Digvijaya Singh

Cong help for SP: no candidate against Dimple

New Delhi: In what could be seen as a proof of growing bonhomie between the Congress and the Samjawadi Party, Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh said he will not field any candidate in the Kannauj Lok Sabha by-poll against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's wife, Dimple, who will be filing her nomination on Tuesday. The Congress' decision is in sharp contrast to the 2009 by-election to the Firozabad Lok...  

BJP split wide open, Gadkari upset with Advani

New Delhi: The war between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party president Nitin Gadkari and L K Advani is now out in the open. Hours after the veteran leader slammed Gadkari for poor leadership, reports suggested that the party president was upset with the frontal attack on him. According to reports, a meeting has been called by Gadkari at his residence to discuss the impact of the bandh, where Advani and...  

Rahul Gandhi to begin review of UP poll debacle

New Delhi: A blame-game over the Congress debacle in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls is expected to begin on Thursday when Rahul Gandhi sets out on the task of analysing the outcome which has come as a rude shock to the party. Gandhi, who led the party in the crucial polls, will be meeting state party leaders in a move to set the house in order ahead of the Lok Sabha...  

'Corruption won't end merely by framing a law'

Guna (MP): As Anna Hazare revived his Lokpal agitation on Sunday by holding a day-long hunger strike in New Delhi, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh accused his team of exploiting him and observed that corruption will not end merely by framing a law. "Corruption will end with a strong willpower and not by merely enacting a law," Singh said. Targeting Team Anna, he said "its four prominent members are exploiting Hazare...  

Respond to allegation by Anshuman: Digvijaya to BJP

Guna: Congress General Secretary, Digvijaya Singh on Sunday said that the BJP should respond to the allegations levelled by NRI businessman Anshuman Mishra, who was denied Rajya Sabha nomination from Jharkhand. "The statements of Mishra have exposed the BJP. In the 2G case, Mishra had introduced Shahid Balwa (Swan Telecom) to the senior BJP leader Dr Murli Manohar Joshi. He (Joshi) should have revealed this earlier," Singh told reporters in...  

Porngate exposed real face of BJP: Digvijaya

Guna (MP): Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh has said that the recent porngate scandals in Karnataka and Gujarat Assemblies have exposed the real face of the BJP and the clean chit given to the accused MLAs in the Narendra Modi-led government was a foregone conclusion. "The porngate scandals in Karnataka and Gujarat have shown the true face of the BJP..The clean chit given to Gujarat BJP MLAs does not come...  

MP govt neck deep in corruption: Digvijaya Singh

Rewa: AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh today said the ruling BJP government of Madhya Pradesh was not only indulged in "rampant" corruption but has also been anti-poor. "Rampant corruption is prevailing in Madhya Pradesh and when a poor man approaches to any official with his/her problems, they, because of pressure from the top did not even hear their complaints," Singh said. He was speaking at the Jan Kranti Yatra launched...  

UPA woos SP for support at the Centre

Lucknow: With the Trinamool Congress proving to be a difficult ally, the Congress is actively wooing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to ride in as its saviour. Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh said the Samajwadi Party has supported UPA I and UPA II. "Mulayam Singh is welcome to the UPA," said Digvijaya. The new found warmth is obvious. Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's party has 19 MPs. Samajwadi Party...  

As Mamata fumes, Congress praises Mulayam

After Digvijaya Singh, Congress leader Rita Joshi says Mulayam's statements are very positive. ...

IPS officer killed: Will his family get justice?

Bhopal: A day after a young IPS officer in Madhya Pradesh was crushed to death by a tractor-trolley allegedly carrying illegally mined stones, the brutal murder has forced the Chief Minister to order a judicial inquiry. IPS Officer Narendra Kumar's father said his son was under pressure to go slow against the mining mafia. But the state police denies any role of the mining mafia in the killing. Narendra Kumar...  

IPS officer's murder a conspiracy: Digvijaya

Bhopal: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday alleged that the murder of IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh in Morena district on Thursday was a well-planned conspiracy by the mining mafia. "I have no doubt in my mind that the killing of the IPS officer is not a stray incident," he told. Seeking to downplay the Madhya Pradesh government's decision to order a judicial probe into the incident, Digvijaya said "nothing...  

Chouhan's relatives involved in illegal mining: Digvijaya

Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh said the BJP was involved in illegal mining in the state. ...

IPS officer killing: MP CM orders judicial probe

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday ordered a judicial enquiry into the alleged killing of Narendra Kumar, a 30-year-old IPS officer, in Morena. He was allegedly mowed down by a tractor-trolley on Thursday, when he tried to stop the vehicle carrying illegally mined stone. The announcement by the Chief Minister came after the IPS officer was cremated in Bhopal on Friday afternoon. Meanwhile, hitting out at...  

Grateful to Maya for giving us credit: Digvijaya

New Delhi: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday took a dig at Mayawati for her contention that his party was responsible for the defeat of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. "We are grateful to Mayawatiji for giving Congress party the credit of defeating BSP," Singh told reporters in New Delhi. Singh was speaking at AICC headquarters after Congress president Sonia Gandhi held a meeting...  

Rahul Gandhi can't be confined to UP: Digvijaya

New Delhi: Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh has said that the loss in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election needs introspection, adding that the party failed to convince the voter that they were in a position to defeat the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Digvijaya also took the responsibility for the poor performance of the party in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. He said, "I am a loyalist of the Congress...  

Cong will publish poll expense details: Digvijaya

Digvijaya Singh said that the Congress will share its expense details with the EC not with Team Anna. ...

Cong would get at least 100 seats in UP: Digvijaya

Bhopal: Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Sunday said that he did not believe the exit polls' prediction that his party would win less than 40 seats in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election. "We all know that exit polls have gone wrong in the past, and this will happen now again," he said. Asked how many seats he expected Congress to win, Singh said, "At least one hundred." He added...  

Blame me, not Rahul if we lose UP: Digvijaya

New Delhi: UPA General Secretary Rahul Gandhi may have attracted the crowds in Uttar Pradesh but not the votes with the Congress vote-share set to dip. Congress General secretary Digvijaya Singh put up a brave front and said that he and not Rahul will be responsible if the party does badly in Uttar Pradesh. "I have always held that leadership can create a wave, can create the enthusiasm but it...  

'Possibility of Prez rule in UP can't be ruled out'

New Delhi: After Sriprakash Jaiswal, another Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday suggested that the possibility of President's rule in Uttar Pradesh in face of a hung assembly cannot be ruled out altogether. "Every political party if it has majority has the right to form government. If two, three or even 14 parties or 16 parties can together notch up a majority they have a right. "And if no party...  

Blame me not Rahul if poll results not in favour: Digvijaya

New Delhi: Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Friday said he and not Rahul Gandhi should be held responsible if election results in Uttar Pradesh are not in favour of the party. He also refused to put the blame on Rahul, who had led the party's campaign in Uttar Pradesh, in case of such an eventuality. Singh said that he as the AICC general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Rita...