Bangalore: BJP's star campaigner and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a virulent attack on the Congress, especially on its vice president Rahul Gandhi, who he termed "a child born with a golden spoon", asking people never to vote for the party.
"Even by mistake don't vote for the Congress as it will ruin Karnataka and the country. Say goodbye to the Congress by voting for our party's lotus (kamal) symbol and free the country from its clutches," thundered Modi at a mammoth Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election rally here ahead of the state legislative assembly poll May 5, 2013.
Cautioning the people against falling prey to the Congress and its leaders, Modi mocked at Gandhi for saying the state's ruling BJP had set a world record in corruption when its own central government was steeped in multi-crore scams like the 2G, Commonwealth Games and coal block allotments.
"It's shocking to hear Rahul saying our party's government in this state had set a world record in corruption. To know the magnitude of corruption the Congress is steeped in, Rahul should start with number 1 from 7, Race Course Road and add zeros till he reaches 10, Janpath in New Delhi to know how many zeros makes Rs.1.7-lakh crore, the amount the nation lost in the 2G scam," Modi said evoking applause from about 30,000-strong gathering....
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04:41 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Bangalore: In a scathing attack on ruling UPA, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Sunday accused the Congress-led government of being steeped in corruption and passing the blame on allies whenever it comes under attack for irregularities. "Congress sarkar ka bhrashtachar hawa, zameen aur pataal tak hai (The corruption by Congress govt has reached air, land and underworld)," Swaraj said at a BJP rally in Bangalore for the May five 2013...
03:20 AM, Apr 22, 2013
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday questioned sacked CWG organizing committee chief Suresh Kalmadi and recorded his statement in connection with its probe into alleged money laundering in the run up to the 2010 sporting extravaganza. The agency questioned Kalmadi for the second time in less than a month. He was questioned in a separate case of alleged forex violations on March 25 by the agency. Kalmadi has denied...
03:56 AM, Apr 18, 2013
CBI has forwarded to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) the summons to be served abroad to three officials of Switzerland-based Swiss Timing Limited for their alleged role in a 2010 Commonwealth Games related corruption case in which Suresh Kalmadi among others is facing trial. The agency has filed the copy of the March 26 letter sent to the MHA before a Delhi court after it had directed the CBI...
12:49 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Sacked CWG organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi was on Monday questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with its probe into alleged forex violations in the run up to the 2010 sporting extravaganza. ...
08:12 PM, Mar 25, 2013
Switzerland-based Swiss Timing Ltd has been put on trial for allegedly conspiring and cheating the exchequer in a Commonwealth Games scam case, involving Suresh Kalmadi and nine others, by a Delhi court which also asked CBI to file a chargesheet against the firm's 3 senior officials. ...
06:29 PM, Mar 07, 2013
Former Commonwealth Games chief Suresh Kalmadi still remains defiant and unwilling to let go of his sporting appointments. Abhay Singh Chautala's elevation to the presidency of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) may not have had the sanction of the International Olympic Committee(IOC) but it officially ended Kalmadi's 16-year reign as the undisputed boss of Indian sports. ...
07:29 AM, Feb 05, 2013
CBI faces challenge of proving direct link between Suresh Kalmadi, Swiss Timing. Omar Abdullah assures security to girl band in Jammu and Kashmir. ...
11:55 PM, Feb 04, 2013
A special CBI court on Monday framed charges against Suresh Kalmadi for allegedly favouring Swiss Timing in the run up to the Commonwealth Games and causing a loss of Rs 95 crore to the exchequer. ...
11:47 PM, Feb 04, 2013
Tough times are ahead for the man who once headed one of India's top sporting bodies. A special CBI court on Monday framed charges against Suresh Kalmadi for allegedly favouring Swiss Timing in the run up to the Commonwealth Games and causing a loss of Rs 95 crore to the exchequer. ...
07:44 PM, Feb 04, 2013
While a Central Bureau of Investigation court in Delhi framed charges against sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairperson Suresh Kalmadi and 9 others in the TSR scam, the Bharatiya Janata Party alleged that the CBI was silent on Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's role. Kalmadi has pleaded not guilty in the case. ...
12:51 PM, Feb 04, 2013
Over two years after the Commonwealth Games, a Delhi court is framed charges against sacked organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi and nine others in the TSR scam first reported by CNN-IBN. Kalmadi pleaded not guilty in the court. All the accused in the case are out on bail. ...
10:48 AM, Feb 04, 2013
Over two years after the Commonwealth Games, a Delhi court is likely to frame charges against sacked organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi and nine others in the TSR scam first reported by CNN-IBN. Kalmadi, Lalit Bhanot, VK Verma and others have been charged with cheating, criminal conspiracy, destruction of evidence and the Prevention of Corruption Act. ...
08:22 AM, Feb 04, 2013
CBI has received from the UK a reply to its judicial request sent in a Commonwealth Games scam case related to alleged cost inflation in laying down turfs for the lawn ball event, paving way for filing of charge sheet. CBI sources said British authorities have sent execution report of the Letters Rogatory which would be used as evidence to buttress the case of the agency. ...
06:34 PM, Jan 13, 2013
Former CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi will face trial in a Delhi court on Thursday in the Commonwealth Games Scam. Kalmadi has been charged with cheating and conspiracy after allegedly abusing his office and causing a loss over Rs 90 crore to the exchequer ...
10:32 AM, Jan 10, 2013
The year 2012 saw the Delhi High Court ordering day-to-day trial of sexual offence cases in the aftermath of the brutal gangrape case besides some judicial interventions for loosening decades-old grip of politicians on sports bodies. ...
12:10 PM, Dec 28, 2012
New Delhi: A Congress member in Public Accounts Committee on Friday suggested calling former head of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Suresh Kalmadi before the Parliamentary panel examining CAG report on games irregularities, but its chairman and BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi seemed disinclined. Sanjay Nirupam made this "suggestion" when the PAC was discussing the CAG report on Commonwealth Games scam on Friday. He said when the panel is discussing the...
02:26 AM, Oct 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has ruled that Suresh Kalmadi cannot contest the election for the Indian Olympic Association chief any more. The court has ordered the IOA polls to be held on the basis of the sports code. The sports code doesn't allow more than three terms for the IOA chief. Kalmadi has headed the IOA for 18 years. Kalmadi is out on bail in connection with the...
01:59 PM, Sep 13, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday held as "maintainable" a complaint against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and others alleging their involvement in large-scale corruption during the 2010 Commonwealth Games. "I find the complaint maintainable," Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Manish Yaduvanshi said. The court also issued a notice to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and Additional DCP of the Economic Offences Wing of Delhi Police to appear in person...
06:45 PM, Aug 31, 2012
New Delhi: A special court is likely to take cognisance of the CBI's chargesheet in the 2010 Commonwealth Games Queen Baton Relay case. Former organising committee members TS Darbari, Sanjay Mahendroo and M Jaychandran have been accused of financial irregularities. The scam-hit Commonwealth Games Organising Committee is currently facing 45 legal cases filed by private companies seeking outstanding payment for their CWG-related work. ...
08:52 AM, Aug 27, 2012
