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Indian youth is tired of PM Modi: Rahul Gandhi in Rajasthan

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Jaipur | Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday that farmers, troubled by the agriculture distress, showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi their strength in the recent assembly elections in three Hindi heartland states including Rajasthan, in which the BJP lost power to the Congress.

Addressing a farmers’ rally in Jaipur – the first after Congress formed the government in Rajasthan – he also promised to waive farm loans in every state if the Congress is voted to power in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Congress president, however, said waiving farm loans is a small step towards addressing the agriculture distress and “a new green revolution (harit kranti) is needed to address the problem.”

Attacking PM Modi for not participating in the debate on the multi-crore Rafale jet deal, Mr Gandhi said, “Chowkidaar could not stand in Lok Sabha for a minute during the debate on Rafale issue.” Mr Gandhi has been playing on the word “chowkidar”, used by PM Modi after his election to say that he will not allow corruption under his watch, to target the prime minister.

“We demand a JPC probe of the Rafale deal,” Mr Gandhi said, asserting that Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman could not reply to his questions during the debate on the issue in Lok Sabha. The Congress wrested power from the BJP in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in December.

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TMC expels Bolpur MP for anti-party activities

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Kolkata | The Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership on Wednesday expelled its Bolpur MP Anupam Hazra for anti-party activities.

Earlier in the day, the party had expelled Bishnupur Lok Sabha MP Saumitra Khan, who has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

“We have decided to expel both Anupam Hazra and Saumitra Khan for anti-party activities,” TMC secretary general Partha Chatterjee said.

Both Khan and Hazra in recent past had spoken out against the TMC leadership.

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