Dehradun: Rights activist Avdhash Kaushal on Friday sought a ban on the entry of BJP leaders Uma Bharati, Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank and environmentalist GD Aggarwal in any hydel project area in Uttarakhand and demanded their arrest under the NSA if they did so. Criticising these leaders for opposing the uplifting of the Dhari Devi temple which will pave the way for 330 mw Srinagar hydropower project, Kaushal, a Padmashree award recipient, said they have no right create obstacles as the Supreme Court has already given clearance to the much awaited uplifting of the ancient shrine.
These leaders had recently visited Srinagar to oppose the uplifting of the temple when locals showed them black flags and asked them to leave. "Uma Bharati, GD Aggarwal, Nishank and their followers should not be allowed in any hydro power project area and if they do so, they should be arrested under National Security Act," Kaushal, who runs a leading NGO in the city named RLEK, said.
Dams are the backbones of any civilisation as they play a crucial role in water conservation for irrigation, municipal supplies and industries, generating power, flood control, recreation navigation, river rafting etc, fish production and road bridges, Kaushal said. Kaushal also asked the state government to immediately restart the stalled hydro project of Lohari Nagpala (600 MW), whose resumption had also been recommended by President Pranab Mukherjee, when he was the chairperson of the Group of Ministers (GoM) looking into the matter.
"In view of substantial
05:10 PM, May 17, 2013
Etawah: BJP leader Uma Bharati on Tuesday alleged that UPA government was "afraid" of taking any action on China issue. Uma told reporters in Etawah, "Delaying any step on China issue was not in the national interest." On the issue of security of women in Delhi, the BJP leader alleged that the attitude of police towards women was not right. "Such incidents could be curbed if victims get speedy justice,"...
04:26 AM, May 01, 2013
Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday hit back at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying that Congress will be in a minority in Gujarat after the Assembly elections. Rubbishing Singh's remark that minorities were feeling "insecure" in the BJP-ruled state, BJP spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain said the results will show that Congress will be far short of majority. ...
07:25 PM, Dec 09, 2012
Varanasi: Taking pot shots at the Prime Minister, firebrand BJP leader Uma Bharati on Wednesday said if Manmohan Singh quits public life over allegations of corruptions she would gift him saffron robes. The Bharatiya Janata Party leader was commenting on Prime Minister's statement that if charges of graft levelled by Team Anna members were proved, he would quit public life. "If the prime minister is serious about his statement, I...
02:49 AM, May 31, 2012
Lucknow: Polling for the fifth phase of UP assembly elections covering 49 seats spread over 13 district, including Bundelkhand region, saw 50.16 per cent votes being cast till 3 pm. Fate of 829 candidates, including that of Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Shivpal Singh Yadav, BJP leader Uma Bharati and former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh would be decided by more than 1.56 crore electorates. The fifth phase...
06:16 AM, Feb 23, 2012
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will campaign in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, including in Charkari from where his once bete noire Uma Bharti is contesting. "Uma ji is definitely a big national leader and I also spoke to her. She asked me to campaign in Uttar Pradesh as well as in Charkari," Chouhan told mediapersons. "I will be going for campaigning in the first week of February...
01:00 AM, Jan 22, 2012
New Delhi: Accepting Uma Bharati's hold over OBC votes in Uttar Pradesh, BJP could field her as a candidate in the poll-bound state. Sources in BJP said party chief Nitin Gadkari was keen on giving nomination to Uma to woo OBC votes. Former Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, a Lodh leader, was a prominent OBC face of the party in the state. Sources said it was not yet clear whether Gadkari...
11:31 PM, Jan 17, 2012
New Delhi: On the mat over its anti-corruption agenda after induction of tainted former Uttar Pradesh minister Babu Singh Kushwaha, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday brushed off the controversy, saying "it was a closed chapter" with the membership being suspended. "The party has suspended Kushwaha's membership. For us, it is a closed chapter," BJP spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told reporters. Kushwaha's induction, aimed at attracting the other backward class...
12:37 AM, Jan 11, 2012
Haridwar: The BJP is leaving no stone unturned to campaign against the Congress in the upcoming assembly elections in five states - Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa. Party leader Uma Bharti met yoga guru Baba Ramdev in Haridwar late Thursday evening. Ramdev had earlier announced his plans to campaign against corrupt and tainted leaders in all the five poll-bound states from January 10. Ramdev, however, did not disclose...
10:20 AM, Jan 06, 2012
Uma Bharati alleged that the Sadhvi was beaten up in the custody by ATS. ...
12:37 AM, Dec 22, 2009
Commission chairperson had shouted at journos on Monday. ...
02:16 PM, Nov 24, 2009
December 6, 1992 can't be wiped off party's list of troubles. ...
07:49 PM, Jun 30, 2009
Former BJP leader says she's ready to be hanged for event. ...
12:48 PM, Jun 30, 2009
Uma Bharati is leaving no stone unturned to cosy up to Advani. ...
01:37 PM, Mar 19, 2009
Uma Bharati says she will support BJP's LK Advani for the next PM. ...
03:27 AM, Mar 19, 2009
Expelled BJP leader Uma Bharati is trying to warm up to her former party. ...
05:11 PM, Mar 17, 2009
Says the press blew the slapping incident out of proportion. ...
04:21 PM, Nov 07, 2008
She however apologised to Anil Rai by showering kisses on him. ...
11:21 AM, Nov 06, 2008
Anil Rai says he was disgusted by the way he was treated by Uma Bharati. ...
07:39 AM, Nov 06, 2008
She made amends at a press conference at Anil Rai's residence. ...
05:36 PM, Nov 05, 2008
