamous Fodder Scam case, RJD leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh said that party will handle the situation together and the support from people will not be affected by this. Further, Singh also said that Congress passed the Ordinance for the convicted politicians beforehand to save Lalu as his arrest was obvious in the case. But RJD won't beg in front of the Congress or Rahul Gandhi to stick on with the same. Sep 30, 2013
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