{"id":98961,"date":"2025-04-20T02:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T21:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/20\/congress-leaders-in-ahmedabad-criticize-bjp-and-rss-emphasize-hope-over-confrontation-in-two-day-session\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T02:57:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T21:27:02","slug":"congress-leaders-in-ahmedabad-criticize-bjp-and-rss-emphasize-hope-over-confrontation-in-two-day-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/20\/congress-leaders-in-ahmedabad-criticize-bjp-and-rss-emphasize-hope-over-confrontation-in-two-day-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress Leaders in Ahmedabad Criticize BJP and RSS, Emphasize Hope over Confrontation in Two-Day Session."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Congress leaders, led by Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, raised concerns about religious freedom and divisive ideologies during a recent two-day session in Ahmedabad. Accusing the BJP and RSS of pursuing exploitative power, the party criticized their Machiavellian quest. Shashi Tharoor suggested a different approach, promoting a message of hope and inclusivity instead of confrontation. The leaders emphasized the importance of unity and harmony in the face of what they perceive as threats to India&#8217;s secular fabric. The discussions highlighted the ongoing political tensions between the Congress and the ruling BJP, underscoring the deep ideological divides in Indian politics. The session also addressed economic challenges and social issues facing the country, with calls for policies that prioritize the welfare of all citizens. As the Congress seeks to regain political ground in India, these debates and criticisms are likely to shape the party&#8217;s strategy moving forward. The Ahmedabad session underscored the party&#8217;s commitment to challenging the BJP&#8217;s narrative and offering a different vision for the country&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congress leaders, led by Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, raised concerns about religious freedom and divisive ideologies during a recent two-day session in Ahmedabad. Accusing the BJP and RSS of pursuing exploitative power, the party criticized their Machiavellian quest. Shashi Tharoor suggested a different approach, promoting a message of hope and inclusivity instead of confrontation. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":98962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120147205imgsize-1331093-1.jpg",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120147205imgsize-1331093-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120147205imgsize-1331093-1-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120147205imgsize-1331093-1-768x432.jpg",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120147205imgsize-1331093-1-1024x576.jpg",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120147205imgsize-1331093-1.jpg",1280,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120147205imgsize-1331093-1.jpg",1280,720,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/author\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/category\/just-in\/\" rel=\"category tag\">JUST IN<\/a>","tag_info":"JUST IN","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98961"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98961\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}