New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Taking a jibe at the Congress, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra on Thursday asked the former to choose its stand if it wanted to hold a 'Satyagraha' or protest against the Enforcement Directorate for summoning the party chief Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi.

Surat (Gujarat) [India], July 30 (ANI/PNN): Surat office of Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and environmentalist known as Greenman Viral Desai's - Hearts at work foundation - signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under - Satyagraha against pollution and climate change- movement to create more than 10 Miawaki Urban forests. It will also undertake a large-scale environmental awareness campaign.

New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): As a mark of protest over the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) probe against Rahul Gandhi in a money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper and the Centre's newly launched Agnipath recruitment scheme, Congress held a 'Satyagraha' at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on Monday.

Kolkata Apr 19 PTI Amid the internal bickering in the West Bengal unit of the BJP over by-poll defeat the partys state president Sukanta Majumdar on Monday said that those having grievances should directly speak to him instead of approaching the mediaMajumdar during the day held a meeting with district leaders and senior members of the state unitAll those with grievances or complaints can come to me or seek an audience with central leaders Instead of approaching the media with their views they can come to me at any time They can also get in touch with central leaders or those in charge he saidShortly after results of two bypolls were announced in Bengal with the TMC bagging both the seats BJP national secretary Anupam Hazra said that his partys state unit leadership should take steps to resolve problems in the camp instead of pretending everything is alrightOn Monday too he asked the state unit to set the house in order by identifying the lacunaeIn the just-concluded bypolls TMCs Shatrughan Sinha defeated BJPs Agnimitra Paul in Asansol Lok Sabha constituency by over three lakh votes while former Union minister Babul Supriyo clinched the Ballygunge assembly seat beating nearest CPIM rival Saira Shah Halim by 20228 votesInterestingly both Sinha and Supriyo are former BJP membersMajumdar during his address announced a series of programmes to mobilise the partys rank and file in the state We will be holding a Save Democracy programme in the state A mega rally will be held on May 2 The day after we will hold a Satyagraha programme We will observe May 3 as black day he saidThe party has also decided to observe Shahid Diwas in May to honour the victims of post-poll violence in the state Majumdar addedAssembly poll results were declared on May 2 last year paving the way for the TMCs third term in office in West BengalThe BJP had alleged that its members were subjected to attacks and torture by TMC activists post the declaration of poll results PTI PNT RMS RMS

Mapusa (Goa) [India], February 10 (ANI): Appealing to people to elect a BJP government in Goa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attacked the Congress and said it "did not liberate" the state for almost 15 years after Independence and the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru did not send armed forces to the state which was under Portuguese rule at that time.

Patna Jan 30 PTI Three months ahead of Indias Independence Mahatma Gandhi had visited the historic Patna Medical College and Hospital for a surgery of his grandniece Manu but the heritage landmark associated with Bapu faces demolition as part of a redevelopment projectOn Gandhis death anniversary on Sunday PMCH Alumni Association and several Gandhians issued a fresh appeal to the Bihar government to spare the over 100-year-old Bankipore General Hospital building in which the operation had taken place nearly 75 years agoIt is a priceless legacy of Patna and of Bapu We are marking 75th year of Indias Independence and it is also the 75th year of Gandhis association with the historic institution of PMCH But instead of celebrating it we have marked it for demolition lamented Gandhi Peace Mission Chairman N RadhakrishnanHe appealed to the state government to not dismantle the historic structures He said demolishing them will be akin to demolishing a part of legacy of the Mahatma more so when Gandhi had a special place in his heart for Bihar as his karmabhoomiThe heritage buildings of the PMCH which was founded in 1925 as the Prince of Wales Medical College are planned to be demolished in three phases as part of a major redevelopment projectThe first phase of dismantling began a couple of months ago to make way for modern high-rise structures on the campus officials had earlier said Old medical superintendents bungalow prison ward nurses hostel and a few other structures in the sprawling campus located on the banks of river Ganga have already been razedGandhis first visit to Bihar was on April 10 1917 when he had arrived at Patna on way to Champaran where he would lead a Satyagraha that will change the course of historyThe Mahtama had also stayed in Patna for several days in May 1947 and toured various places He used to stay in the outhouse now called Gandhi Shivir of Syed Mahmoods bungalow now part of A N Sinha Institute adjacent to Gandhi SanghralayaManu was taken to the Patna Medical College and Hospital then Prince of Wales Medical College and Hospital during this stay and so worried was Gandhi that he sat next to her wearing a surgical mask and watched the entire appendicitis surgery in the operation theatreRare old black and white photos of the May 15 1947 surgery showing Gandhi sitting on a chair inside the operation theatre are preserved in old photo libraries The PMCH website also mentions about Manus surgeryManu in whose arms Gandhi had collapsed after falling to the three bullets of his assassin on January 30 1948 at Delhis Birla House was his dutiful companion in the crusade caregiver and a chronicler of his life especially in the last two turbulent yearsThe surgery had taken place in the iconic Patna General Hospital earlier Bankipore General Hospital building which is also equipped with a rare British-era lift currently lying all dirty and decrepitThe operation was performed by Col Dwarka Prasad Bhargava a well-known surgeon who was the head of the department of surgery at the Prince of Wales Medical College in Patna from 1936-47 according to old recordsThe institution set up as Bihar and Orissas now Odisha first medical college was renamed PMCH years after IndependencePMCH Alumni Association president Dr Satyajeet Kumar Singh also issued an appeal to the state government to not demolish the heritage landmark which is a significant piece of history of the country and of Bihar and Gandhis connection magnifies its priceless legacyMore than a century-old hospital building in which the surgery took place is older than PMCH itself It existed even before the medical college was born in 1925 evolving out of the Temple Medical School set up in 1874 It is an architectural marvel a key piece of creation of first medical college in Bihar and a Gandhian legacy These reasons are enough to merit its preservation he saidThe two-story old Bankipore General Hospital houses the old Hathwa Ward and Guzri Ward It is fronted with a handsome structure having tall magnificent Doric pillars on two sides The old operation theatre where Manu was operated is located on the first floorGandhi is relevant today and a role model and that is why even after 150 years our country and the world is remembering him But to ensure he remains relevant in coming years we must preserve his tangible legacy too Old buildings and institutions connected with him should be preserved said octogenarian Razi Ahmad secretary of the Gandhi Sanghralaya in PatnaThe PMCH Alumni Association had recently appealed to preserve and restore at least the administrative building which houses the principals office and the iconic old Bankipore General Hospital Building whose image had also adorned the postage stamp released on its platinum jubilee in 2000Gandhi spent the last 144 days of his life at Delhis Birla House on whose premises the Mahatma was shot dead exactly 74 years agoPatnas Bankipore Maidan not far from the PMCH was renamed as Gandhi Maidan after his death PTI KND TIR TIR TIR

New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday greeted farmers on the occasion of Lohri and said that the whole country is celebrating the victory of their 'Satyagraha'.

Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], January 5 (ANI/PNN): Hundreds of students from Gujarat's oldest university, the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) in Vadodara, have pledged to participate as "environmental fighters" in Surat's Greenman, Viral Desai's "Satyagraha against pollution" movement to protect the environment and address the state's climate change problem.

Patna Nov 19 PTI RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Monday accused the capitalist-dependant Narendra Modi government of creating an atmosphere of mistrust with its description of agitating farmers as terrorists and anti-national Prasad who is keeping indifferent health for quite some time congratulated farmers who had agitated for withdrawal of three contentious farm laws calling their struggle the longest the most peaceful and the most democratic Satyagraha The capitalist-dependant government and its ministers called farmers terrorists Khalistani and anti-national in order to destroy the countrys unity and harmony They the government created an atmosphere of mistrust in majority of the working class shramjivi people he wrote on Twitter in Hindi Prasads tweet came hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced repeal of three contentious farm laws which had triggered an unprecedented year-long protest by the farming community at the borders of the national capital The politically influential Yadav community form the bulwark of RJDs vote bank in Bihar PTI SK SK SK

New Delhi [India], November 19 (ANI): Congratulating the farmers of the country, shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation announced the repeal of the three Central farm laws, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that farmers' 'Satyagraha' forced arrogance to bow its head.