The BJP has reiterated its demand that Law Minister Ashwani Kumar must resign or be sacked. An SIT has been constituted under the SC to investigate the scam, needle of which also points to the Prime Minister. ...
04:09 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Reacting on the Supreme Court's decision on Devinder Pal Bhullar's petition, BJP Rajya Sabha member Balbir Punj said the apex court's judgement should be respected. "Those who dare to challenge the authority of the state and those who wage a war against the state will also have to face the consequences," he said. ...
04:08 PM, Apr 12, 2013
New Delhi: The main Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has rejected the demand of the Italian government of trying two of its marines in Rome, saying the duo should be tried under Indian law. "Italians can say whatever they want. Facts don't change. Italians killed two Indians in Indian waters. They should be tried in India under Indian law," BJP leader Balbir Punj said. Backing the BJP's views, the Minister...
01:40 PM, Mar 24, 2013
While some Congress and Samajwadi party leaders have come out in support of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt after the Supreme Court sentenced him to five years in jail in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case and said that he should be pardoned, the BJP has questioned the proposals. ...
02:02 PM, Mar 22, 2013
BJP leader and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has found support from an unexpected quarter. Congress minister Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that Wharton should have heard him out. ...
01:26 PM, Mar 06, 2013
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Thursday expressed regret over his 'Hindu terror' remark and said he had no intention to link terror to any religion. ...
08:36 PM, Feb 20, 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
The main Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reacted sharply to the statements made by the accused mastermind of 2008 Mumbai massacre Hafiz Saeed and demanded a sharp response from the government. "Government of India needs to pull up its socks and international pressure must be brought upon the Pakistan government to treat Saeed as a war criminal and he should be brought to justice," said BJP leader Balbir Punj....
02:15 PM, Jan 12, 2013
New Delhi: Visa woes continue for senior BJP leader Narendra Modi ahead of the Gujarat elections as 25 US lawmakers urged their government not to go the UK way and continue to deny a visa to the Gujarat Chief Minister. Calling the US lawmakers's move a bid to defame Modi, BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said that people of Gujarat would give an answer to this. "This is a propaganda against...
11:09 AM, Dec 04, 2012
Refuting corruption charges against BJP president Nitin Gadkari, party leader Balbir Punj said that the media cannot be the judge in the case. "Allegations are common in politics. Our president is ready for any probe," said Punj. He added, "The media should not judge anything. It is the job of the investigators." ...
05:42 PM, Oct 24, 2012
Taking a tough stance on the rising number of rapes in the country, especially after a spate of incidents were reported in Haryana, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that strictest action will be taken against the culprits. Visiting the rape victims in Jind, Haryana, Sonia slammed khap panchayats saying India was a democracy and the law of the land was in the hands of the judiciary and "no ...
12:23 PM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: BJP on Sunday hit out at Congress saying its isolation is complete with UPA allies not being able to live up with its "arrogance" after indications emerged that Trinamool Congress may consider pulling out its ministers from the Centre over diesel hike and FDI issues. Party leader Balbir Punj also demanded that a special session of Parliament should be summoned and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should resign immediately....
03:22 AM, Sep 17, 2012
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde had said that the public memory is short and it would soon forget the coal scam, like the Bofors. ...
08:04 PM, Sep 16, 2012
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Sunday invited ire from the Opposition for his remark that the coal controversy, like the Bofors scam, will soon be forgotten. "Earlier the Bofors was a talking point. People forgot about it. Now it is coal. This too will be forgotten," Shinde said in a lighter vein at a function in Pune on Saturday. "Once hands are washed off coal, they...
09:51 AM, Sep 16, 2012
New Delhi: There was absolute bedlam in Parliament on Tuesday as the House took up the Mumbai violence and Assam riots issues. While the Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon following an uproar by the Opposition, the Rajya Sabha saw BJP leader Balbir Punj slamming the Mumbai protests as "Intelligence failure". "The Saturday violence in Mumbai raises many key issues. In a democracy, every one has a right to protest,...
12:35 PM, Aug 14, 2012
New Delhi: Soon after Rahul Gandhi said he was looking for a more "proactive role" in politics, the BJP said it was his "family business", and alleged that the Congress general secretary was already "calling the shots" without any responsibilities. "It is a family business. He already is active, all what may happen is his nomenclature may change from general secretary to something else," Bharatiya Janata Party leader Balbir Punj...
06:11 PM, Jul 19, 2012
New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday criticised YSR Congress Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy's arrest by the CBI, calling it an act of political vendetta by the Congress. "The timing of the arrest is questionable," BJP leader Balbir Punj said. "It looks like political vendetta. The CBI is the instrument of the UPA," he added. Meanwhile, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) welcomed the YSR Congress chief's...
08:43 PM, May 27, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday asked the government to disclose how a sensitive letter on defence preparedness written by Army chief VK Singh to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was leaked. Raising the issue in Rajya Sabha during zero hour, BJP MP Balbir Punj asked the government to disclose who was behind the leak. "Forty-seven days have passed and we do not know who was responsible for the...
08:43 PM, May 15, 2012
BJP leader Balbir Punj added that the BJP was proud of Narendra Modi for the statements and orders issued by him on the fateful day of the Godhra riots. ...
04:08 PM, Apr 09, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for Defence Minister AK Antony to be sacked over a report citing suspicious movement of Army units towards Delhi. BJP leader Balbir Punj said the Defence Minister must be held accountable. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has also demanded an explanation from the Prime Minister. He tweeted, "Read Indian Express story about armed forces. PM should clear the air so that...
11:54 AM, Apr 04, 2012
