New Delhi: Congress Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi is back on the party's panel of spokesperson. Singhvi had quit as the chairperson of Parliament Standing Committee on Law and Justice and as the Congress spokesperson following a CD controversy in April. After the CD allegedly featuring Singhvi surfaced, the Congress sidelined him and removed him from party's official spokespersons roster. Singhvi was the Vice-President of Congress's media cell.
Claiming that the CD is fabricated and morphed, Singhvi blamed his rivals and those opposing him of spreading canards and baseless allegations against him. "I have decided to resign as Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice. Personnel and Grievances and have informed the Hon'ble Congress President accordingly. I have also decided not to brief the press," Singhvi had said then.
"I have done this only to prevent even the slightest possible Parliamentary disruption regarding the purported CDs being circulated about me. Since I am a disciplined party soldier, I did not think it fit to subject the party to any inconvenience on this account. All allegations are patently baseless and false," he said in the letter.
Despite an injunction by the Delhi High, the video went viral on the Internet. The High Court had restrained media from publishing, telecasting and broadcasting the contents of the CD....
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04:18 PM, Nov 02, 2012
New Delhi: Faced with a corruption case during his tenure as the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister and Congress MP Virbhadra Singh has resigned from the Union Cabinet following the framing of charges against him and his wife Pratibha Singh. Virbhadra Singh is accused of misusing his office when he was the Himachal Pradesh chief minister in 1989 and granting favours to industrialists....
01:17 PM, Jun 26, 2012
The former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister has offered to resign but Congress President Sonia Gandhi is waiting for the High Court order. ...
12:01 PM, Jun 26, 2012
New Delhi: Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Virbhadra Singh is all set to resign from the Union Cabinet following the framing of corruption charges against him for allegedly misusing his office when he was the Himachal Pradesh chief minister in 1989. He will meet Prime Minister manmohan Singh at 12:30 PM on Tuesday and hand over his resignation letter. Claiming that he was being framed, Virbhadra Singh said,"Nobody...
11:53 AM, Jun 26, 2012
Chandigarh: A Shimla court has framed charges against former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Union Minister Virbhadra Singh in a case of criminal misconduct in 1989. Virbhadra Singh was allegedly heard in the CD speaking to some with industrialists to grant them favours. The CDs had recorded his conversations with industrialists during his tenure as the Himachal Pradesh chief minister in 1989. His political adversary Vijai Singh Mankotia had released...
12:46 PM, Jun 25, 2012
New Delhi: The post-recess budget session of Parliament resumed on Tuesday. The government is planning to bring in three key finance sector reforms " the Pension Regulatory Bill, the Insurance Bill and the Banking Reforms Bill " in the current session. The priority, however, will be to see that the Finance Bill is cleared by the House. It may not be smooth sailing for the government, however, as the Opposition...
11:14 AM, Apr 24, 2012
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi has quit as the chairperson of Parliament Standing Committee on Law and Justice and as the Congress spokesperson following the CD controversy. ...
09:35 PM, Apr 23, 2012
New Delhi: Congress Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi has quit as the chairperson of Parliament Standing Committee on Law and Justice and as the Congress spokesperson following the CD controversy. Following is the full text of Singhvi's statement on his resignation: I have decided to resign as Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice. Personnel and Grievances and have informed the Hon'ble Congress President accordingly. I have also decided...
06:30 PM, Apr 23, 2012
New Delhi: Congress Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi has quit as the chairperson of Parliament Standing Committee on Law and Justice and as the Congress spokesperson following the CD controversy. After the CD allegedly featuring Singhvi surfaced, the Congress sidelined him and removed him from party's official spokespersons roster. Singhvi was the Vice-President of Congress's media cell. Singhvi in a press release on Monday said that he had informed...
06:23 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Abhishek Singhvi CD controversy: Tonight at 10 pm CNN-IBN's Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts, is social media above the law of the land?
01:54 PM, Apr 23, 2012
New Delhi: Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday slammed social networking websites over the CD controversy surrounding him. The Supreme Court lawyer has accused the websites of using the CD for sensationalism. He further said, "This can happen to anyone and if this lawlessness is allowed to continue as it is, we all will be consumed shortly." Hitting out at social networking websites, Singhvi pointed that while there was...
12:18 PM, Apr 21, 2012
New Delhi: In another embarrassment for the Congress party, its spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi found himself in the midst of a CD controversy on Wednesday. While his name has been removed from the Press Conference roster, Singhvi insists it is because he is unwell. The man who used to vociferously defend his party is now almost being silenced. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, the suave lawyer turned politician, is feeling the heat...
12:07 AM, Apr 19, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday declined to comment on the CD controversy concerning chief party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi, saying it was a personal matter of the senior lawyer. When asked as to why Singhvi did not address the press briefing of the Congress party on Monday, party spokesperson Rashid Alvi said that the only information they had was that the leader was unwell. Alvi further dismissed any possibility...
05:09 PM, Apr 18, 2012
New Delhi: After the Delhi Police submitted a closure report saying that the CD showing conversation between Amar Singh, Shanti Bhushan and Mulayam Singh Yadav were genuine, Tis Hazari court on Monday is all set to pronounce its order on whether the report can be accepted or not. If the court rejects the report, Delhi police might be asked to investigate further, include the Chandigarh FSL report. If it accepts...
03:56 AM, Dec 12, 2011
New Delhi: Rebutting allegations levelled by Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan, Delhi Police on Tuesday said the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) or the Home Ministry have not shown any interest in denying him forensic reports on controversial CD purportedly featuring his father Shanti Bhushan. "It is totally false and baseless that Hon'ble Prime Minister's Office or Hon'ble Home Minister has taken any interest in the matter. The original reports with...
05:46 PM, Dec 06, 2011
Azamgarh: Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has said he would not initiate action against news channels if contents of the controversial CDs allegedly containing his telephonic conversations are aired by them. "The said CD is unauthorised and even the government has accepted the fact. Under such circumstances if the contents of the CD are aired by television channels, then I will take no action," Singh told reporters after a...
02:04 PM, May 15, 2011
New Delhi: Supreme Court lifted its gag order on media on publishing taped conversations of Amar Singh on Wednesday. Amar Singh may proceed against the telecom operator for illegally tapping his phone, the Apex court says. There has been suppression of facts by Amar Singh in the case, SC says. The former Samajwadi Party leader had filed a petition seeking restraint order in 2006, tapes can now be telecast and...
10:41 AM, May 11, 2011
Cyrus Broacha also talks about Amar Singh exclusive interview over Bhushan CD controversy. ...
10:22 AM, Apr 25, 2011
Hello and welcome to Devil's Advocate. How do Anna Hazare's closest supporters view the controversy surrounding the Bhushans? That's the key issue I should discuss today with Swami Agnivesh. Karan Thapar:Swami Agnivesh, let me start with a simple question. Are the Bhushans, the Achilles heel, the weak link in the Anna Hazare's movement? Swami Agnivesh: I would put it the other way around. They are the strongest link, because when...
09:22 AM, Apr 25, 2011
Hello and welcome to Devil's Advocate. How do Anna Hazare's closest supporters view the controversy surrounding the Bhushans? That's the key issue I should discuss today with Swami Agnivesh. Karan Thapar:Swami Agnivesh, let me start with a simple question. Are the Bhushans, the Achilles heel, the weak link in the Anna Hazare's movement? Swami Agnivesh: I would put it the other way around. They are the strongest link, because when ...
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