Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: After the party s poor performance in assembly elections in five states, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said it humbly accepts the people s mandate and it will continue to fight for its values and ideals. We humbly accept the people s mandate. Sincere gratitude to our workers and the millions of people who supported us on the ground. We will continue to fight for our values and ideals. Jai Hind, Gandhi said on Twitter.
We humbly accept the people’s mandate. Sincere gratitude to our workers & the millions of people who supported us… https://t.co/Yjs8W6JXdu Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1619959201000
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Congress suffered defeats in Assam and Kerala on Friday and failed to win a single seat in West Bengal as the dismal show by the party continued in this round of assembly polls.
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View: Before slamming India’s handling of COVID-19, let’s look at facts and not Twitter noiseBy Syed Iqbal Simnani, TOI Contributor
Last Updated: May 02, 2021, 08:21 AM IST
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Due to a much larger population, there was always a risk of a pandemic like Covid overwhelming India’s limited health infrastructure. And India did react quickly to the first wave of Covid in early 2020, putting in place a very admirable public awareness campaign and a nationwide lockdown keeping in view the systematic risks of a large-scale pandemic.
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