Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat updates: China does in a day for employment what Modi does in a year, says Congress VP

Rahul Gandhi meets National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) members

Members of @nsui warmly welcomed Congress VP Rahul Gandhi. #GarvSeGujarati_GarvSeCongressi pic.twitter.com/9NOC3hyBYt

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 13, 2017

RECAP: Will criticise the Prime Minister, but won’t disrespect him, says Rahul Gandhi

Speaking in Gujarat on Sunday, Rahul Gandhi had asserted that despite the political rivalry with the BJP, his party would never disrespect the Prime Minister, reported NDTV . “When Modi-ji was in the opposition, he used to speak with disrespect about the PM. That is the difference between us and them, no matter what Modi says about us, we’ll not go beyond certain point as he is the Prime Minister.”

BJP still expected to win Gujarat

Hindustan Times talked to people in Gujarat and found out that while the BJP vote-share will dip, Modi will still ride home on the back of young, largely first-time voters, yet again.

Visuals from Rahul’s interaction with leaders from SC Community in Patan

#Gujarat: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi interacts with Leaders from SC Community in Patan pic.twitter.com/ZlN42pbJxj

— ANI (@ANI) November 13, 2017

RSS is a ‘manuwadi’ organisation, says Rahul

My family also falls in general category, says Rahul. “RSS is a ‘manuwadi’ organisation. Many people in general category are not ‘manuwadi’. We will work for the betterment of scheduled castes,” he adds.

Dalit leaders ask Rahul to work for those who clean sewers

The dalit leaders pointed out how people still have to go down into sewers and clean them. They asked Rahul to act against such practices.

Rahul Gandhi starts interaction with Dalit leaders

LIVE: श्री राहुल गांधीजी के साथ अनुसूचित जाति स्वाधिकार संवाद #GarvSeGujarati_GarvSeCongressi https://t.co/CSwsxYW2PX

— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) November 13, 2017

Crowds gather to listen to Rahul Gandhi

Congress and Rahul Gandhi gets Huge support of ppl in Gujarat #GarvSeGujarati_GarvSeCongressi pic.twitter.com/vvEP7jqgt5

— Indrani Mishra (@indraniiyc) November 13, 2017

RECAP:  Rahul Gandhi targets Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, says SEBI has termed him ‘beimaan’

Rahul Gandhi targeted Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani on Sunday over the SEBI slapping a fine on his firm for alleged manipulative share trade, and asked the Prime Minister to speak out on the issue.

Speaking during his poll campaign tour of Gujarat, he claimed that the share market regulator has termed Rupani “beimaan” (dishonest) and imposed a fine on him.

Gandhi asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak out against his “dishonest” chief minister.

“Gujarat is more corrupt than the entire country. Surat businessmen told me that policemen come to their units every two minutes (allegedly to demand bribe),” he said.

Rahul Gandhi visits Patan’s Vir Megh Maya Temple

#Gujarat: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi visits Patan's Vir Megh Maya Temple pic.twitter.com/ZRqHasDK3v

— ANI (@ANI) November 13, 2017

RECAP:  BJP takes attack to Rahul Gandhi

With Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi pushing for rationalisation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said Congress leaders are “hypocrites” as they support the indirect tax at GST Council meets but speak against it in public.

Referring to Gandhi’s promise to cap GST rates at 18 percent if voted to power, Javadekar said the Congress vice-president intends to increase the tax burden on the common people.

“I want to ask what kind of uniform tax structure he (Gandhi) wants? He is advocating for 18 percent GST on all items. It means that all those commodities that fall in zero percent, 5 percent or 12 percent slabs should be charged at 18 percent. It seems the Congress wants to increase the tax burden on people,” Javadekar said at a press conference.

RECAP:  Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat Day 2: ‘Congress tsunami’ is coming to the state, says party VP, tells cadre not to speak ill of PM

Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asserted that his party will sweep the Gujarat state polls in December, as a “tsunami is coming and the (ruling) BJP is scared of it”, and exhorted his party not to speak ill of the office of prime minister even while criticising the government.

He said the electoral battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress was a “battle of truth versus lies”, but asked his party to exercise restraint even while criticising the government’s policies and not get personal. “(Prime Minister Narendra) Modi may say anything about us, but we will not indulge in any loose talks about him and maintain the decorum of the office of prime minister.”

Visuals from the second day of Rahul Gandhi’s Gujarat tour

Rahul Gandhi ’s temple visits not ‘soft Hindutva’, only a continuation of old family practice

Fighting an unequal war on a rival’s best-kept ground needs quite an effort and it often doesn’t work if that doesn’t come with conviction, though it may appear to be genuine. This exactly is the case with Congress scion Rahul Gandhi who on Saturday morning visited the famed Akshardham Temple Complex and signed out the day in the evening with prayers at the popular Ambaji Temple in north Gujarat.

Soft Hindutva is the clichéd charge that gets immediately hurled on any Congress leader who begins his tour to Narendra Modi’s Gujarat by visiting popular temples. If this is what Gandhi is trying to do, though he does not mention any of it in his interactions with the local populace, it does not work out. Simply because seekers of Hindutva will prefer the real thing, Modi, and nothing less.

Visual of Rahul Gandhi’s Day 3 schedule in Gujarat

Congress VP Rahul Gandhi travels from Patan to Mahesana on the final day of a successful Navsarjan Yatra in Gujarat. #GarvSeGujarati_GarvSeCongressi pic.twitter.com/NDYKgZB72N

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 13, 2017

Updates for Day 3 (Monday) of Rahul Gandhi’s Gujarat trip start here

Rahul Gandhi to address public meeting at Pragati Maidan, Patan

Gandhi visits Valinath Mandir in Thara

Gandhi says ‘BJP is scared’ about the upcoming Gujarat Assembly Elections 

“A tsunami is coming and BJP is scared,” Gandhi said at a rally in Thara." He urged that in the “battle of truth and lies,” his supporters should show their feelings about the Gujarat government through their votes. “Congress workers have tolerated BJP rule for 22 years, fight in the polling booths and show everyone what you feel about GST, note ban, the government stealing the Narmada river and bring about change,” he said.

Rahul Gandhi questions govt on their commitment to farmers issues

“What has the farmer not done for the nation,” Rahul Gandhi asked the Centre at a public meeting in Thara. “They give their sweat and blood when they work. Still, you can forgive the debts of the rich industrialists but you cannot follow through with loan waivers? You cannot build a food processing plant here?” Gandhi questioned at the rally. Rahul also reiterated his points about GST and note ban, saying that he will do his best as the Opposition against the ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’ and that he will remind everyone how the note ban “helped thieves turn black money white”

Rahul Gandhi begins public meeting at Thara, Banaskantha

Rahul Gandhi says govt should bring fuel items under GST to reduce inflation

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi urged the Central government to bring fuel items under GST in order to check inflation while keeping them under the 18 percent slab at the maximum.

“It is country’s voice. The government should stop giving excuses. GST on basic amenities used by ordinary people should be removed,” Gandhi tweeted.

“To reduce the burden of inflation, they should bring petrol, diesel and gas cylinder under GST. Fix one rate for GST which would be the least possible and should not be more than 18 percent at any cost,” he added. —IANS

Rahul Gandhi’s itinerary for Day 2 of his Navsarjan Yatra 

Day 2 of #NavsarjanWithCongress sees the VP travelling from Banaskantha to Patan to meet and address the issues of citizens. pic.twitter.com/hnduncApx5

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 12, 2017

Rahul Gandhi targets Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, says SEBI has termed him ‘ beimaan ’

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi targeted Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Sunday over the SEBI slapping a fine on his firm for alleged manipulative share trade, and asked the prime minister to speak out on the issue.

Speaking during his poll campaign tour of Gujarat, he claimed that the share market regulator has termed Rupani “beimaan” (dishonest) and imposed a fine on him.

Gandhi asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak out against his “dishonest” chief minister.

“Gujarat is more corrupt than the entire country. Surat businessmen told me that policemen come to their units every two minutes (allegedly to demand bribe),” he said.

More visuals of Rahul Gandhi in Banaskantha

When pictures are worth more than a thousand words. #NavsarjanWithCongress pic.twitter.com/YY5rXbKb0l

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 12, 2017

Rahul Gandhi discusses issues with people from Denotified Tribes (DNTs), also known as Vicharti Vimukta Jati at Akhiol Chokdi in Deesa 

Gujarat has rejected Rahul Gandhi, Congress leaders are adopting double standards on GST, says Prakash Javadekar

Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said Congress leaders are “hypocrites” as they support the indirect tax at GST Council meets but speak against it in public. 

Referring to Gandhi’s promise to cap GST rates at 18 percent if voted to power, Javadekar said the Congress vice-president intends to increase the tax burden on the common people if he intends that “all products” should be under the 18 percent slab. 

He said Gandhi’s visit to Surat on 8 November turned out to be a damp squib as many people did not attend his rally. “People on board his flight to Delhi told us that Rahul was very angry. It shows that people have rejected him and the Congress’s politics of hypocrisy, something which we never do,” Javadekar added.

Responding to Rahul’s allegations against development in Gujarat, Javadekar said that," Congress has lost it. Development is at its place." Javadekar earlier participated in a door-to-door campaign in Sabarmati area of the city.

With inputs from PTI

Rahul Gandhi tweets against GST, says government must cap tax slabs at 18 percent 

देश की आवाज है- सरकार बहानेबाजी बंद करे

आम जनता के इस्तेमाल की अधिकतम चीजों पर GST खत्म करे।

महंगाई का बोझ कम करने के लिए पेट्रोल, डीजल और गैस सिलिंडर को GST के अंदर लाए।

GST का "एक रेट" तय करे जो कम से कम हो और किसी भी हालत में 18% से ज्यादा न हो।

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 12, 2017

Sitaram Yechury says he ‘can’t compare Rahul with Sonia Gandhi’ 

CPM leader Sitaram Yechury said in a News18 interview, “Sonia Gandhi is the glue that binds the opposition. Can’t compare Rahul with Sonia.” This statement by Yechury implies that the Left may not be comfortable with Rahul Gandhi leading the Indian general elections in 2019. 

#EXCLUSIVE | Sonia Gandhi is the glue that binds the opposition. Can’t compare Rahul with Sonia: @SitaramYechury to @rupashreenanda pic.twitter.com/2cQUFvbZHd

— News18 (@CNNnews18) November 12, 2017

Rahul slams demonetisation 

“Through the note ban, Modi has made sure that all the thieves in Hindustan have stashed their money,” claims Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi fires salvo against Jay Shah

“Ask any businessman if they can convert Rs 50,000 to Rs 80 crore in a few months. They will tell you this is only possible through corruption,” Rahul said in his rally in Banaskantha. “Yet, Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah managed to do this in only 3 to 4 months,” the same chowkidaar (watchman) has now become a bhagidar (collaborator) in this corruption,"  “The same PM who said ‘Na khaunga, na khane dunga,’ is now saying ‘Na bolunga, na bolne dunga’!” Gandhi said in an attack directed at Modi. “If he (Jay Shah) is such a genius businessman, then please tell your secrets to the businessmen of Gujarat so that we can see progress here.”

Visuals from Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with a delegation of businessmen and Patidar leaders of Banaskantha

VP met with a delegation of Marble business association, Industrial association and Patidar leaders of Banaskantha. #NavsarjanWithCongress pic.twitter.com/kC4bfTj67p

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 12, 2017

Gandhi claims Narendra Modi-led central govt only favours rich industrialists 

“Modi will only give benefits to 5 or 10 rich industrialists, you know their names,” Rahul claimed at a rally in Banaskantha. “The 35,000 crores that we gave for MGNREGA gave crores of jobs. The amount of money we gave to this scheme, the BJP gave to Tata Nano producers,” he said to emphasise his point. “If the money for Tata Nanos was given to the farmers, then imagine the changes that would happen. But not even a rupee will be given to farmers,” the Gandhi scion said, adding that the government will take electricity from the poor and take their water from the Narmada river, but they won’t live up to their ‘vadas’ (promises)

Rahul claims Modi has failed the farmers in Gujarat 

Rahul Gandhi said that Modi claimed that potatoes will become gold, they will not be sold in kgs but in grams and that their prices will rise so much that the farmers will become rich. “This was the BJP’s promise to farmers in Banaskantha, but are they rich yet?” Gandhi asked. “These are Modi ji’s lies,” Gandhi said, adding that Modi was not able to deliver any of his campaign promises. He said that Modi will speak of potatoes in Banaskantha, he will speak clothes and diamonds in Surat, but it all will not reflect in Gujarat.

Rahul Gandhi addresses a public meeting at Deesa, Banaskantha

Recap: On Day 1 of Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Navsarjan with Congress’, Congress vice-president attacks note ban, demonetisation and the developments regarding Jay Shah   

Asserting that the Centre’s decision to reduce the GST rates on a number of items was due to pressure from the Opposition, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said he would not rest till the five-slab “Gabbar Singh Tax” was converted into the “Goods and Services Tax” with an 18 percent cap.

The Gandhi scion, who launched his poll campaign in north Gujarat after offering prayers at the Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, said that GST was in dire need of structural changes. “It is good that the Congress party and the people of this country pressurised BJP to bring down many items from 28 percent bracket to 18 percent. However, we are not happy and we shall not stop. India does not need five different taxes but one tax. GST needs structural change,” he said.

Rahul Gandhi is now expected to visit Wadinath Temple in Thara soon

More visuals from the rally in Banaskantha district

Public meeting at #Palanpur, #Banaskantha #GujaratNavsarjanYatra #PakkaGujarati_PakkaCongressi pic.twitter.com/HWRtDHwRJ5

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) November 12, 2017

Rahul Gandhi addresses the audience in Palanpur. Twitter@ashokgehlot51

Visuals from Rahul Gandhi’s public address in Palanpur, Banaskantha district

Congress VP Rahul Gandhi addresses a public meeting in Palanpur, Banaskantha. #NavsarjanWithCongress pic.twitter.com/8CKshmm9DH

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 12, 2017

#Recap: Rahul Gandhi says Congress won’t disrespect the prime minister’s position

On Sunday, the Congress leader said, “Whatever we do, spot Modi’s faults or disturb BJP, we won’t disrespect PM’s position. When Modi Ji was in the Opposition, he used to speak with disrespect about the prime minister (Manmohan Singh). That is the difference between us and them: no matter what Modi says about us, we’ll not go beyond a certain point as he is the prime minister.”

Here are pictures from the events Rahul Gandhi took part in on the second day of the Navsarjan Yatra on Sunday.

Comparing Gujarat with Himachal Pradesh

With the two Indian states, namely Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, going to polls this season, Rahul Gandhi compared the achievements of the Congress-led Himachal government with those of the BJP-led state government in Gujarat.

Gandhi also claimed that the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, where polling took place on 9 November, had done better work than the BJP regime in Gujarat, which goes to the polls in December. He claimed that development in Himachal Pradesh far exceeded the ‘Gujarat Model’. 

“The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh opened four medical colleges, but in Gujarat, no (new) medical college has come up,” Gandhi said. “The Himachal government did not close down a single school, but the Gujarat government shut down 13,000 government schools. Himachal gave 14 lakh houses to the poor (under a scheme), but in Gujarat, the number of houses given by the government was half of that. Gujarat also lags behind Himachal in education and generating jobs,” he said.

On GST and demonetisation

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The two issues around which Rahul Gandhi has focussed his rally speeches in Gujarat have been GST and demonetisation. On Saturday, claimed in a rally in Himmatnagar that the current tax slabs were designed to benefit the rich. “The aim of GST was to break the backbone of small and medium businesses in India and to strengthen the backbones of a selected few rich industrialists,” Gandhi emphasised that India needed a unified tax and simple tax and if the BJP-led Central government did not manage to fix GST, then the Congress party will make sure it happens “when they come to power”.

The 47-year-old Amethi MP also slammed demonetisation, saying, “The government which tells people at 8 pm in the night that it is going to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes within four hours, does not know what is in the hearts of people.” He made an analogy that the BJP government lived in a “house without doors or windows” and that only such a government “which doesn’t care about what’s going on outside and who don’t know what the people need” could implement the note ban.

Visuals from Danta in Banaskantha district, where Rahul Gandhi got down from the tour bus to meet the crowd that had gathered

People of Danta welcomed CVP Rahul Gandhi. #NavsarjanWithCongress pic.twitter.com/2PuWrPkVcg

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 12, 2017

Crowds gather around Rahul Gandhi’s bus on Sunday as he campaigns through Gujarat during the road trip

People of #Gujarat are standing alongside #RahulGandhi ji n Congress Party. #GujaratNavsarjanYatra #NavsarjanWithCongress #PakkaGujarati_PakkaCongressi pic.twitter.com/fhGs4Dmhri

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) November 12, 2017

Rahul Gandhi addresses the crowd on the second leg of the Navsarjan Yatra. Image courtesy: Twitter@ashokgehlot51

Congress VP addresses crowd in Gujarati

Rahul Gandhi went beyond the typical Gujarati greeting “kem chho”, and spoke an entire sentence in Gujarati, stating that, “Gujarat ma Modi_ji_ aave, Amit Shah_ji_ aave, UP na CM Yogi_ji_ aave, toye Bhajap ​sarkar nahi aave (Even if Modi, Amit Shah or UP chief minister Yogi_ji_ comes to Gujarat, a BJP government won’t come to the state)​”

‘Running on schedule’

Rahul Gandhi’s programme on the second day of the Navsarjan Yatra on Sunday is running on time, as per schedule. Here are the events for the rest of the day:

·       1 pm : Swagat at Mota, Banaskantha 

·       1:30 pm : Corner meeting at Hawai Pillar Ground, Deesa, Banaskantha district

·       2:30 pm : Swagat by Bhildi, Banaskantha district

·       3:30 pm : Visit to Wadinath Temple, Thara

·       3:45 pm : Corner meeting at OP Plaza Ground, Thara

·       4:45 pm : Visit to Sada Ram Bapu Ashram at Totana, Banaskantha district

·       5:15 pm : Swagat at Roda, Patan district

·       6 pm : Swagat at Kansada Darwaja, Patan

·       6:15 pm : Public meeting at Pragati Maidan, Patan

‘That’s the difference between us and them’

Reiterating Rahul Gandhi’s words, former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot tweeted to say, “No matter what Modi ji says about us, we will not go beyond a certain point.”

When Modi ji was in opposition, he used to speak with disrespect about the Prime Minister.
That is the difference between us and them. No matter what Modi ji says about us, we will not go beyond certain point... #RahulGandhi #PakkaGujarati_PakkaCongressi #NavsarjanWithRahul pic.twitter.com/ixzSulZR02

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) November 12, 2017

Visuals from Rahul Gandhi’s interaction with Congress volunteers on Sunday

#NavsarjanWithCongress day 2 kicks off with an interaction between Congress VP Rahul Gandhi and social media & IT volunteers in Ambaji. pic.twitter.com/SXnGsvLf3E

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 12, 2017

Ashok Gehlot on Rahul Gandhi’s interaction with Congress’ social media volunteers on Sunday

Interaction with the volunteers of Social Media and IT Cell of @INCGujarat....
Keep Smiling and Keep Spreading Truth on Social Media- #RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/YO5cX750RD

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) November 12, 2017

Rahul Gandhi takes a swipe at Gujarat CM 

Speaking at a gathering, Congress vice-president said that corruption is rampant in Gujarat. “There are several corruption charges against chief minister Vijay Rupani. I spoke to several Gujarati businessmen who said there is corruption in Gujarat,” said Gandhi as per CNN-News18.

BJP pays social media, claims Rahul Gandhi

According to The Indian Express , Rahul Gandhi said, “BJP has paid social media while Congress has free social media that believes in and propagates only truth."

As he begins the second leg of the Navsarjan Yatra on Sunday, Rahul Gandhi will meet Gujarati youths at several points. Here is a video from Saturday released by Ashok Gehlot on Twitter:

#RahulGandhi ji’s Yatras have established a strong everlasting bond between #Congress n #Gujarati people…. #PakkaGujarati_PakkaCongressi #CongressAveChhe #GujaratNavsarjanYatra #NavsarjanGujarat pic.twitter.com/ZZMDLjKtzE

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) November 11, 2017

‘When Modi was in Opposition, he disrespected the PM’

Rahul Gandhi on Sunday that said that the Congress speaks the truth and the truth about Gujarat is , “Development has gone crazy here”.

About Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said, “Whatever we do, spot Modi’s faults or disturb BJP, we won’t disrespect PM’s position. When Modi Ji was in the Opposition, he used to speak with disrespect about the prime minister (Manmohan Singh). That is the difference between us and them: no matter what Modi says about us, we’ll not go beyond a certain point as he is the prime minister.”

‘Won’t disrespect the prime minister’s position’

Whatever we do, spot Modi's faults or disturb BJP, we won't disrespect PM's position. When Modi Ji was in opposition he used to speak with disrespect about PM. That is the difference b/w us & them, no matter what Modi says about us we'll not go beyond certain point as he is PM-RG pic.twitter.com/lzdDgjzNSq

— ANI (@ANI) November 12, 2017

‘Tweets on political issues are mine’

On Sunday, during an interaction with social media and IT volunteers in Banaskantha, Rahul Gandhi said that there is a team of three to four persons who reflect on ideas and suggestions given by him before tweeting out of official Twitter profiles.

“We reflect on ideas, there is a team of 3-4 people, to whom I give suggestions and after fine tuning them we tweet. Routine work, like birthday wishes isn’t done by me, I give little inputs on it, tweets on political issues are mine.”

Rahul Gandhi explains how the Congress handles social media

We reflect on ideas, there is a team of 3-4 people, to whom I give suggestions and after fine tuning them we tweet. Routine work, like birthday wishes isn't done by me, I give little inputs on it, tweets on political issues are mine: Rahul Gandhi pic.twitter.com/84CvIP9UtU

— ANI (@ANI) November 12, 2017

The Congress leader even took to Twitter on Saturday to assert his demand for a cap on GST rates at 18 percent

भारत को गब्बर सिंह टैक्स नहीं, सरल GST चाहिए। कांग्रेस और देश की जनता ने लड़कर कई वस्तुओं पर 28% टैक्स ख़त्म करवाया है।18% CAP के साथ एक रेट के लिए हमारा संघर्ष जारी रहेगा। अगर भाजपा ये काम नहीं करेगी, तो कांग्रेस करके दिखाएगी।

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 11, 2017

Prior to that, Gandhi attacked the Centre for the revision of GST rates

Asserting that the Centre’s decision to reduce the GST rates on a number of items was due to pressure from the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi said he would not rest till the five-slab “Gabbar Singh Tax” was converted into the “Goods and Services Tax” with an 18 percent cap .

The Gandhi scion, who launched his poll campaign in north Gujarat after offering prayers at the Akshardham temple, said that GST was in dire need of structural changes.

“It is good that the Congress party and the people of this country pressurised BJP to bring down many items from 28 percent bracket to 18 percent. However, we are not happy and we shall not stop. India does not need five different taxes but one tax. GST needs structural change,” he said.

Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot also accompanied Gandhi on the first day of the yatra

Offered prayers to Maa Amba at Ambaji temple in #Gujarat with Sh. #RahulGandhi...
Feeling Blessed.. pic.twitter.com/A7gG4DZudp

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) November 11, 2017

As the second leg of the three day tour prepares to kick off from Danta, the first leg ended on Saturday with a visit to Ambaji Temple in Banaskantha
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The day ends with prayers offered at Ambaji Temple, Banaskantha. #PakkaGujarati_PakkaCongressi pic.twitter.com/v9HY2MyGzl

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 11, 2017

Visuals from Gandhi’s interaction with social media volunteers at Banaskantha on Sunday morning

Gujarat: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi interacts with social media volunteers of his party in Banaskantha. pic.twitter.com/zE2I7VJadM

— ANI (@ANI) November 12, 2017

Visuals from Gandhi’s interaction with social media volunteers at Banaskantha on Sunday morning

Gujarat: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi interacts with social media volunteers of his party in Banaskantha. pic.twitter.com/zE2I7VJadM

— ANI (@ANI) November 12, 2017

Following is the expected schedule for Sunday’s leg of Rahul Gandhi’s Navsarjan Yatra:

·       10 am : Interaction with social media and IT Volunteers at Ambaji International Hotel, Ambaji, Banaskantha district

·       11:15 am : Swagat at Danta, Banaskantha

·       12 pm : Public meeting at Rampur Cross Road, Palanpur 

·       1 pm : Swagat at Mota, Banaskantha 

·       1:30 pm : Corner meeting at Hawai Pillar Ground, Deesa, Banaskantha district

·       2:30 pm : Swagat by Bhildi, Banaskantha district

·       3:30 pm : Visit to Wadinath Temple, Thara

·       3:45 pm : Corner meeting at OP Plaza Ground, Thara

·       4:45 pm : Visit to Sada Ram Bapu Ashram at Totana, Banaskantha district

·       5:15 pm : Swagat at Roda, Patan district

·       6 pm : Swagat at Kansada Darwaja, Patan

·       6:15 pm : Public meeting at Pragati Maidan, Patan

Route map of the Congress vice-president’s travel on Sunday. Image courtesy: Twitter@INCIndia

Gandhi’s schedule starts at 11.15 am on Sunday from Danta in Banaskantha district, but he will interact with social media and IT volunteers at Ambaji International Hotel prior to that. 

The second day of the yatra ends at 6.15 pm at Pragati Maidan in Patan.

On Day 2 of the Navsarjan Yatra, Rahul Gandhi will travel from Banaskantha to Patan in Gujarat, meeting citizen groups along the way

Day 2 of #NavsarjanWithCongress sees the VP travelling from Banaskantha to Patan to meet and address the issues of citizens. pic.twitter.com/hnduncApx5

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 12, 2017

Updates for the second day of campaign on Sunday begin here

Rahul Gandhi visits Ambaji Temple in Banaskantha

#Gujarat: Rahul Gandhi at Ambaji Temple in Banaskantha pic.twitter.com/JHG2vm57Qq

— ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2017

Rahul Gandhi alleges Narendra Modi silent ​Jay Shah 

The Gandhi scion attacked Amit Shah’s son at a rally in Khedbrahma. He said that Narendra Modi was silent about the company of Jay Shah, the turnover of which, as per a media report, rose from Rs 50,000 to Rs 80 crore in a few months after the BJP came to power at the Centre.

“Modiji used to say he would be a chowkidar (watchman), but now people are asking whether he is a chowkidar or a bhagidar (collaborator),” he said, jabbing at Modi’s claim that he was the watchman of India against corruption.

A report in a news portal had alleged wrongdoings in the company owned by Jay Shah, a charge vehemently rejected by the latter and his father. Jay Shah has also filed a criminal defamation case against the news portal. —PTI

Rahul Gandhi should stop dreaming about sweeping Gujarat Assembly Elections, says Smriti Irani 

#RahulGandhi should stop dreaming about sweeping #Gujarat polls: #smritiirani

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Rahul Gandhi addresses public meeting at Khedbrahma, Sabarkanta

As soon as Congress comes to the power, we will bring down Gabbar Singh Tax, bring a sound GST so that no one will have to pay anything above 18% tax.: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in Khedbrahma, Sabarkantha #Gujarat pic.twitter.com/xub6Oo3d7l

— ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2017

Rahul Gandhi reaches Vadali in Sabarkanta

Visuals of Rahul Gandhi in Sabarkanta

Rahul Gandhi tweets about changes in tax slabs, says “we want a true GST”

India does not need a Gabbar Singh Tax. We want a true GST. Congress, along with the people of India, fought for and ensured reduction in items in 28% bracket. Next we will fight for one rate, with a cap at 18%. If BJP doesn’t do it, Congress will.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 11, 2017

“What China does in a day for employment, Modi takes a year to do,” says Rahul Gandhi 

“We are in a battle with China,” Gandhi stated at the corner meeting in Sabarkanta. “In 24 hours, China gives over 50,000 youths a job…tell us how many youths in India have a job?” He asked comparing the two nations. “The answer is 450 jobs. This is Modi’s startup India,” the Congress vice-president said. “What China does in a day, Modi takes a year to do,” he added.

Rahul Gandhi slams BJP on issue of unemployment, asks what happened to Narendra Modi’s promise of providing two crore jobs to youth 

Rahul launched a scathing attack against the BJP on not meeting up with their promises of employment. “BJP told you there will be money, it didn’t happen. They told you there will be jobs, it didn’t happen,” he said at a rally in Idar. He also said that education was becoming inaccessible in Gujarat, “90 percent colleges have been privatised, and they are in the hands of the rich,” he said, adding that if the poor man wants to send their child to college, they have to shell out 10-15 lakhs. “This is the reality in hospitals in Gujarat as well, the hospitals are also privatised and in the hands of 5-10 people” he added. 

“Every year, I will give the youth jobs…this is what Modi said, yet there are lakhs of youth in the state who don’t have jobs,” Rahul said. “We asked in parliament what happened to Modi’s promise of providing two crore jobs in Parliament, the reply that we got was that the unemployment rate is the worst since the past 8 years,” he asserted.

Rahul Gandhi says there is a battle between truth and lies in Gujara****t

Gandhi addressed a ‘Jan Adhikar Sabha’ at Pratap School Ground in Idar. At the rally, he said that there is a war between truth and lies in Gujarat. In the last 22 years, there has been the truth given by the Congress party, and the side that the BJP has. BJP stole your water, your electricity; they took your land and did not give you what they promised. 60 percent of the land in Gujarat lies vacant, it would have been in the hands of the farmers, but now it is in the hands of the rich industrialists.

Rahul Gandhi to address corner meeting at Pratap School Ground, Idar, Sabarkanta soon 

GST needs structural changes, Gandhi asserts at Himmatnagar rally 

“It is a good thing that due to pressure from Congress and the people of the country, the BJP government has brought many items from under 28 percent to 18 percent tax bracket,” Rahul Gandhi said at a corner meeting at Mehtapura, Himmatnagar. “However, we are not happy and we will not stop. India does not need five different taxes but one tax. GST needs structural changes,” he said, saying that instead of making a unified, simple tax, the government has implemented a “Gabbar Singh Tax”.

With inputs from Darshan Desai

Rahul Gandhi receives rousing reception in Patidar dominated Majra village in Gandhinagar

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi was given a rousing reception in the Patidar dominated Majra village in Gandhinagar district where he also sported a garrison cap inscribed with the slogan “Jai Sardar, Jai Patidar”. He received the villagers standing on his campaign bus gate and soon after removed the cap, implying that the Congress and agitating Hardik Patel-led Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) were yet to arrive at a conclusion on the issue of reservation for the Patidars under the OBC category.

Rahul Gandhi will soon attend corner meeting at Pratap School Ground, Idar, Sabarkanta

Day 1: Congress VP Rahul Gandhi travels from Gandhinagar to Banaskantha on the fourth leg of Navsarjan Yatra. #PakkaGujarati_PakkaCongressi pic.twitter.com/oZ0jQbEcBS

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 11, 2017

Visuals from Yuva Rojgar Khedut Adhikar Navasarjan meeting  at Mehtapura, Himmatnagar 

Rahul Gandhi interacts with children after Himmatnagar rally 

@OfficeOfRG mingles with kids after Himmatnagar meeting, Gujarat pic.twitter.com/udD4N4Eu3W

— Ashish K Singh (ABP News) (@AshishSinghLIVE) November 11, 2017

Rahul Gandhi on GST 

“The aim of GST was to break the backbone of small and medium businesses in India  and to strengthen the backbones of a selected few rich industrialists,” the Congress leader said at the corner meeting in Himmatnagar. Gandhi reiterated that India needed a unified tax and a simple tax and not the “Gabbar Singh Tax” as he had been describing the tax regime to target the Narendra Modi government.

He emphasised that the government reduced GST on products from the 28 percent bracket to the 15 percent bracket thanks to the efforts from the opposition. He also said that the unified GST needs to become a reality and that it needs to remain limited to 18 percent. If they won’t do it, then the Congress party will make sure it happens when they come to power.

Rahul Gandhi attacks the government’s priorities, saying, “We gave Rs 35,000 Crore for MGNREGA but Modi ji gave Rs 35,000 Crore for Tata Nano project.”

We gave Rs 35,000 Crore for MGNREGA but Modi Ji gave Rs 35,000 Crore for Tata Nano project: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in Sabarkantha #Gujarat pic.twitter.com/pz8WqcPsQh

— ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2017

Rahul Gandhi slams demonetisation

“The government which tells people at 8 in the night that it is going to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes within 4 hours, does not know what is in the hearts of people,” Rahul Gandhi said in a rally in Himmatnagar. He made an analogy that the BJP government lived in a “house without doors or windows” and that only such a government “which doesn’t care about what’s going on outside and who don’t know about the people” could implement GST and the note ban

Ashok Gehlot says it’s been four years but ‘a_cche_ ** din’ are yet to arrive**

Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia, AICC General Secretary Ashok Gehlot and other leaders joined Rahul Gandhi in Khedut Adhikaar Sabha in Himmatnagar. 

Opposition leader Gehlot fired a salvo against the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying that it has been four years, but there have been no ‘acche din’ yet. He claimed that BJP hasn’t fulfilled their promises to the public and that the youth, farmers and the people are disappointed. He added that if BJP is given “a jolt in Gujarat elections,” then they will wake up and finally do good for the people.

Live updates from the corner meeting at Mehtapura, Himmatnagar 

Visuals from Rahul Gandhi’s rally in Prantij, Sabarkanta District 

Public Meeting at #Prantij, #Sabarkantha. #Gujarat #PakkaGujarati_PakkaCongressi #GujaratNavsarjanYatra pic.twitter.com/QCuA70Q9L3

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) November 11, 2017

As the Congress vice-president heads for lunch at a roadside outlet, people wearing ‘Rahul Gandhi masks’ gather in Prantij in Sabarkantha district, according to The Indian Express

#BREAKING – Cap Goods and Services Tax (GST) at 18%, says Rahul Gandhi. pic.twitter.com/dMztrwt6QA

— News18 (@CNNnews18) November 11, 2017

“But we are not satisfied yet. GST needs structural changes,” Gandhi said

Magar abhi hum khush nahin hain, abhi hum rukenge nahi. Hindustan ko 5 alag alag tax nahin chahiye, ek tax chahiye, GST mein structural badlav chahiye: Rahul Gandhi pic.twitter.com/HyX2ivOt5D

— ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2017

The Congress vice-president said the Centre revised the tax rates on GST on Friday after coming under pressure from the Congress and the common man.

Achhi baat hai, Congress party aur Hindustan ki janta ne BJP par dabaav dala, aur 28% se kaafi items unhone 18% mein laa diye: Rahul Gandhi in Chiloda, Gandhinagar #Gujarat pic.twitter.com/1rqc3NAYof

— ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2017

Rahul Gandhi’s expected schedule during his Gujarat election campaign on Monday:

9.50 am: Arrival at Ahmedabad Airport
1045 am: Swagat at Chiloda Circle, Gandhinagar
11.10 am: Swagat at Chala, Gandhinagar
11.30 am: Swagat at Prantij, Sabarkanta District 
12 pm: Corner meeting at Prantij, Sabarkanta
1.30 pm: Corner meeting at Mehtapura Himmatnagar, Sabarkanta
2.45 pm: Corner meeting at Pratap School Ground, Idar, Sabarkanta
3.40 pm: Swagat at Vadali, Sabarkanta
4.15 pm: Public meeting at Khedbrahma, Sabarkanta
6.15 pm: Swagat at Hadad, Banaskantha district
7 pm: Swagat at DK Trivedi Circle, Ambaji, Banaskantha
7.10 pm: Visit to Ambaji Temple, Ambaji,
Overnight Stay at Circuit House, Ambaji, Banaskantha
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With inputs from Darshan Desai

Six districts in three days

In his three-day road trip, Rahul will cover six districts of North Gujarat. He will hold meetings with women, villagers and different communities during the tour, party officials said.

He will also visit the famous Ambaji temple in Banaskantha district on Saturday. In the recent weeks, Gandhi had conducted such campaign tours in Saurashtra, central Gujarat and south Gujarat.

“Bring the tax cap under GST from 28 percent to 18 percent,” the Congress vice-president said in an election rally in Gandhinagar on Saturday.

At a rally in Gandhinagar, Gandhi launched an attack at the Centre over its decision to revise the structure of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Dubbing the tax as Gabbar Singh Tax, Gandhi said, “there is no need for five different taxes — India needs only one tax.” GST needs a structural reform, he added.

GST needs structural changes, says Rahul

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Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi began his three-day Gujarat tour on Saturday with a visit to the Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar

#Gujarat: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi visits Akshardham Temple in #Gandhinagar pic.twitter.com/dNbULIs8A2

— ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2017