NPC Headliners: Rahul Gandhi
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Sep 10 2024
WHEN:
Sep 10, 2024 at 2:00pm
WHERE:
Conference Rooms
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Cecily Scott Martin
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NPC Newsmaker
This event is open only to NPC members & credentialed press
Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in India's parliament, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 2 p.m. His remarks will focus on Indian democracy, freedom of speech, and sustainable and inclusive economic growth.
Gandhi heads INDIA, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, a coalition of opposition parties that holds 234 seats in the Indian parliament. The group is about 30 short of a majority.
Gandhi, a member of the Indian National Congress Party, was elected in June to the Indian parliament from the Rae Bareli district in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Gandhi, the son of the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the grandson of the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and the great-grandson of India’s founding prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, is a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
This Headliners event is open to credentialed media and Club members only. To submit a question for the speaker, please email [email protected] and put GANDHI in the subject line. The deadline for submitting questions in advance is 10 a.m. on the day of the event.