"Possibly because the system for lodging it was opaque and challenging for accusers. Reade, a onetime Biden staffer, says she filed a complaint against him in 1993 when he was in his fourth term in the Senate representing Delaware. The process would have subjected her to a system that did little to protect Capitol Hill staffers from retribution and offered little recourse if they were not satisfied with the outcome. It would take a 1995 overhaul of congressional personnel laws to bring Congress in line with federal labor and anti-discrimination laws. Even almost 30 years later, the alleged complaint — the secretary of the Senate won’t even confirm or deny whether there is one — may never be released because of strict disclosure rules.... Four in 10 women who responded to a 2016 CQ Roll Call survey of congressional staff said they believed sexual harassment was a problem on Capitol Hill, while one in six said they personally had been victimized. 'Unfortunately, due to the system that Congress created to protect itself from being exposed, there has been no accountability,' [said Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif.]. Between 1997 and 2014, the U.S. Treasury paid $15.2 million in taxpayer dollars toward 235 awards and settlements for Capitol Hill workplace violations...."
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Victory is for youth and poor: Rahul Gandhi | Party Results for the General Election 2009
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Saturday credited India's youth and its poor for his party-led United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) win in the Lok Sabha elections even as he declined to accept any ministerial position Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's second government. "I have got a job to do... it is to help the youth of the country to change the political atmosphere... I want youth to participate in politics. We need youngsters in politics. I hope youngster are listening to me," Mr. Gandhi told reporters here.
About the UPA's victory, Mr. Gandhi said it "is for the poor and youth of the country".
"These elections are testament to the fact that the Congress believes in unification, in clean politics, in honest politics," he said.
"This country is progressing. The Congress party over the last five years believes that India is progressing quickly. This progress belongs everybody, large masses of this country," said Mr. Gandhi, who retained his Amethi constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
"The people of UP have rejected the politics of religion, politics of caste. They have voted for development."
About the UPA's victory, Mr. Gandhi said it "is for the poor and youth of the country".
"These elections are testament to the fact that the Congress believes in unification, in clean politics, in honest politics," he said.
"This country is progressing. The Congress party over the last five years believes that India is progressing quickly. This progress belongs everybody, large masses of this country," said Mr. Gandhi, who retained his Amethi constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
"The people of UP have rejected the politics of religion, politics of caste. They have voted for development."
Rahul says Mandate rejection of caste, communalism
Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his party's victory was a rejection of politics of caste and religion and acceptance of "clean and honest"politics symbolised by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. However, he parried questions on his joining the Cabinet which the Prime Minister had earlier in the day said he would like. At an impromtu interaction with the media here, Rahul complimented BJP leader L K Advani on giving a "strong fight" in the Lok Sabha polls but said he differed fundamentally with his politics
of "changing the secular traditions". Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi retained the Amethi seat defeating his nearest rival BSP candidate Ashish Shukla by a margin of over 3.7 lakh votes by Rahul Gandhi secured 4,64,195 votes while BSP candidate Shukla polled 93,997 votes.
India Inc for Rahul, Raja, Deora, Montek & Tharoor in Cabinet
India Inc on Saturday wished a Cabinet berth for Rahul Gandhi saying age should not be a factor, thus supporting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's views on Gandhi scion.Though not clear as to what role should Mr. Rahul play in the next Cabinet, the corporate honchos rooted for Montek Singh Ahluwalia as the Finance Minister. Capital market expert Prithvi Haldea said that the finance ministry should go to Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chidambaram should continue as the Home Minister. Real estate leader DLF clearly favoured Mr. Montek to take charge at the North Block.
However, the views are split when it came to sectoral representatives with most of the players giving their wishlist without wanting to be named.
A large corporate house wanted Murli Deora to be back as the Petroleum Minister, or to be replaced by his son Milind.
Kamal Nath also found favour for a second term as the Commerce and Industry Minister, although a section felt that Jairam Ramesh could be given the charge.
For telecom ministry, CDMA operators favoured DMK leader A Raja to continue, while GSM lobby wanted the Congress to keep this portfolio with itself, so that it can go ahead with reform process without any hindrances.
Obama congratulates India on election | Second Term For Manmohan Singh
Obama congratulates India on election Second Term For Manmohan Singh
The White House warmly congratulated India on Saturday on its "historic" national election, after the ruling Congress led alliance
surged to a commanding win over its Hindu nationalist rivals. "President Obama congratulates India on its historic national elections," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said in a statement. "By successfully completing the largest exercise of popular voting in the world, the elections have strengthened India's vibrant democracy and upheld the values of freedom and pluralism that make India an example for us all." Gibbs said that the United States recognized the achievement of India's people in the election, noting they remained the "strength and foundation for India's prosperity and democracy." "President Obama looks forward to continuing to work with the Indian government
to enhance the warm partnership between our two countries." With results still coming in from the Election Commission, the Congress grouping was on track to win as many as 260 seats compared to 160 for the main opposition bloc headed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The election set up a second term for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Rahul Gandhi Urged to Join Indian Cabinet After Vote | Rahul Gandhi has all qualities to be PM: Jyotiraditya Scindia
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged Rahul Gandhi, the scion of India’s leading political family, to join the government, lauding his role in the ruling Congress Party’s biggest election victory in almost two decades.Gandhi “should be in the cabinet, but I will have to persuade him,” Singh said in New Delhi today. Gandhi, 38, declined to say whether he would accept, telling reporters his focus remains on drawing young voters to Congress.
“My job as I see it now is changing the politics of the country through the youngsters,” who comprise 70 percent of India’s 1.2 billion population, he said in remarks broadcast on Indian news channels from the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
Congress’ victory, with Gandhi as its chief campaigner, may pave his way to succeed Singh, 76, as head of the world’s largest democracy. The party is set to win 60 more seats than in 2004, sidelining its main foe, the Bharatiya Janata Party.
“Rahul Gandhi has a shot at running this country for the next 15 years with the decimation of the BJP,” said Samir Arora, who oversees an India-focused hedge fund at Helios Capital Management Pte in Singapore. “It’s a fabulous result, way beyond what the Congress would have thought.”
Sonia Gandhi
Party president Sonia Gandhi pushed her son to the fore in this election, putting his face at the center of posters and billboards. He addressed 120 rallies, compared with 68 for his mother and 21 for Singh, according to the Indian Express newspaper.
While all the reasons for the surprise victory margin remain to be analyzed, “Rahul will win credit and reap the benefit,” said Ashutosh Kumar, political science professor at Panjab University in Chandigarh, northwestern India.
When the early vote count showed Congress ahead, party activists celebrating outside their headquarters in New Delhi shouted for Rahul to be given power. He rebuffed such suggestions throughout the campaign, saying that the most qualified leader is Singh.
“I think he should be prime minister now,” said Jyotiraditya Scindia, 38, a Congress legislator and close Gandhi ally from the central state of Madhya Pradesh. “He has all the qualities, capabilities and he has shown that,” Scindia said on the news channel NDTV.
Nehru-Gandhi Dynasty
While the Nehru-Gandhi family has provided three prime ministers, including his assassinated father, Rajiv, Rahul initially resisted entering politics and ran his first race, for a parliament seat, just five years ago.
Kumar said Gandhi’s energetic campaign deserves at least partial credit for the Congress victory. Gandhi outdistanced all Indian politicians in campaign travel, flying 87,000 kilometers (54,000 miles) around the country to attend rallies, the daily Hindustan Times reported May 12.
Sonia Gandhi turned down the position of prime minister in 2004, in part because of her Italian roots. She has continued to lead Congress and oversaw the campaign.
“We have won the elections under the visionary leadership of Sonia Gandhi and the youthful leadership of Rahul Gandhi,” Singh said, flanked by 62-year-old Sonia.
Uttar Pradesh
In India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, which elects 80 of the 543 members of parliament, Congress was on course to win 22 seats, up from nine in the last election. Voters in the state, frustrated with petty bickering by local parties “found in Rahul a young man with a vision and a commitment to the public,” said R. K. Mishra, a political science professor at Lucknow University in the state capital.
Gandhi’s push over the past year to rebuild the party’s state and local organizations, and to urge greater internal democracy, helped win voters, Mishra and Kumar said in telephone interviews. Still, they said, much of the advance is due to the failings of its opponents, who were seen by voters as corrupt and ineffectual in advancing economic development.
Congress’ victory, with Gandhi as its chief campaigner, may pave his way to succeed Singh, 76, as head of the world’s largest democracy. The party is set to win 60 more seats than in 2004, sidelining its main foe, the Bharatiya Janata Party.
“Rahul Gandhi has a shot at running this country for the next 15 years with the decimation of the BJP,” said Samir Arora, who oversees an India-focused hedge fund at Helios Capital Management Pte in Singapore. “It’s a fabulous result, way beyond what the Congress would have thought.”
Sonia Gandhi
Party president Sonia Gandhi pushed her son to the fore in this election, putting his face at the center of posters and billboards. He addressed 120 rallies, compared with 68 for his mother and 21 for Singh, according to the Indian Express newspaper.
While all the reasons for the surprise victory margin remain to be analyzed, “Rahul will win credit and reap the benefit,” said Ashutosh Kumar, political science professor at Panjab University in Chandigarh, northwestern India.
When the early vote count showed Congress ahead, party activists celebrating outside their headquarters in New Delhi shouted for Rahul to be given power. He rebuffed such suggestions throughout the campaign, saying that the most qualified leader is Singh.
“I think he should be prime minister now,” said Jyotiraditya Scindia, 38, a Congress legislator and close Gandhi ally from the central state of Madhya Pradesh. “He has all the qualities, capabilities and he has shown that,” Scindia said on the news channel NDTV.
Nehru-Gandhi Dynasty
While the Nehru-Gandhi family has provided three prime ministers, including his assassinated father, Rajiv, Rahul initially resisted entering politics and ran his first race, for a parliament seat, just five years ago.
Kumar said Gandhi’s energetic campaign deserves at least partial credit for the Congress victory. Gandhi outdistanced all Indian politicians in campaign travel, flying 87,000 kilometers (54,000 miles) around the country to attend rallies, the daily Hindustan Times reported May 12.
Sonia Gandhi turned down the position of prime minister in 2004, in part because of her Italian roots. She has continued to lead Congress and oversaw the campaign.
“We have won the elections under the visionary leadership of Sonia Gandhi and the youthful leadership of Rahul Gandhi,” Singh said, flanked by 62-year-old Sonia.
Uttar Pradesh
In India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, which elects 80 of the 543 members of parliament, Congress was on course to win 22 seats, up from nine in the last election. Voters in the state, frustrated with petty bickering by local parties “found in Rahul a young man with a vision and a commitment to the public,” said R. K. Mishra, a political science professor at Lucknow University in the state capital.
Gandhi’s push over the past year to rebuild the party’s state and local organizations, and to urge greater internal democracy, helped win voters, Mishra and Kumar said in telephone interviews. Still, they said, much of the advance is due to the failings of its opponents, who were seen by voters as corrupt and ineffectual in advancing economic development.
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