Close X
Monday, November 18, 2024
ADVT 
India

Rahul Gandhi interacts with youth in Leh, alleges BJP, RSS placing their people in key institutions

Darpan News Desk IANS, 18 Aug, 2023 10:32 AM
  • Rahul Gandhi interacts with youth in Leh, alleges BJP, RSS placing their people in key institutions

Leh, Aug 18 (IANS) Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who is in Leh, on Friday asserted that the foundation of freedom in India is the Constitution of India.

He also accused the BJP and the RSS of placing its own people in the key parts of the institutional structures.

While interacting with youths here, Rahul Gandhi, who arrived in Leh on Thursday afternoon said, “India got freedom in 1947 and the foundation of freedom in India is the Constitution of India.”

He said that the Constitution has certain rules. “So, how do you put the Constitution into action? The way you put the Constitution into action is by setting up institutions that support the vision of the Constitution. The Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Planning Commission, forces, all these elements.”

“Now what is happening … when you attack the Constitution directly? Now what the BJP and RSS is doing that it is placing its own people in the key parts of the institutional structures,” he said.

“They will place their own people, for example if you go to ministers of the government and ask them are you actually making the decision in the ministry and then they will tell you that there was a gentleman an OSD from the RSS, who we have to work with and to decide what happens in our ministry.”

Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi also watched a football match in Leh and interacted with the people.

According to party leaders, Rahul Gandhi during his visit to Ladakh till August 25 will be visiting Dumra valley on Saturday and on Sunday he will be visiting the Pangong Tso Lake on Sunday and also offer tribute to his father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary.

He will then go to Kargil and address a public meeting there and during his trip he will be interacting with the people of Ladakh.

MORE India ARTICLES

Rahul Gandhi leaves for home after 10-hr ED questioning, summoned again on Tuesday

Rahul Gandhi leaves for home after 10-hr ED questioning, summoned again on Tuesday
On Monday, Gandhi was questioned by agency officials for several hours. He was given a lunch break after three hours, and went to meet his mother, and Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who is undergoing treatment at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

Rahul Gandhi leaves for home after 10-hr ED questioning, summoned again on Tuesday

Gang of HIV-infected chain snatchers busted in K'taka

Gang of HIV-infected chain snatchers busted in K'taka
The accused are habitual offenders and targeted lonely women wearing gold chains and committed the snatching in isolated places. After coming out from the prison, they took to chain snatching as a gang. They sold gold chains and spent all the money on sex workers and other luxuries. Further investigation is on.

Gang of HIV-infected chain snatchers busted in K'taka

Fake call centre cheating US citizens busted in Goa

Fake call centre cheating US citizens busted in Goa
Police, after interrogating Fernandes, the mastermind behind setting up the fake call centre in a rented bungalow at old Goa, said that the accused persons, operating from the hacked accounts of Amazon, defrauded several US citizens to share confidential gift card details of values ranging from $500 to $1,000 USD in exchange of restoring wallet balances.

Fake call centre cheating US citizens busted in Goa

Sidhu Moosewala killing: Sharp shooter Harkamal Ranu arrested from Punjab's Bathinda

Sidhu Moosewala killing: Sharp shooter Harkamal Ranu arrested from Punjab's Bathinda
Ranu's family, a resident of Bhatinda town, claimed that they had handed him over to the police. Meanwhile, a Red Corner Notice (RCN) has been issued against Canada-based gangster Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar wanted in the killing of Moosewala.

Sidhu Moosewala killing: Sharp shooter Harkamal Ranu arrested from Punjab's Bathinda

Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi sent to 4 days police custody

Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi sent to 4 days police custody
Jasdeep Singh aka hagwanpuria is infamous for his criminal activities mostly in the Majha area of Punjab. Jaggu and his gang were the main accused in the killing of the son of a Sarpanch in Dhianpur village on Diwali night.

Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi sent to 4 days police custody

Moosewala murder: Two shooters of Maharashtra module identified

Moosewala murder: Two shooters of Maharashtra module identified
The identity of the two accused shooters -- Santosh Yadav and Nav Nath Suryawanshi -- was revealed during the interrogation of their close aide, Sidhesh Hiraman Kamle a.k.a. Mahakaal, who was arrested from Pune during a joint operation by the Delhi Police and the Maharashtra Police.

Moosewala murder: Two shooters of Maharashtra module identified