Garibi Hatao

Congress manifesto's oxymoronic promises show Rahul is a curious mix of misplaced idealism, reckless populism

Rahul Gandhi’s ideas remind one of the Fabian socialism of his great-grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru and the socialist experiments of his grandmother Indira Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi's minimum income promise a half-baked scheme that hides key details and misleads public

Rahul Gandhi’s announcement of the minimum income guarantee scheme is a formal acceptance of defeat

Rahul Gandhi's minimum income scheme is 'Garibi Hatao' 2019, will be mere talking point unless he becomes PM

Way back in 1971, Indira Gandhi rode to power at the Centre on a lofty Garibi Hatao (remove poverty) slogan. Forty-eight years later, her grandson and Congress president Rahul Gandhi has done something similar

Already started preparations for minimum income guarantee as promised by Rahul Gandhi, says Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said he has already started preparations about the scheme. Gehlot said that the country is capable of providing such a guarantee to its citizens.

Narendra Modi's MSME loan gambit is a two-pronged strategy; eases note ban pain, crafts shrewd poll plank

Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to be turning his eyes inward to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), building on the MUDRA loan brand he has assiduously nurtured

Union Budget 2017: Arun Jaitley bats for Indira-style populism, junks Nehruvian dreams

The record allocation for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) programme, at Rs 48,000 crore, to provide jobs to 50 million households, is an open acknowledgement of the philosophy of the Congress party.

In Varanasi, PM Modi slams Congress for failing poor on 'garibi hatao' slogan

Taking a swipe at the 'garibi hatao' campaign of Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said those who could not bring any real change in the lives of the poor or even open bank accounts for them during their five-decade rule were now questioning his government.

Time to change your jingle: Rahul Gandhi's garibi hatao rhetoric is like the Nirma ad

Congress party is a bit like the Nirma washing powder advertisement, which worked beautifully for a long period of time. In all these years the ad has basically stayed the same. (I have watched it since television first came to Ranchi in 1984). But Nirma is no longer the company it used to be. And the same is true for the Congress.

Remembering Indira: Love her or hate her, her impact on India can't be denied

Such were the inherent contradictions in her personality and politics that it is difficult to say if Indira Gandhi did more harm to the country than good.

Congress rains incentives in Madhya Pradesh poll manifesto

The Congress has announced Senior Citizens Teerth Darshan Yojna, a popular scheme launched in the state by BJP government last year.