The Railways are a state within a state with the attitude of a village. Successive railway ministers in the past two decades, most notably Mamata Banerjee and Ram Vilas Paswan, have driven the Railways to rack and ruin. Commentators in the media have excoriated them and rightly so. But the faceless gnomes of the Railway Board cannot escape blame for hollowing out the organisation from within. They are unworthy of...
12:05 AM, Mar 13, 2012
Lucknow: Releasing his party manifesto for Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday said his party would contest on all 403 seats in the state. "The party has decided to contest on all 403 seats in the state, however, LJP will not field candidates on those seats from where prominent candidates of Congress, SP and Peace Party are in the fray," Paswan said....
04:28 PM, Jan 31, 2012
Patna: LJP Supremo Ram Vilas Paswan on Sunday held NDA responsible for non-passege of Lokpal Bill in Parliament. "NDA is responsible for non-passege of Lokpal Bill in Parliament.. In fact its intention for Lokpal is doubtful," Paswan said. NDA had accorded full support to Anna Hazare, but now raised the question on the federal structure of the country, he said. He suggested that the appointment of Lokayukta and his dismissal...
07:58 PM, Jan 08, 2012
New Delhi: Taking a dig at Anna Hazare for resorting to "mobocracy" in pushing his demand for a strong Lokpal, Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday said the government should not bow down to pressure and rush with the legislation. "Who is Anna? Why should he dictate terms to parliament? The government should not bow down to his pressure," said Paswan during the debate on the bill...
03:49 AM, Dec 30, 2011
The clamour for inclusion of quota in the Lokpal Bill is becoming louder as the Government agrees to introduce the Bill. ...
10:39 PM, Dec 19, 2011
New Delhi: The clamour for inclusion of quota in the Lokpal Bill is becoming louder as the Government agrees to introduce the Bill in Parliament in the winter session itself. Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh and Lok Janshakti Party president Ram Vilas Paswan have reiterated their demand for reservation in Lokpal - while the BJP has called it a political stunt. Team Anna meanwhile has been silent on the issue...
09:48 PM, Dec 19, 2011
New Delhi: The clamour for inclusion of quota in the Lokpal Bill is becoming louder as the Government agrees to introduce the Bill in Parliament in the winter session itself. "Don't think the Government is dangling carrot, but how can demand of 165 MPs on reservation be ignored? We will carry on our agitation, even as Anna used a Dalit girl to break his fast," said Ram Vilas Paswan. "Reservation...
01:31 PM, Dec 19, 2011
New Delhi: Team Anna is reaching out to the members of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Lokpal Bill to ensure that their concerns are addressed in the recommendations they will be sending. Activist Arvind Kejriwal has held meetings with LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan, Shailendra Kumar and S Semmalai among others in the past few days. Sources said Kejriwal has been urging the members for including their demand of putting CBI's...
07:29 PM, Nov 18, 2011
New Delhi: Though his son is an active member of Lok Janshakti Party, politician Ram Vilas Paswan says he was not disappointed when Chirag decided to choose Bollywood over politics. Chirag is all set for his debut with 'Miley Naa Miley Hum' opposite Kangana Ranaut, and Paswan, 65, said doing movies was Chirag's own decision and he encouraged his son's choice. "I am really happy for my son. It was...
04:23 PM, Nov 02, 2011
New Delhi: Newcomer Chirag Paswan, son of politician Ram Vilas Paswan, admits his strong backing helped him in getting an easy entry into tinsel town, but says only talent sustains in the competitive industry. "I have gone through my own struggle as well. But I won't shy away from saying that a heavyweight surname helps one get an easy entry into the film industry. In fact, why just films, it...
06:42 PM, Nov 01, 2011
New Delhi: Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan has no regrets that his son, Chirag, has chosen Bollywood over politics as his career. He says he is proud of his son's choice, and hopes he is able to reach the top in the film industry post his debut 'Miley Na Miley Hum'. "Chirag has our support in whichever field he goes to. I only wish that he goes to...
05:00 PM, Nov 01, 2011
New Delhi: The Bihar Opposition stalled the assembly proceedings on Wednesday demanding Nitish Kumar's resignation, a day after IBN 7 exposed how the high and mighty of Bihar had all managed to get huge plots of land from the Bihar Industrial development Authority. They criticised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying that he had lost the moral right to rule. RJD leader Ram Kripal Yadav said, "the Chief Minister should...
10:29 AM, Jul 21, 2011
New Delhi: LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday came out strongly in support of Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on atrocities against farmers in Bhatta Parsaul village in Greater Noida and attacked BJP for 'cornering' a 'responsible' person. "We condemn this all round attack on Rahul Gandhi by political parties including BJP and BSP. Gandhi is being attacked to divert attention from the main issue of atrocities on farmers...
10:41 PM, May 19, 2011
Bhabhua/Buxar: Holding non-Congress governments responsible for Bihar's backwardness during the past 20 years, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the NDA government for its "failure" to utilise thousands of crores of rupees sent by the Centre to benefit the poor. "This is time that people of the state decide their future with the elections hardly a couple of days away...the non-Congress ruled governments are responsible for the backwardness and...
05:35 PM, Nov 17, 2010
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