Rahul Gandhi
President of the Indian National Congress, MP, Wayanad, Kerala, New Delhi, India, Congress
Rahul Gandhi was the President of the Indian National Congress(INC) party. He hails from a long line of politicians, he was born on 19-June-1970 in Delhi. He is the great-grandchildren of Jawaharlal Nehru who is the first Prime Minister of India and also the longest-serving Prime Minister of India has served for a total of seventeen years. Gandhi’s grandmother, Indira was the First Female Prime Minister of India, and his father, Rajiv was the youngest Prime Minister of India, and his mother Sonia Gandhi was the President of the Indian National Congress(INC) party. Gandhi’s sister Priyanka Vadra is also active in politics she served as General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee in charge of Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Robert Vadra is his brother-in-law.
He attained his Primary Education in New Delhi and Dehradun but was later homeschooled because of security concerns. He graduated with a B. A degree from Rollins College, Florida, and an M.Phil from Cambridge. In 1996, Gandhi worked at the Monitor Group, a management consulting firm in London. In 2002, He was appointed as one of the Directors of Mumbai-based technology outsourcing firm Backups Services Private Ltd.
He entered into politics in 2004 with the Indian National Congress(INC) party. In 2004, He won as Member of Parliament(MP) to 14th Lok Sabha from Amethi constituency. He was the Member of the Standing Committee on Home Affairs from 2004–2006 and Member of the Standing Committee on Human Resource Development from 2006–2009. Rahul Gandhi was appointed as General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee on 24-September-2007 in a reshuffle of the party secretariat. In the same reshuffle, he was also given charge of the Indian Youth Congress and the National Students Union of India. He has been working as Chairperson of the Indian Youth Congress and Chairperson of NSUI.
He Re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009 from the same constituency by defeating his nearest rival by a margin of over 370,000 votes. Rahul was credited with the Congress revival in Uttar Pradesh. Rahul served as a Member of the Standing Committee on Human Resource Development and a Member of the Consultative Committee on Rural Development. In May 2011, Rahul Gandhi was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police at Bhatta Parsaul village after he turned out in support of agitating farmers demanding more compensation for their land being acquired for a highway project. Rahul Gandhi campaigned during the 2012 Assembly elections in the politically crucial Uttar Pradesh election for almost two months, holding 200 rallies. However, Congress ranked as the fourth party in the state.
From 2013-2016, Gandhi worked as Congress Vice-President. He led the INC’s campaign in the 2014 Indian general elections. He contested the 2014 Indian general election from his constituency, Amethi. He held the Amethi seat by defeating his nearest rival, BJP’s Smriti Irani, by a reduced margin of 107,000 votes. Gandhi addressed the farmer and worker’s rally, named as Kisan Khet Mazdoor Rally in Ramlila Maidan on 19 April 2015. Here he made “references to his agitations in Niyamgiri in Orissa and Bhatta-Parsaul in Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh”. The rally was attended by 1 lakh people. He served as President of INC from 2017-2019.
Rahul Gandhi won the Wayanad seat in the 2019 general elections. However, he lost his existing seat of Amethi to BJP’s Smriti Irani by a margin of 55,120 votes. He worked as the Member of the Standing Committee on Defence and Member of the Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs. He is also a trustee of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust.
Gandhi has pushed for the empowerment of women. He backed the Women’s Reservation Bill which would allow 33% reservation of all Lok Sabha and state legislative assembly seats for women. This bill passed the Rajya Sabha on 09-March-2010. On the social front, he is associated with Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Trust, and Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust, and Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust. Also, he runs a non-profit eye care provider in Uttar Pradesh.
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Recent Activities
Born in Delhi
Completed B.A
from Rollins College, Florida
Completed M.Phil
from Cambridge University
Director
of Mumbai-based technology outsourcing firm Backups Services Private Ltd
Joined in the Congress
Member of Parliament
to 14th Lok Sabha from Amethi constituency
Member
Standing Committee on Home Affairs
Member
of Standing Committee on Human Resource Development
General Secretary
of the All India Congress Committee
Chairperson
of Indian Youth Congress
Chairperson
of NSUI
MP
to the 15th Lok Sabha from the Amethi constituency
Member
of Standing Committee on Human Resource Development
Member
of Consultative Committee on Rural Development
Congress Vice-President
MP
to the 16th Lok Sabha from Amethi Constituency
President of INC
President of INC
MP
to the 17th Lok Sabha from Wayanad constituency
Member
of Standing Committee on Defence
Member
of Consultative Committee
Ministry of External Affairs
बंधुआ मुक्ति मोर्चा के संस्थापक और आर्य समाज के क्रांतिकारी नेता स्वामी अग्निवेश जी का आज निधन हो गया।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 11, 2020
स्वामी जी का निधन आर्य समाज सहित पूरे देश के लिए अपूरणीय क्षति है।
मेरी विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि। pic.twitter.com/7DKO1aIc2i
मोदी जी सिर्फ़ अपने चंद "मित्रों" की बात सुनते है और उनका विकास करते है।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 10, 2020
आज देश का युवा मोदी जी से अपने हक़ का रोज़गार और उज्ज्वल भविष्य माँग रहा है पर मोदी जी चुप हैं। युवाओं की समस्याओं को अनदेखा किया जा रहा है।
#SpeakUpForJobs pic.twitter.com/rY3srei6nP
मोदी जी ‘सरकारी कंपनी बेचो' मुहीम चला रहे हैं।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 8, 2020
खुद की बनायी आर्थिक बेहाली की भरपाई के लिए देश की सम्पत्ति को थोड़ा-थोड़ा करके बेचा जा रहा है।
जनता के भविष्य और भरोसे को ताक पे रखकर LIC को बेचना मोदी सरकार का एक और शर्मनाक प्रयास है। pic.twitter.com/W4OjDJ1nY7
मोदी जी का ‘कैश-मुक्त’ भारत दरअसल ‘मज़दूर-किसान-छोटा व्यापारी’ मुक्त भारत है।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 3, 2020
जो पाँसा 8 नवंबर 2016 को फेंका गया था, उसका एक भयानक नतीजा 31 अगस्त 2020 को सामने आया।
GDP में गिरावट के अलावा नोटबंदी ने देश की असंगठित अर्थव्यवस्था को कैसे तोड़ा ये जानने के लिए मेरा वीडियो देखिए। pic.twitter.com/GzovcTXPDv
RBI ने भी उस बात की पुष्टि कर दी जिसकी मैं महीनों से चेतावनी दे रहा हूँ।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 26, 2020
ज़रूरी है कि सरकार:
खर्च बढ़ाए, उधार नहीं
गरीबों को पैसा दे, न कि उद्योगपतियों को टैक्स-कटौती
खपत से अर्थव्यवस्था को फिर शुरू करे।
मीडिया द्वारा ध्यान भटकाने से न गरीबों की मदद होगी, न आर्थिक आपदा सुलझेगी। pic.twitter.com/j7KKyQB3Es
Rajiv Gandhi was a man with a tremendous vision, far ahead of his times. But above all else, he was a compassionate and loving human being.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 20, 2020
I am incredibly lucky and proud to have him as my father.
We miss him today and everyday. pic.twitter.com/jWUUZQklTi
Wishing every one a happy #RakshaBandhan.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 3, 2020
आप सभी को रक्षाबंधन की शुभकामनाएँ। pic.twitter.com/EJZWPSGO2J
Today as we remember our 40 CRPF martyrs in the #PulwamaAttack , let us ask:
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 14, 2020
1. Who benefitted the most from the attack?
2. What is the outcome of the inquiry into the attack?
3. Who in the BJP Govt has yet been held accountable for the security lapses that allowed the attack? pic.twitter.com/KZLbdOkLK5
BJP सरकार आरक्षण के संवैधानिक अधिकार होने के खिलाफ SC में बयान दे रही है।महान संघर्षों और कुर्बानियों से ये अधिकार हासिल किए गए थे जिससे हिंदुस्तान एक ज्यादा बेहतर राष्ट्र बन सके। आज एक-एक करके वंचित तबकों के अधिकार छीनने की महासाजिश हो रही है। इससे बड़ा देशद्रोह क्या है? pic.twitter.com/o7AxmrbpWE
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 10, 2020
आज दिल्ली के कोडली विधानसभा में और मटिया महल विधानसभा के हौज काजी चौक पर, भाजपा तथा आप सरकार की जनविरोधी नीतियों के खिलाफ, कांग्रेस पार्टी की ओर से आयोजित चुनावी जनसभा को संबोधित करूँगा। pic.twitter.com/wDq7OaLbGp
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 5, 2020
A delegation of Congress leaders presented the NHRC with evidence of the atrocities against the citizens of UP by the State Govt., which has gone to war against its own people. The NHRC must act decisively to protect the idea of India & the Constitutional rights of our citizens. pic.twitter.com/lR6wcOYjFv
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 27, 2020
I attended the swearing in ceremony of CM Hemant Soren Ji & ministers from the Congress party in Ranchi today. I'm confident that the new Govt in Jharkhand will work for the benefit of all citizens & usher in an era of peace & prosperity in the state. pic.twitter.com/nIg1svJ0uL
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 29, 2019
Today is the 135th #CongressFoundationDay.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 28, 2019
I will attend the flag hoisting ceremony at the AICC this morning & later a public rally in Guwahati, Assam.
On our foundation day, let us acknowledge the selfless contribution of millions of Congress men & women through the ages. pic.twitter.com/EmtvImZrJr
As a part of an official delegation, I today met with the PM of the Republic of Korea, His Excellency, Lee Nak-yon and other officials, in Seoul. We discussed a wide range of issues, including the current political & economic situation in our respective countries. pic.twitter.com/0ILEg5j20Z
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 17, 2019
I am in my parliamentary constituency, Wayanad, for the next few days. I’m grateful for the love, support and enthusiasm of the people of Wayanad who’ve turned up in large numbers to greet me. I thank you all 🙏 pic.twitter.com/m1IvG8LzVv
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 5, 2019
It is ironic that on the day India was celebrating its Constitution, the BJP government was busy working to destroy it.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 26, 2019
The Constitution belongs to every Indian. Let us pledge to uphold its values & defend it at all costs. pic.twitter.com/8iC4AAcsOn
Highly profitable & strategic, the Container Corporation (CONCOR) is a PSU jewel that some of the PM's greedy crony capitalist friends are hungry for & the Govt plans to sell.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 22, 2019
I met members of the CONCOR union today. Please share their attached petition & support their cause. pic.twitter.com/26mMHBPixM
I am in Surat today to appear in a defamation case filed against me by my political opponents, desperate to silence me.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 10, 2019
I am grateful for the love & support of the Congress workers who have gathered here to express their solidarity with me. #SatyamevJayate pic.twitter.com/HZmAcEhciu
I am in Wayanad, Kerala to stand in solidarity with the youth who have been on hunger strike, protesting against the travel ban on National Highway 766. Earlier I visited those who have had to be hospitalised, as a result of the prolonged fast. pic.twitter.com/eVqbHWMZJG
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 4, 2019
I’m in my parliamentary constituency, Wayanad, for the next few days, visiting flood relief camps and reviewing rehabilitation work in the area. Much has been accomplished, but there’s so much more that still needs to be done. pic.twitter.com/XmibDD524V
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 27, 2019
I left Wayanad with nothing but pride for the people I represent.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 13, 2019
The display of bravery and dignity in the face of immense tragedy is truly humbling.
It is such an honour and pleasure to be your MP.
Thank you Kerala. pic.twitter.com/PVwmUAFboZ
अमेठी आकर बहुत खुश हूँ। अमेठी आना घर आने जैसा लगता है। pic.twitter.com/B6YW2f7aLg
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 10, 2019
Thank you all for your best wishes & greetings on my birthday. I’m overwhelmed & grateful for your love & affection 🙏 pic.twitter.com/VZG9s49hOF
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 19, 2019
Today is the 2nd day of my 3 day tour of Wayanad, Kerala that I now represent as MP.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 8, 2019
I’m humbled by the love & affection showered on me by the people of Wayanad, as I tour the constituency.
I thank you all for your support! pic.twitter.com/rXc6JaaWu0
The Congress Party may have just 52 Lok Sabha members, but we will work together like a pride of brave hearted lions to protect our Constitution & Institutions & to fearlessly do our duty as the leading Opposition party. The BJP will have no walkover in Parliament. pic.twitter.com/Rx8aUZcqn3
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 1, 2019