New Delhi: RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy, who has mediated on behalf of beleaguered BJP President Nitin Gadkari following allegations against him of dubious funding by his company Purthi Sugar and Power cropped up, on Wednesday came out in his support saying he is "legally and morally" clear. "Re Gadkari. I examined legal & moral aspect. The 14 questioned cos belong Nagpur group that invested in Purti in 2004 and told...
12:00 AM, Nov 08, 2012
A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) top leadership announced its support to its President Nitin Gadkari, Ram Jethmalani once again targeted him saying the party won't collapse if he would resign. "Party won't collapse if he resigns. His presence would weaken partys fight against corruption as we will be morally weak," reiterated the senior BJP leader. Meanwhile, the RSS continues to show its support towards Gadkari with its ...
11:47 PM, Nov 07, 2012
New Delhi: There is more trouble for BJP President Nitin Gadkari's aide Ajay Sancheti. Sources in the coal ministry say that the Inter Ministerial Group has deallocated a coal block in Chhattisgarh where Sancheti was a mine developer and operator. The block belonged to the Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation. Of all of the 19 blocks in the government sector, eight have been deallocated. This is a significant considering Chhattisgarh is...
03:48 PM, Nov 07, 2012
Mumbai: BJP's oldest ally Shiv Sena on Wednesday said that while LK Advani "lost ground" due to the Jinnah remarks controversy, similarly Nitin Gadkari has been jolted because of the Swami Vivekananda comments row. "Advani lost ground over his Jinnah remarks and Gadkari has been jolted because of the Swami Vivekananda comments row," Sena chief Bal Thackeray said in an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana'. In 2005, Advani's description of...
03:03 PM, Nov 07, 2012
Leading the charge against BJP President Nitin Gadkari is senior leader Ram Jethmalani, whose son Mahesh Jethmalani quit the BJP national executive last week. He insisted that Gadkari must step down to avoid weakening BJP's fight against corruption. ...
02:47 PM, Nov 07, 2012
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari met party leaders Rajnath Singh and Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday morning. This came hours after the core group meet on Tuesday night, where it announced its support for Gadkari as party chief. The party leadership was also briefed by S Gurumurthy at the meet about Gadkari's businesses. But still defiant, senior leader Ram Jethmalani insisted that Gadkari must step down to avoid...
02:40 PM, Nov 07, 2012
New Delhi: RSS on Wednesday disapproved of Nitin Gadkari's comments on Swami Vivekananda saying one should be "careful" about public sentiments, but refrained from saying anything on his continuation as party chief in the wake of letters against him by Ram Jethmalani. "People like Swami Vivekananda are very respected people across the world. So when we talk about them...we have to keep in mind that sentiments of millions of people...
03:31 AM, Nov 07, 2012
The Bharatiya Janata Party is split wide open over the continuation of Nitin Gadkari as the party President. ...
11:56 PM, Nov 06, 2012
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11:53 PM, Nov 06, 2012
The BJP on Tuesday reiterated its support to embattled party president Nitin Gadkari amidst demands by party member Ram Jethmalani that he resign. ...
10:20 PM, Nov 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party core group meet ended at 9.30 pm on Tuesday, with party members reiterating their support to embattled party president Nitin Gadkari. Coming out of the meet, BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Gadkari's emissary and RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy was present during the meet and briefed the party members about the business dealings of Gadkari. "We have full faith in Nitin Gadkari. He...
09:36 PM, Nov 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is split wide open over the continuation of Nitin Gadkari as the party President. Senior BJP leader LK Advani skipped the Core Group meeting at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday with sources saying that he is extremely upset and unhappy with his colleagues for not acting against Gadkari, who is facing allegations of corruption. The meeting venue witnessed more drama...
08:30 PM, Nov 06, 2012
New Delhi: After standing firm for most part of the day, senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani appeared to be softening his stand on party president Nitin Gadkari whom he had been pressing to resign following corruption allegations. However, after party leaders, encouraged by the RSS, gave its strong backing to the embattled leader, Jethmalani said he would "examine the documents regarding Gadkari" before deciding his next step. Jethmalani said this...
06:56 PM, Nov 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is holding a core group meet on Tuesday evening amidst the crisis over party president Nitin Gadkari. The meet will be attended by senior party leaders LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Nitin Gadkari, Ananth Kumar, Rajnath Singh, Ram Lal, Venkaiah Naidu, Dharmendra Pradhan, Ravi Shankar Prasad, JP Nadda, V Satish, Vinay Sahastrabuddhe and Vijay Goel. The meeting comes a few hours after...
06:29 PM, Nov 06, 2012
Jamnagar: A complaint has been filed in the Jamnagar sessions court of Gujarat against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari for drawing a comparison between Swami Vivekanda and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. Harshad Bhatt, a Congress worker filed the court complaint on Tuesday, contending that Gadkari should be prosecuted for hurting the sentiments of Indians. The matter has been admitted and posted to November 9 for hearing. Earlier, Gadkari...
04:53 PM, Nov 06, 2012
New Delhi: Despite pressure from within the party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari looks safe with support from the party top brass as well as the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS). Amidst demand from BJP leaders for Gadkari's resignation, senior party leader Sushma Swaraj came out strongly in Gadkari's support. "The media reports that I am not supporting Shri Nitin Gadkari are absolutely false. I have always supported him...
03:48 PM, Nov 06, 2012
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari has expressed regret over his controversial statement on Vivekananda once again. In a statement, he said, "I would like to reiterate that I never compared Swami Vivekananda with anyone. I had absolutely no intention to project Swami Vivekananda in bad light. If my words about Swami Vivekananda have hurt the public sentiments in any manner, I express my sincere regrets." The BJP...
03:16 PM, Nov 06, 2012
New Delhi: BJP leader Ram Jethmalani on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on his party president Nitin Gadkari and also targeted Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi. The mercurial lawyer demanded Gadkari's resignation, saying that the move will save the party's image and called Rahul Gandhi an "illiterate". "He should resign or it will damage the party's image. If he takes time it will damage the partys image. He should resign...
02:55 PM, Nov 06, 2012
New Delhi: It is being proposed that Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani takes over as the interim president if Nitin Gadkari has to quit now, according to party sources. The BJP core group is likely to meet over the issue on Tuesday evening. The demand for Gadkari's resignation has been rising within the BJP. The father-son duo of Ram Jethmalani and Mahesh Jethmalani have hit out against...
02:14 PM, Nov 06, 2012
New Delhi: Even as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari is proving to be a huge embarrassment for the party following allegations of corruption against him, he is sitting pretty as the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and the party top brass are firmly behind him. While a section of BJP leaders have openly targeted him and questioned his continuance as the party chief, senior leaders like LK Advani, Sushma...
01:15 PM, Nov 06, 2012
