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"Frightening Impact" Of 2016 Notes Ban Seen In GDP Shock: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi, in a new video targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the 2016 demonetisation, linked the move to the negative GDP shock and said the country "must unite and fight" what he called the attack on the poor, farmers and unauthorised sector.
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"PM Modi Has Single-Handedly Destroyed India's Economy": Rahul Gandhi
The Congress's Rahul Gandhi today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "single-handedly" destroying the economy, pointing to the demonetisation of 2016. The country has never recovered from it, he said at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, where the party is holding the Bharat Bachao (Save India) rally - its mega protest on a range of issues, including the...
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Rahul Gandhi To Raise Rafale, Farmers' Issue At Budget Session: Congress
Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday that his party president Rahul Gandhi would raise issues relating to Rafale, farmers' distress, unemployment, demonetisation and interference into autonomous bodies like CBI by the PM Modi government in the budget session of Parliament.
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In 180-Degree On Notes Ban, Agriculture Ministry Cites "Mistake": Sources
Days after the Agriculture Ministry confidently arrived at a conclusion that the overnight notes ban in November 2016 led to a cash crunch and hurt farmers, it has now come up with a new assessment that says exactly the opposite.
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Demonetisation Didn't Affect Purchase Of Seeds, Says Agriculture Minister
Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Friday denied claims that demonetisation prevented farmers from purchasing seeds.
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PM Modi Made Fun Of "Demonetisation-Hit" Farmers, Says Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that demonetisation had "destroyed" the lives of farmers and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making "fun" of their plight during his poll campaigns.
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Farmer Suicide Issue Triggers Uproar In Odisha Assembly
The Odisha assembly witnessed uproarious scenes for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as Congress members raised the issue of farmer suicide and the distress sale of vegetables in the state.
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UP Elections 2017: A Village Of 1,000 Shares How It's Hunkered Down For Notes Ban
Raghunath, a 60-year-old farmer, surveys his two-acre farm in Bundelkhand with some concern. After four consecutive years of drought, the weather cooperated this year. Right after Diwali, he sowed the Rabi or winter crop of wheat, which now stands about two feet tall. On seeds, fertilizers, diesel for his water pump, he spent Rs 15,000. Then, on No...
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UP Elections 2017: In Mathura, Rahul Gandhi Attacks PM Modi On Demonetisation
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the notes ban issue, saying farmers were forced to deposit their money in banks and a limit on withdrawal was imposed so loans could be given to his "favourite business barons".
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Union Budget 2017: Arun Jaitley's Budget Balm For Poor Skips Election Freebies
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Union Budget 2017 pledged to hike government spending on the rural poor and cut taxes on Wednesday, seeking to ease the pain of the notes ban in what he called it a "budget for the poor". He promised to double the income of farmers in the next five years and also to bring 10 million households out of poverty by ...
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Arun Jaitley's 'Uttam' (Excellent) Budget Praised By PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has delivered an uttam (excellent) budget which will strengthen the economy while propelling the crackdown on corruption and black money.
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Union Budget 2017: Post-Notes Ban, Salaried People Correctly Expected Tax Cut, Says Arun Jaitley
The finance minister promised to increase government funding for farmers, who have been hard hit by the currency ban, with a 60-day waiver on interest for agricultural loans.
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Union Budget 2017- Arun Jaitley's No-Frills Budget Seeks to Ease Notes Ban Shock: 10 Points
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley began his Budget speech today with a strong defence of the notes ban, promising that its impact on the economy would not spill over to the next year. He then presented a plan to cushion sections that have been worst hit by demonetisation, pledging to spend more on the rural poor, doubling income of farmers and cutting ...
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PM Made Budget Speech, Says Mamata Banerjee. Twitter Agrees
"Budget Speech" was the chorus on Twitter, especially from opposition leaders, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his address to the nation on New Year's eve, announcing a series of schemes for farmers, the poor and small traders.
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In PM Narendra Modi's Speech, Sops For Farmers And Poor Ahead Of Elections In UP, Punjab
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an address to the nation on New Year's Eve, announced a series of sops for farmers, the poor and small traders just ahead of key assembly elections in big states like Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. The groups he focused on today are seen as the worst hit by the cash crunch that has followed the notes ban that he announce...
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"Frightening Impact" Of 2016 Notes Ban Seen In GDP Shock: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi, in a new video targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the 2016 demonetisation, linked the move to the negative GDP shock and said the country "must unite and fight" what he called the attack on the poor, farmers and unauthorised sector.
-
"PM Modi Has Single-Handedly Destroyed India's Economy": Rahul Gandhi
The Congress's Rahul Gandhi today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "single-handedly" destroying the economy, pointing to the demonetisation of 2016. The country has never recovered from it, he said at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, where the party is holding the Bharat Bachao (Save India) rally - its mega protest on a range of issues, including the...
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Rahul Gandhi To Raise Rafale, Farmers' Issue At Budget Session: Congress
Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday that his party president Rahul Gandhi would raise issues relating to Rafale, farmers' distress, unemployment, demonetisation and interference into autonomous bodies like CBI by the PM Modi government in the budget session of Parliament.
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In 180-Degree On Notes Ban, Agriculture Ministry Cites "Mistake": Sources
Days after the Agriculture Ministry confidently arrived at a conclusion that the overnight notes ban in November 2016 led to a cash crunch and hurt farmers, it has now come up with a new assessment that says exactly the opposite.
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Demonetisation Didn't Affect Purchase Of Seeds, Says Agriculture Minister
Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Friday denied claims that demonetisation prevented farmers from purchasing seeds.
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PM Modi Made Fun Of "Demonetisation-Hit" Farmers, Says Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that demonetisation had "destroyed" the lives of farmers and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making "fun" of their plight during his poll campaigns.
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Farmer Suicide Issue Triggers Uproar In Odisha Assembly
The Odisha assembly witnessed uproarious scenes for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as Congress members raised the issue of farmer suicide and the distress sale of vegetables in the state.
-
UP Elections 2017: A Village Of 1,000 Shares How It's Hunkered Down For Notes Ban
Raghunath, a 60-year-old farmer, surveys his two-acre farm in Bundelkhand with some concern. After four consecutive years of drought, the weather cooperated this year. Right after Diwali, he sowed the Rabi or winter crop of wheat, which now stands about two feet tall. On seeds, fertilizers, diesel for his water pump, he spent Rs 15,000. Then, on No...
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UP Elections 2017: In Mathura, Rahul Gandhi Attacks PM Modi On Demonetisation
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the notes ban issue, saying farmers were forced to deposit their money in banks and a limit on withdrawal was imposed so loans could be given to his "favourite business barons".
-
Union Budget 2017: Arun Jaitley's Budget Balm For Poor Skips Election Freebies
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Union Budget 2017 pledged to hike government spending on the rural poor and cut taxes on Wednesday, seeking to ease the pain of the notes ban in what he called it a "budget for the poor". He promised to double the income of farmers in the next five years and also to bring 10 million households out of poverty by ...
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Arun Jaitley's 'Uttam' (Excellent) Budget Praised By PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has delivered an uttam (excellent) budget which will strengthen the economy while propelling the crackdown on corruption and black money.
-
Union Budget 2017: Post-Notes Ban, Salaried People Correctly Expected Tax Cut, Says Arun Jaitley
The finance minister promised to increase government funding for farmers, who have been hard hit by the currency ban, with a 60-day waiver on interest for agricultural loans.
-
Union Budget 2017- Arun Jaitley's No-Frills Budget Seeks to Ease Notes Ban Shock: 10 Points
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley began his Budget speech today with a strong defence of the notes ban, promising that its impact on the economy would not spill over to the next year. He then presented a plan to cushion sections that have been worst hit by demonetisation, pledging to spend more on the rural poor, doubling income of farmers and cutting ...
-
PM Made Budget Speech, Says Mamata Banerjee. Twitter Agrees
"Budget Speech" was the chorus on Twitter, especially from opposition leaders, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his address to the nation on New Year's eve, announcing a series of schemes for farmers, the poor and small traders.
-
In PM Narendra Modi's Speech, Sops For Farmers And Poor Ahead Of Elections In UP, Punjab
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an address to the nation on New Year's Eve, announced a series of sops for farmers, the poor and small traders just ahead of key assembly elections in big states like Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. The groups he focused on today are seen as the worst hit by the cash crunch that has followed the notes ban that he announce...
