Batla House Encounter

Kanpur: Rahul shown black flags during road show

Kanpur: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Monday invited the Election Commission's wrath by not taking up the route it had prescribed to the leader for his road campaign in Kanpur. Kanpur District Magistrate Hari Om said that Rahul stuck to his route, despite having been assigned an alternative route by the EC.

"We had allotted a separate route for Rahul's roadshow considering he would have faced traffic," the official said. "The route of the road show would have ended in a traffic jam. We had given them an alternate route. It was for the safety of Rahul Gandhi as well. But he did follow our orders and carried on his road show. This is violation of rules. We will see what action needs to be taken. We may take action against Rahul Gandhi as well."

Sources say Rahul may be accused of violating the model code of conduct.

Meanwhile, Rahul was shown black flags by a few supporters of the Ulema Council who were protesting against the Batla house encounter. Some even threw flags at the Congress leader as he waved out at the crowds....more

05:13 PM, Feb 20, 2012

Cong enacting drama on Batla House encounter: Maya

by Press Trust of India

Jaunpur/Varanasi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today alleged that Congress was enacting a "drama" on the Batla House encounter and said the Muslim community should exercise vigilance against such "designs". "Congress is enacting a drama on the Batla House encounter case... had it been really serious it would have ordered a judicial probe so that the reality could come before people," Mayawati told an election rally. Instead of a probe,...

02:41 AM, Feb 11, 2012

BJP asks PM to break silence on Batla encounter

by Press Trust of India

New Delhi: Taking exception to Law Minister Salman Khurshid raking up the Batla House encounter in UP poll campaign, the BJP on Friday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to "break his silence" and clear the clouds over the "sensitive" issue. "The Prime Minister would have to break his silence...The Prime Minister should make it clear today itself if his Home Minister is speaking the truth or his Law Minister," said...

05:27 PM, Feb 10, 2012

'Sonia cried on hearing about Batla encounter'

by CNN-IBN

Azamgarh: Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid is at it again. During a rally speech at Azamgarh, the Congress minister raised up the controversial issue of Batla House encounter and said that Sonia Gandhi had tears in her eyes when she heard about it. "When Sonia Gandhi saw pictures of the Batla House encounter, she had tears in her eyes and she ordered a thorough probe," he is heard telling the...

10:57 AM, Feb 10, 2012

'Cong doing politics on Batla House encounter'

by Press Trust of India

Lucknow: Accusing Congress of doing politics on the Batla House encounter case, BJP President Nitin Gadkari on Monday sought an explanation from Sonia Gandhi on the "contradictory" statements by the government and her party leaders on the issue. "In Batla House encounter, while Prime Minister and Home Minister are saying something else, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh is saying something else...party president Sonia Gandhi should clarify the situation," Gadkari said,...

03:14 AM, Jan 17, 2012

BJP seeks PM's clarification on Batla encounter

by Press Trust of India

Lucknow: The BJP on Sunday said contradictory statements by Congress leaders on the Batla encounter were dangerous for internal security and demanded a clarification from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue. "The Prime Minister should clarify whether Union Home Minister Chidambaram is correct or party general secretary Digvijaya Singh. "The state of confusion over the issue of terrorism is dangerous for country's internal security," BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi...

08:39 PM, Jan 15, 2012

Cong stands exposed on Batla House encounter

by Pallavi Ghosh,CNN-IBN

New Delhi: The Congress stands exposed while trying to compete with the Samajwadi Party to woo the Muslim vote in Uttar Pradesh. Different voices from within the party have made the doublespeak on sub-quota and the Batla Encounter issues evident. In Azamgarh, where most of the accused in Batla House encounter come from, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh asked for a retrial of what he calls fake encounter. This also because...

07:18 AM, Jan 14, 2012

Cong disowns Khurshid's 9 pc Muslim quota

by CNN-IBN

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday distanced itself from the promise of Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid to provide 9 per cent sub quota for Muslims under the OBC category. Addressing a press conference, Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi said providing 9 per cent quota to OBC Muslims might be an individual view of the law minister. The move has possibly been taken as the Congress has got feedback hinting that...

05:49 PM, Jan 13, 2012

Batla House encounter was genuine: Chidambaram

by CNN-IBN

New Delhi: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday rubbished the claims made by Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh that the Batla House encounter was fake. The home minister said that the encounter was genuine, adding that the matter rests where it stands today. He further said that there was no need to open the matter again. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, the home minister also talked about...

05:11 PM, Jan 12, 2012

Batla House shootout: Court paves way for trial

by IANS

New Delhi: Paving the way for the trial to begin, a Delhi court on Tuesday formally slapped charges against Shahzad Ahmed, a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist, arrested in south Delhi's Batla House shootout in which a Delhi Police inspector was killed in 2008. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar framed the charges against Shahzad Ahmed alias Pappu. Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma of Delhi Police's specialised anti-terror squad, Special Cell,...

08:13 PM, Feb 15, 2011