Would prefer a woman with mix of qualities of my mother, grandmother: Rahul Gandhi on life partner
New Delhi, Dec 28: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that he would prefer to settle down in life with a partner who has a mix of qualities of both his mother Sonia Gandhi and grandmother Indira Gandhi.
In an interview to a YouTube channel during the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', he termed his grandmother and former prime minister Indira Gandhi as "the love of my life and my second mother".
Asked whether he would settle down with a woman like her, Gandhi said, "That is an interesting question... I would prefer a woman... I do not mind... she has got qualities. But, a mix between my mother's and grandmother's qualities is good."
The former Congress chief, who is on a padayatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, also talked about his love for driving motorcycles and cycles, and referred to a Chinese electric company which manufactures bicycles and mountain bikes with electric motors.
"I have driven an electric scooter, but never an electric bike. Have you seen this Chinese company... There are cycles and mountain bikes with electric motors. Very interesting concept. But, they are good," he said.
Gandhi, who shared the interview on his Twitter handle, said he does not own a car and have a CR-V, which is his mother's.
"I have really not been interested in cars. I am not interested in motor bikes, but I am interested in driving motor bikes. I can fix a car. But, I am not obsessed with cars. I like the idea of moving fast, the idea of moving in the air, the idea of moving in water and on moving in the land," he said.
He also noted that he found more beauty in an old Lambretta rather than an R1, and claimed that he preferred cycling to motor-cycling as it has the concept of using one's own power.
On his detractors calling him names, the Gandhi scion said, "I do not care. Whatever you want to say, it does not matter. I do not hate anyone. You abuse me or even hit me, I would not hate you."
On being called "Pappu", he termed it a propaganda campaign and said those calling him so are doing it out of the fear inside them. "Nothing is happening in his life, he is sad as his relations in life are not fine. That is why he is abusing someone else, it is ok. I welcome it. Abuse more. I like it. You can give me more names, I do not care. I am relaxed."
About the electric vehicle (EV) revolution in India, he said, "I do not think we are doing what needs to be done for it to happen. Because, an EV revolution requires a foundation and we are nowhere there."
He noted that the foundation of producing batteries, motors and infrastucture is not there. "It is not strategically done, it is all ad hoc. They do not really understand how it is supposed to be done."
Gandhi also noted that the other revolution that India has missed, about which he is very passionate about, is the drone revolution.
The same people who attacks me 24 7 used to call my grandmother as “Goongi Gudiya”.
— Shantanu (@shaandelhite) December 27, 2022
I would prefer a woman who is like something between my grandmother and mother.
— @RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/baF1AelvWg
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SC sets aside MP HC order mandating 3-year legal practice for judicial recruitment
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a Madhya Pradesh High Court ruling which made three-year legal practice mandatory to be eligible for the civil judge's post.
A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Atul S Chandurkar allowed the appeal filed by Madhya Pradesh High Court challenging the ruling of its division bench.
Advocate Ashwani Kumar Dubey, appearing for the high court, argued that a re-exam was "unconstitutional, impractical" and would floodgates of litigation.
The top court last year stayed the high court order stalling recruitment for the post of civil judges carried out without the mandatory requirement of three years of practice.
The Madhya Pradesh Judicial Services Rules, 1994 were amended on June 23, 2023, to make three years of practice compulsory to be eligible to appear for the civil judge entry-level test in the state.
The amended rules were upheld by the high court, but it started another round of litigation after two unselected candidates claimed being eligible once amended rules were applied while demanding the review of the cut-off.
While restraining the recruitment to the post, the high court directed the exclusion of successful candidates in the preliminary examination not fulfilling the eligibility criteria under the amended recruitment rules.
The top court was hearing an appeal filed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court challenging the June 13, 2024 order passed by its division bench directing it to weed out or exclude all those successful candidates in the preliminary examination held on January 14, 2024, who did not fulfil the eligibility criteria under the amended rules.
