New Delhi: Describing the government's White Paper on black money as "disappointing" and a "non-paper", BJP on Monday said it is "like a bikini" as it hides the essentials and reveals only the less significant details. "This White Paper is in reality a non-paper. It is rather like a bikini as it conceals all the essentials and reveals only the non-essentials," senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh told reporters on Monday....
10:03 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: Both Houses of Parliament on Thursday witnessed commotion as Bofors scam was raised by the opposition parties in Rajya Sabha as well as Lok Sabha to corner the Congress-led UPA. The Houses had to be adjourned repeatedly following the uproar on the issue as the treasury and the opposition benches continued to trade charges. While the Opposition demanded a new probe into the scam, the Congress maintained that...
01:18 PM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: The Bofors storm hit Parliament on Thursday with the Opposition raising the issue, much to the discomfort of the Congress party. Senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh on Thursday spoke on the Bofors issue in Lok Sabha and said that the Congress lost a Lok Sabha poll due to Bofors. Several other leaders also spoke on the issue. Manishankar Aiyer: Please let me exercise my Right to reply to...
12:32 PM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: RSS has praised late Indira Gandhi as the only one who had stood her ground against terror while it took a dig at BJP's Jaswant Singh for accompanying Kashmiri terrorists to secure the release of a planeload of Indian hostages. In its editorial on the current hostage crisis in Odisha, RSS mouthpiece Organiser has said neither the Centre nor the states have a "well-defined policy" on kidnapping and...
09:08 PM, Apr 07, 2012
New Delhi: The government may ask Army Chief General VK Singh to go on leave till May 31, the day he retires as it triple to tide over the crisis precipitated by the General levelling bribery allegations against serving as well as retired Army officers and writing a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh mentioning that the Army was ill-equipped to fight a war and defeat the enemy. Sources say...
11:30 AM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former defence minister Jaswant Singh slammed Defence Minister AK Antony over the Army Chief row and said he was opposed to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing Army officers. "I am in principle opposed to the idea of the CBI investigating officers of the armed forces," he said speaking to CNN-IBN. Slamming the Defence Minister for lack of action, he said, "The...
10:39 AM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: BJP leader Jaswant Singh said on Thursday that the BJP will do everything possible to oppose a Lokpal Bill that excludes the CBI from within the Lokpal's ambit. When asked about Anna Hazare's decision to call off his fast, he refused to comment on the issue. ...
11:02 AM, Dec 29, 2011
New Delhi: BJP leader Jaswant Singh has denied he has made a U-turn on FDI in retail. "Wrong to say that we have done a U-turn on this matter. It's the government which is responsible for the stalemate. Now the matter is not just about the Prime Minister making a statement, it's about the government withdrawing the entire policy," he said. Singh said that he was in favour of single...
06:21 PM, Nov 30, 2011
New Delhi: Claiming that the country is moving towards mid-term elections, BJP leader Jaswant Singh on Thursday said there is no dispute within the party on the leadership issue and LK Advani is the unanimous choice for Prime Minister's post. Asked if BJP has been able to present itself as an alternative, Singh told, "Definitely, BJP is the choice of the people. And as far as the question of leadership...
10:06 PM, Nov 17, 2011
New Delhi: As the Bharatiya Janata Party trained its guns on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, former finance minister Jaswant Singh was also questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The statement of the BJP leader was recorded by the CBI in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The CBI completed its interrogation of Jaswant Singh, which had been going on for the past two days, as part of...
01:13 PM, Sep 24, 2011
New Delhi: Former finance minister and BJP leader Jaswant Singh on Friday said that he would cooperate with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam. He said that he was glad that the CBI was performing its duty and investigating the scam. "I am glad the CBI is performing its duty. What I remember I will tell them. I will cooperate with them...
12:57 PM, Sep 02, 2011
New Delhi: There is some relief for former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case while the licences granted during the regime of Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) could be investigated. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in its progress report on the 2G scam submitted before the Supreme Court has claimed that there was prima facie no element of coercion found in licences...
04:14 PM, Sep 01, 2011
BJP leader Jaswant Singh has virtually gone against his party line and questioned the manner in which DMK MP Kanimozhi and other 2G spectrum scam accused have been denied bail. Speaking to CNN-IBN Singh said that bail can't be denied while the trial in the case is still on. He further said that putting the accused in jail is affecting investments in India. Singh added that he is saddened and...
03:31 PM, Jul 01, 2011
New Delhi: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) into the 2G scam will be formally announced on Tuesday. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will move a motion for the JPC in Rajya Sabha after which the full list of all members - from both houses - will be announced. Sources have told CNN-IBN that the Congress is likely to object to presence of seniors BJP leaders Yashwant Sinha and Jaswant Singh on...
08:54 AM, Mar 01, 2011
JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav said corruption in other spheres than 2G needs to be checked as well. ...
10:24 PM, Feb 24, 2011
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