CHANDIGARH: Two students of Panjab University who were scheduled to meet Rahul Gandhi on Thursday could not enjoy a formal chat with the young leader, who was on an election tour. But all was not lost for the youngsters as they ended up having an hour-long discussion with human resource development minister Kapil Sibal at his office in New Delhi. Shivani Negi of School of Communication Studies and Barindrer Dhillon, a law student, were invited by Rahul for a meeting over the issue of PU central status. The two had brought up the matter with the AICC general secretary during a campus interaction. On Thursday, six more students, including president of PU Campus Students’ Council Amit Bhatia, had accompanied the two. ‘‘We met the HRD minister and tabled all the points in front of him. We explained how central status could prove helpful for the varsity,’’ said Dhillon.
TUMKUR: AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi made a strong pitch for women's empowerment at his rally on Sunday, and said it's the only way for the country to become a superpower. Addressing a women's rally at Tumkur, 70km from Bangalore, Rahul said the country today was half a superpower because women had not been given equal status. "India will not become a superpower if women aren't given opportunities. We need equal representation for women at all levels to make them empowered," he told a mammoth gathering. Rahul, who is also co-chairman of the Congress campaign committee for the LS polls, was here on a two-day tour. Chanting the women empowerment mantra, he was critical of his own party. "Men outnumber women at this rally. This is the situation the Congress is facing today. Men are preferred over women while giving tickets for assembly and Lok Sabha elections. This has to change and I want more women to attend rallies and participate in the el...
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