New Delhi: After a stern warning from the Janata Dal (United) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) prime ministerial candidate, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hit out at its biggest ally saying it should refrain from targeting its allies and instead focus on removing the "corrupt" United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. Nitish had, in a veiled threat to the BJP, made it clear that his party will not accept the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the NDA's prime ministerial nominee.
"It is unfortunate if they (JD(U)) concentrate their energies on our chief ministers and dilute focus on ousting UPA. We reject all unfounded inference against Narendra Modi," said BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman, targeting Nitish, who said only someone who can take all sections of society together can become take the top post.
The BJP also hinted that since Modi has been praised for Gujarat's development, Nitish might have felt it unfair and that may be the reason for his criticism. "Though Nitish is developing Bihar, he may feel Gujarat has progressed more," BJP leader Kalraj Mishra said.
"We want to remain together. When did we say that we want to part ways? But when we want to stay together, there are some fundamental issues," Nitish had said earlier on Sunday, making no bones about his reservations on Modi....
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07:15 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Day two of the BJP's National Executive where the party is putting together its strategy for the 2014 General Elections. Sources say the Gujarat Chief Minister is likely to be made the chairman of the BJP election committee but a formal decision unlikely to be taken till the end of March. ...
12:21 PM, Mar 02, 2013
BJP on Thursday asked the Centre to take tough steps against Pakistan in the wake of the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers and pledged support to it on the issue even as it rued that the country has a "weak government" which may not be capable of such decisions. ...
08:21 PM, Jan 10, 2013
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday turned the spotlight on the Congress's chief ministerial candidate for Himachal Pradesh Virbhadra Singh and sought an inquiry into Singh's tax returns and alleged land scams ahead of the elections. The BJP also hit back at the Congress by raking up the corruption accusations against Singh. "Surprised and shocked by the news about my income and Income Tax returns. Surprised and...
12:37 PM, Oct 23, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday ruled out the resignation of Union Law Minister over the controversy surrounding his trust. Hitting out at the television channel that conducted the sting operation sparking the controversy, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh said its claim that no camps were held have been proved wrong. Speaking to CNN-IBN, the Congress general secretary said, "The channel has been proved wrong that no camps were heldthree...
01:24 PM, Oct 15, 2012
BJP demanded Congress and UPA ministers TO stop defending Robert Vadra and order a fair, free and comprehensive inquiry into his business dealings. ...
07:20 PM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: In the wake of fresh charges levelled by social activist Arvind Kejriwal against Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, BJP on Tuesday demanded Congress and UPA ministers stop defending him and order a fair, free and comprehensive inquiry into his business dealings. BJP alleged Congress has not gone for any proper inquiry or ensured that the guilty are brought to book in several scams, including the Commonwealth Games and...
06:55 PM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: Dismissing Law Minister Salman Khurshid's statement that he will take the 4.5 per cent sub-quota issue to the Supreme Court, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said religion based reservation was not legally sustainable and Congress had misled the minorities with the politically-motivated step. Asked about the government decision to file a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court on the issue, BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said...
08:06 PM, May 29, 2012
Mumbai: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani is not upset and is not attending the party rally on Friday evening because of some prior engagement, party spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said. Claiming that Advani is not angry over the BS Yeddyurappa episode, she said that there is no dissent in the party over any issue. "Advani is not angry. He had a prior engagement and therefore is not attending...
02:04 PM, May 25, 2012
New Delhi: In the backdrop of the controversy over troop movement towards the national capital in January, BJP on Thursday batted for Army Chief VK Singh, saying his loyalty should not be questioned even as it demanded the government remove the trust deficit with the army and improve defence preparedness. "There cannot be any room for speculation on our armed forces. There cannot be any occasion to question the army...
02:41 AM, Apr 06, 2012
BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said that the entire credit for BJP's good show goes to party President Nitin Gadkari. ...
11:23 AM, Mar 06, 2012
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday took strong exception to Union Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal's reported remark that the next UP Chief Minister will be from Congress whose "remote will be in Rahulji's hands", saying that the constitutional posts should be spoken of with respect. "Chief Minister's post is a constitutionally provided post...where is the respect for the institution when words like remote-control are used," BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said at...
10:39 PM, Feb 09, 2012
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday knocked at the Election Commission's door, seeking immediate probe and action against Congress candidate from Kotdwar assembly seat Surender Singh Negi for alleged violation of Representation of People Act. He is contesting against Chief Minister BC Khanduri from the Kotdwar assembly constituency. Submitting a memorandum to Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi in this regard in New Delhi, BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said a high-level...
05:39 PM, Jan 30, 2012
New Delhi: In the wake of Anna Hazare's letter to the Prime Minister on the Lokpal issue, BJP on Tuesday indicated that its priority now is to perform the role of a "constructive and active" opposition in Parliament to pass the legislation in the winter session. Asked about its response to Hazare's letter in which he has threatened to launch a fresh agitation if the Government fails to pass the...
07:07 PM, Nov 01, 2011
New Delhi: Seeking the removal of Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat for his alleged involvement in the mining scam, BJP on Tuesday charged the "dirty money" from the scandal was being used to run the ruling party at the Centre and in that state. "BJP demands that a CBI inquiry should be held in the mining scam in Goa and the Chief Minister should be removed," party spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman...
08:09 PM, Oct 04, 2011
New Delhi: BJP on Saturday accused the Congress-led UPA government of dealing with Anna Hazare, who plans to go on a fast-unto-death on corruption issue, in an "autocratic" manner and said the behaviour is reminiscent of the Emergency days. "Congress is never at ease in dealing with civil society and political parties. It wants the Anna Hazare matter to be put to rest. We are not surprised at this behaviour...
08:06 PM, Aug 13, 2011
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday alleged that the taped conversation between former Telecom Minister A Raja and corporate lobbyist Nira Radia shows that the then finance minister P Chidambaram played a role in the 2G spectrum scam and sought an explanation from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. "There are fairly extensive references in the conversation between former Minister A Raja and Nira Radia on whatever is alleged as the role...
06:42 PM, Jun 15, 2011
The BJP is closely following the developments in the 26/11 trial and says the government must demand access to all those who were responsible for the 26/11 outrage in Mumbai. ...
07:01 PM, May 29, 2011
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday alleged that there has been a cover-up in the Commonwealth Games scam cases. "This is a part of the cover-up. The whole affair is getting closer to the Cabinet. There is definitely suspicion that cover-up operation is going on. People of India are losing patience, this cannot go on," said BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman. Nirmala was reacting to the CNN-IBN report...
01:41 PM, Apr 28, 2011
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday alleged that Suresh Kalmadi, who has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a Commonwealth games scam case, is small fry and claimed that more people were involved in the case. "The CBI should expedite the matter. We feel Kalmadi is small fry in the whole matter. We are worried that any further delay will only lead to ...
01:15 PM, Apr 25, 2011
