Rohith, like Mahatma Gandhi, was not allowed to speak the truth by the forces who killed him, said Congress vice president.
Gandhi revealed that he reflected on issues and gave suggestions to his communication team of two or three members, which fine-tuned the content before posting it on the microblogging website.
The imprudent, not to mention immature, attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Congress leaders, especially on the election trail, can only be read as a sign of nerves on the eve of an important poll battle.
Gandhi also assured support of her party to the legislation, which she said would be a "significant" step forward in the empowerment of women.
"This is not the appropriate time to be going ahead with political programmes., However, what really shocked us was as at this point in time when the nation is looking towards its leadership, when the nation wants its leadership to speak to it, the prime minister chooses to address the booth workers of the BJP rather than address the nation," said the Congress.
He said the 'toxic combination of deep distrust, pervasive fear and a sense of hopelessness in our society' is stifling economic activity and growth.
Days after his intolerance remarks, Bollywood star Aamir Khan has said India is "very tolerant" but there are people who spread hatred and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rein them in.
Interacting with the locals, Rahul asked them about the inconvenience they were facing and called on them to voice their indignation against the Centre's move of demonetisation, saying that it has become a major hassle in day to day life for the common man.
Amid the continuing uncertainty over Shiv Sena's participation in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Maharashtra, the party today said two of its MPs would be inducted into the Union Council of Ministers when Prime Minister Narendra Modi expands it on Sunday.
The Congress, the DMK, the RJD and the AAP were in the well of the house and continued to raise slogans against the government.
Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah on Saturday attacked Congress over the Jawaharlal Nehru University row, saying it should be "ashamed" of Rahul Gandhi's visit to the campus and questioned whether "anti-national slogans" can be called freedom of speech.
An uncle and brother of Jawaharlal Nehru University students union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who is in jail in connection with a sedition case, have said the kind of support students and global intellectuals have shown for him makes them proud of the Bihar boy.
'Mr. Modi has now become 1st PM to have his illegal orders set aside by the SC'
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi raised the issue of rising food prices in the Lok Sabha.
Activist Mazdak Dilshad Baloch expressed satisfaction with the Indian response to the "Baloch appeal", saying Modi's Independence Day speech had played "a major role in spreading awareness" about the "atrocities" of the Pakistani State on Balochistan.
The Congress chief hit out at the BJP's ideological mentor, the RSS, alleging that it was a "male chauvinist organisation" and did not have women in it, thus cannot do what the Congress can for women.
Trouble is brewing for government in the monsoon session of Parliament, which is expected to start next month, with the Congress on Monday hinting at stacking up ammunition on issues like failure at the Nuclear Suppliers Group, terror strikes and diatribes of Subramanian Swamy.
'We had never imagined that the prime minister could use such language to win votes.' 'I was under the impression that the prime minister is a very knowledgeable man, but I was amazed to find that he doesn't know that India's Constitution.'
'There is no money with the villagers as there is little work.'
Kamra allegedly heckled Goswami, the editor of Republic TV, on IndiGo's Mumbai-Lucknow (6E5317) flight on Tuesday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday hit back at Finance Minister P Chidambaram for criticising Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, and claimed Chidambaram has given a walkover by accepting that no Congress leader matches the calibre of its prime ministerial candidate.
The letter was seized during nationwide raids conducted by the Pune police in connection with the case following which these activists were arrested, he said.
Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks that the previous United Progressive Alliance dispensation led by it had "left everything empty", Congress today said he is still in "campaign mode" and cannot believe that he is now leading the government.
What kind of chowkidari is Narendra Modi doing, asks Rahul.
'There will be some issues of contention, especially on H1B visa and on trade policy.'
The opposition stated that BJP party members converted their black money by purchasing eight land parcels worth Rs 3.41 crore in Bihar in the run up to the notes ban.
In an unambiguous message, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Friday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party, all set to assume office with Narendra Modi as prime minister, to set aside ideological, religious and social differences and create an environment where the nation stays 'united' and there is total social 'inclusiveness'.
"Your money will be given to those select 15-20 industrialists," Rahul alleged.
'I am just making a creative film. It has nothing to do with propaganda.'
The leaders of non-Bharatiya Janata Party parties and the media bodies also demanded immediate withdrawal of the order imposing the blackout on November 9.
Sudhir Kumar Ojha from Muzaffarpur, an advocate known for his penchant to file cases against the high and mighty, has fired a legal salvo at the irrepressible cricketer-turned-politician.
Chidambaram questioned the Narendra Modi government whether its demonetisation decision was designed to convert black money into white.
Gandhi said that while the prime minster was armed with his "government, police, army, governments in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh", he had truth on his side "and we need nothing other than truth".
Apparently targeting Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Rahul Gandhi on Friday dubbed it as an "intolerant non-state actor" "controlling" the Narendra Modi government and said the prime minister cannot see it.
To mark the anniversary of note ban, the Congress was observing a 'black day'.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath expressed confidence that the BJP will win over 74 out of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
'Has the Supreme court even remotely said that PM Modi is not chowkidar?'
Hitting out at Gandhi, the BJP said it was his party's app that was sharing user data with his friends in Singapore.
A day after a Goa minister ignited a controversy by his remark that India will develop as a Hindu nation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the state's Deputy Chief Minister Francis D'Souza on Friday stoked it further, saying India is already a Hindu nation and will always remain so.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday opposed the move by BJP-ruled states of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to include his life story in education curriculum, saying living individuals should not be part of the school syllabus.
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