
Nagpur: Targeting Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari on Monday claimed that Kalavati Bandurkar, a farmer's widow from Vidarbha, got no help from government. Speaking at a function to mark opening of crushing season at his Purti sugar factory at Belo near Nagpur, Gadkari offered aid of Rs one lakh to her. Kalavati, whose husband committed suicide in 2005, became face of the crisis...

11:00 PM, Nov 07, 2011

New Delhi: Kalavati Bandurkar, who became the face of the Vidarbha's agrarian crisis after Rahul Gandhi mentioned her name in the Lok Sabha three years back, has slammed the cong-led Maharashtra government. Kalavati has complained that the government hasn't compensated over 4000 farmers for their land. She says that there will be no farmer suicides if the government gives good compensation for farm produce. Kalavati says that she is thankful...

04:38 PM, Jul 17, 2011

VJAS chief Kishore Tiwari said they would field Bebitai Bais from Wani. ...

02:53 PM, Sep 29, 2009

The frail widow is being treated for hypertension in Yavatmal. ...

09:49 PM, Sep 25, 2009

Kalavati shot to fame after Rahul's speech during last year's trust vote. ...

12:23 PM, Sep 25, 2009

Kalavati is all set to contest Assembly Elections from Vani constituency ...

01:26 AM, Sep 20, 2009

She will be a contesting as candidate of the Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti. ...

03:06 PM, Sep 19, 2009

His office told her the young MP was too busy. ...

08:36 PM, Jun 09, 2009

Kalavati complained of getting no assistance from the Government. ...

03:14 PM, Jul 26, 2008