The war of words between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party hit a new low on Sunday as senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar referred to Narendra Modi as a scorpion and a snake after the Gujarat Chief Minister called equated the Congress party with termites. ...
01:07 PM, Mar 04, 2013
Purno Agitok Sangma's new found political avataar as the head of the National People's Party has had a shaky start at the Meghalaya polls. With only two seats in his kitty, this is an unimaginable result for the state's grand old politician. Adding insult to injury was Opposition leader and his son Conrad's shock defeat in the West Garo Hills by more than 2,000 votes, a huge margin in a...
09:54 AM, Mar 02, 2013
PA Sangma, who broke away with the NCP in 2012 to contest the presidential elections, though unsuccessfully, on Saturday launched National People's Party (NPP), and chosen a book as its symbol. Sangma has chosen to align his party with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). ...
08:36 AM, Jan 06, 2013
PA Sangma, who broke ranks with the NCP to fight Presidential election against Pranab Mukherjee, will launch his own party on January 5. Sangma's National People's Party (NPP) will be formally launched at a function in the capital. His daughter Agatha, an NCP MP, may not join the new outfit as of now. ...
04:09 PM, Jan 04, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed former Lok Sabha speaker PA Sangma's petition challenging Pranab Mukherjee's election as the President of India. The apex court said that Sangma's petition was not maintainable. The Supreme Court had on November 21 reserved its verdict for December 5 as to whether the plea of Sangma deserves a "regular hearing" or not. "Arguments concluded. We shall pass the order on December 5,"...
10:59 AM, Dec 05, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict for December 5 as to whether the plea of former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma, challenging the election of Pranab Mukherjee as President, deserves a "regular hearing" or not. "Arguments concluded. We shall pass the order on December 5," a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir said after Ram Jethmalani, counsel for Sangma, wrapped up arguments with the...
08:40 PM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that at the time of filing his nomination papers for the President's post he was not holding any office of profit. He said that the moment he resigned as the Finance Minister he ceased to be the leader of the House in Lok Sabha. The apex court constitution bench of Chief Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice P Sathasivam Justice SS...
02:48 AM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) will be hearing former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma's petition challenging President Pranab Mukherjee's predential bid on Thursday. Sangma has claimed that Pranab's election violated rules as he held an office of profit at the time of filing his nomination. Pranab has filed an affidavit in the apex court refuting that claim. In the petition, Sangma had contended that Mukherjee was holding the offices...
09:07 AM, Nov 01, 2012
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court in response to a petition, filed by his opponent in the presidential election PA Sangma, challenging his appointment. Describing the petition as "ill-conceived and baseless", Mukherjee told the Supreme Court that at the time of filing his nomination papers he held no office of profilt. Sangma had moved the Supreme Court on August 21 contending that Mukherjee...
09:50 AM, Oct 31, 2012
Shillong: The NCP in Meghalaya on Friday merged with National People's Party (NPP), a newly-formed outfit formed by PA Sangma. Sangma, who had resigned from NCP as its General Secretary and unsuccessfully contested the Presidential poll against Pranab Mukherjee last month, would be NPP's president. Altogether 13 out of 14 NCP legislators, including two of Sangma s sons Conrad (leader of opposition) and James Sangma, backed their father. However, Sangma's...
09:34 PM, Aug 24, 2012
Shillong: Almost a month after his loss against President Pranab Mukherjee in the presidential elections, former Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader PA Sangma is slated to launch a new political party on Friday. Sangma's party will be called the National People's Party and as many as 13 NCP MLAs are likely to join it. The symbol of the party is likely to be a book and it will soon seek...
08:01 PM, Aug 23, 2012
New Delhi: Former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma on Tuesday challenged Pranab Mukherjee's election as the President of India by filing a petition in the Supreme Court. Sangma, who was backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and some of its allies along with the chief ministers of Odisha and Tamil Nadu, has been alleging discrepancies in Mukherjee's nomination papers. However, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has distanced itself...
01:15 PM, Aug 21, 2012
New Delhi: Former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma will file an election petition in the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging the election of Pranab Mukherjee as President. "Sangma will be filing the election petition before the Supreme Court on Tuesday against Pranab Mukherjee challenging his election as President of India," Satya Pal Jain, who is Sangma's lawyer, said in New Delhi on Saturday. Jain said preparations for filing the election...
06:51 PM, Aug 18, 2012
Ranchi: PA Sangma, who resigned from the NCP in the run up to the presidential poll, on Sunday said he will float a national party in the next few days, but would not intervene in the political future of his daughter and Union Minister Agatha. "Some tribal leaders are there with me, and it is in discussion stage. It will be a national party, and those regional parties willing to...
03:50 AM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: Former Lok Sabha speaker PA Sangma has decided to file an election petition against Pranab Mukherjee's nomination in the presidential poll. Sangma will next week approach the Supreme Court asking that the presidential elections be declared null and void. Sangma has alleged that Mukherjee held an office of profit when he filed his nomination for the presidential elections. Sangma, who lost the presidential elections to Mukherjee, had been...
05:44 PM, Aug 04, 2012
The Opposition NDA's candidate for the Vice Presidential election, Jaswant Singh, has hinted that the ruling UPA government may misuse its position to get votes for its nominee, incumbent Hamid Ansari. While speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, the veteran BJP leader said that he was "adult enough to know the reality of India's political life". Below is the full transcript of the interview: Karan Thapar: Hello and welcome...
09:02 PM, Jul 29, 2012
The Opposition NDA's candidate for the Vice Presidential election, Jaswant Singh, has hinted that the ruling UPA government may misuse its position to get votes for its nominee, incumbent Hamid Ansari. While speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, the veteran BJP leader said that he was "adult enough to know the reality of India's political life". Below is an edited transcript of the excerpt from the interview: Karan Thapar:...
08:22 AM, Jul 29, 2012
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday dissociated itself from any move by PA Sangma to challenge Pranab Mukherjee's election as the President in the Supreme Court, saying such a decision would be in his personal capacity. The party said it has already welcomed Mukherjee as the 13th President of the country and if Sangma plans to file an election petition against his election, it would be in his individual capacity....
05:45 PM, Jul 25, 2012
Bangalore: Rubbing salt into the wounds of BJP, smarting from cross-voting by some of its MLAs in the Presidential poll, party strongman BS Yeddyurappa on Monday said Pranab Mukherjee should have been elected unanimously and consensus eluded due to lack of foresight and divergent views. His statement in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly as members congratulated Mukherjee created a flutter in the BJP, coming a day after the poll in which...
06:36 PM, Jul 23, 2012
Pranab Mukherjee won the Presidential election on Sunday, defeating PA Sangma by a huge margin. ...
09:59 AM, Jul 23, 2012
