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Lawyer, Relocation To Congress-Ruled State And Job: What Unnao Rape Survivor Asked Rahul Gandhi | India News

Lawyer, Relocation To Congress-Ruled State And Job: What Unnao Rape Survivor Asked Rahul Gandhi | India News

Last Updated:December 24, 2025, 19:22 IST In the meeting, the Unnao rape survivor and her family placed three requests before Rahul Gandhi. The survivor in the Unnao rape case and her mother met Congress’s Rahul Gandhi this evening. (File) Unnao rape survivor and her mother met Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday and the latter assured the victim’s family all possible support in their fight for justice and safety. In the meeting which took place at Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi’s residence at 10, Janpath Road in the national capital, the survivor and her family placed three requests before Rahul Gandhi, expressing concerns over their legal battle, personal security and livelihood, party sources told CNN-News18. As per sources, the victim requested Rahul Gandhi’s help in securing a top lawyer to fight former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who has been convicted in the rape case, in the Supreme Court. Sengar has challenged his conviction and sentence in the case. He will be out of jail till court reaches a decision on …

Rahul Gandhi writes to CMs of Congress-ruled states, urges them to enact ‘Rohith Vemula Act’

Rahul Gandhi writes to CMs of Congress-ruled states, urges them to enact ‘Rohith Vemula Act’

The proposed Rohith Vemula Act aims to provide a legal framework for preventing caste-based discrimination in educational institutions and ensuring accountability in cases of neglect or harassment. New Delhi: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has written to the Chief Ministers of all Congress-ruled states, urging them to expedite the implementation of the Rohith Vemula Act. In his letter, Gandhi emphasised the importance of enacting the legislation as a tribute to Rohith Vemula’s memory and as a step toward ensuring justice and protection for students from marginalised communities. The proposed Rohith Vemula Act aims to provide a legal framework for preventing caste-based discrimination in educational institutions and ensuring accountability in cases of neglect or harassment.  Karnataka CM on preparing draft of Rohith Vemula Act Earlier on April 19. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wrote to Rahul Gandhi informing him that he has instructed his legal advisor and team to prepare a draft of the Rohith Vemula Act. The move came a day after Siddaramaiah said that the state government stands firm …

Rahul Gandhi vows caste census in Congress-ruled states | India News

Rahul Gandhi vows caste census in Congress-ruled states | India News

ADDRESSING the Congress’s ‘Samvidhan Rakshak Abhiyaan’ event at Talkatora Stadium here to mark Constitution Day Tuesday, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said he could guarantee that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not read the statute. “If PM Modi had read this book, he would not do what he does daily,” Gandhi said. Holding up a copy of the Constitution as he spoke, Gandhi said the statute speaks of social empowerment and carries the ideas espoused by B R Ambedkar, Jyotiba Phule, Lord Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi. “Is there (Veer) Savarkar’s voice in this book? Is it written in this book that there should be violence, that a person should be killed or intimidated? Is it written in it that a government should be run on falsehood?” Gandhi said, calling the Constitution “a book of truth and non-violence” and reflecting “the thinking of India for the past thousands of years”. He went on to speak at length on “the need for a caste census” and promised that Congress-ruled states would hold …