BJP to study Telangana bill

BJP to study Telangana bill

The BJP will make a detailed study of the Telangana bill before taking a decision on supporting it in parliament, party leader M. Venkaiah Naidu said Sunday. Naidu told reporters in Nellore that some clarity would come about on the bill in a couple of days. While reiterating his party’s commitment to a Telangana state, […]

BJP is a ‘bimar’ party: Nitish Kumar

BJP is a ‘bimar’ party: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday said that BJP is a ‘bimar’ (ill) party with a communal mindset, the harshest criticism by the chief minister so far of his former ally. “BJP is an ill (bimar) party and its thought is rotten (soch sadi hain),” said Nitish Kumar, targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party for creating […]

Congress targeting Modi through CBI: BJP

Congress targeting Modi through CBI: BJP

he Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacked the Congress Saturday and said it is targeting the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi through the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The reaction from the BJP follows a statement by CBI director Ranjit Sinha in an interview to the Economic Times. Sinha had said the United Progressive Alliance […]

BJP banking on Modi magic for Bengal turnaround

BJP banking on Modi magic for Bengal turnaround

Traditionally considered weak in West Bengal, the BJP is heavily banking on its prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi — scheduled to address a rally at the Brigade Parade Grounds Wednesday — for a turnaround in the state. Coming only days after Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee launched her poll drive from the same venue, the […]

BJP opens tea stalls ahead of Modi’s Odisha rally

BJP opens tea stalls ahead of Modi’s Odisha rally

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched about a dozen tea stalls across Odisha named after Narendra Modi, its prime ministerial candidate, ahead of his Feb 11 rally here, party leaders said Monday. Some 50 stalls are likely to be opened before the rally. Around 500,000 people are expected to attend the rally, party sources […]

Kejriwal terms Rahul, Gadkari ‘corrupt’; BJP, Congress lash back

Kejriwal terms Rahul, Gadkari ‘corrupt’; BJP, Congress lash back

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday stirred a fresh controversy by naming over 20 top politicians including Rahul Gandhi, Nitin Gadkari, Mayawati and Sharad Pawar as “corrupt”. Hitting back, Congress questioned his commitment to a legal process while the BJP asked him to furnish proof or apologise. Union minister Farooq Abdullah, who was also among […]

Congress, CPI-M, BJP will be routed: Mamata

Congress, CPI-M, BJP will be routed: Mamata

Attacking the erstwhile Left Front government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said the Congress, the Left and the BJP – “which have forged an alliance” – will be routed in the Lok Sabha polls. Having faced criticism over incidents of crime against women in the state, Banerjee asserted that her government has tackled […]

AAP, BJP, Akali Dal demand SIT probe into 1984 riots

AAP, BJP, Akali Dal demand SIT probe into 1984 riots

The AAP, BJP and the Akali Dal Wednesday demanded an SIT probe into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi admitted some party members’ involvement in the violence. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung Wednesday morning to submit his request for a Special Investigation Team (SIT) […]

Rahul knows he is staring at defeat: BJP

Rahul knows he is staring at defeat: BJP

The BJP said Tuesday Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi knows “defeat stares at his face” as he shied away from a debate with its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. “Rahul recognises certain defeat stares at his face,” Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said, referring to Rahul Gandhi’s TV interview on Monday. “He had […]

Rahul Gandhi ill-informed about 1984 riots: BJP

Rahul Gandhi ill-informed about 1984 riots: BJP

The BJP Tuesday took Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi head on, saying he was ill-informed about the 1984 anti-sikh riots. Rahul Gandhi, in a TV interview Monday night, said the difference between the 1984 riots and the 2002 riots in Gujarat was that in the former, the government was trying to stop the violence while […]