BJP questioned again on Wednesday which family benefitted from the tainted AgustaWestland helicopter deal kickbacks and said it wants a Supreme Court monitored probe into the deal. It rejected the UPA's offer for a Joint Parliamentary Committee on the chopper scandal. ...
05:51 PM, Feb 27, 2013
BJP on February 12 demanded a thorough probe into the issue of CBI prosecutor in 2G case allegedly being caught on tape sharing prosecution strategy with an accused, claiming that it was yet another "proof" of the agency's "misuse". ...
06:09 PM, Feb 12, 2013
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday trained its guns on the UPA and demanded what action would it take against ally National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah for his remarks in a TV interview against Afzal Guru's hanging. The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister had said that the UPA now faced the grave challenge of proving to the world if this was not a selective execution and demanded to...
01:25 PM, Feb 11, 2013
Describing the 12th Five Year Plan as one based on "unrealistic assumptions", a "no plan and non-realisable", BJP on Friday said it is already a "late starter" and the problem is aggravated due to "lack of political will and leadership" in the UPA government. ...
01:14 AM, Dec 29, 2012
Hitting out at Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde for allegedly comparing anti-rape protesters in Delhi to Maoists, BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said the government needs to understand the deep anguish of these youngsters and must respond to them. Javadekar said it is unfortunate that the UPA government has failed completely. ...
04:15 PM, Dec 24, 2012
New Delhi: BJP on Friday made light of Rahul Gandhi's appointment as head of Congress' coordination committee that will finalise strategy for next general elections, saying it was of no interest as his party was on its way out. "The country is not interested in what post is given to whom in the Congress. It is their internal matter. Anyways, what team is made by those who are going (being...
01:38 AM, Nov 17, 2012
New Delhi: In a major breather for Nitin Gadkari, his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has unanimously backed him as the party president, saying there's no question of him quitting over allegations of dubious land deals. The decision was taken at a late-night party meeting on Friday. From the time Gadkari arrived in Delhi, speculation started doing the rounds about his fate. His first stop in the capital was...
07:38 AM, Oct 27, 2012
New Delhi: Putting an end to all speculations over party chief Nitin Gadkaris resignation over the corruption allegations against him, the Bharatiya Janata Party late on Friday night announced that it stands by its president and doesnt want him to step down. "The party is fully behind Nitin Gadkari and all reports about his resignation are wrong," party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar told reporters after the BJP core group meeting ended....
11:45 PM, Oct 26, 2012
BJP leader Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday sought to differentiate and distinguish the party from the Congress saying that the BJP was "definitely different on all yardsticks of probity, morality, and all yardsticks of governance". "We are much much better because we value, value-based politics. We are not here in politics as a mission, not for commission," said Javadekar. He added that there was no question of party president Nitin Gadkari ...
10:26 PM, Oct 24, 2012
New Delhi: Criticising transfer of an Haryana IAS officer probing alleged undervaluation of properties dealt with by Robert Vadra, BJP on Tuesday said Congress is suffering from an "emergency mindset" and demanded that an impartial inquiry be held into the matter. "Congress is in complete shambles and in doldrums. It is trying to save Robert Vadra. We want an honest and impartial probe into the charges. An honest officer with...
02:28 PM, Oct 16, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has cited Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's interview to CNN-IBN as a proof that the Congress does not treat its allies well. The BJP is the first political party to react to Mamata Banerjee's explosive interview to CNN-IBN in which she mimicked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and accused the Congress of arm-twisting allies. Reacting to Mamata's comments, BJP...
10:17 AM, Sep 27, 2012
New Delhi: The principal Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in no mood to back down after the Congress Working Committee, that met on Tuesday morning, endorsed the recent economic policy decisions taken by the government and also slammed the Opposition for playing "negative politics". BJP leader Rajnath Singh said that it was their party that was standing guard over the country's treasure as the Congress tried to turn the...
12:48 PM, Sep 25, 2012
New Delhi: BJP on Monday said it has no reservations on the CVC's order asking CBI to probe coal allocations 1993 onwards and alleged this was a "delaying tactic" of Congress as it does not want truth to come out. "We are not worried about the CVC asking the CBI to probe coal block allocations from 1993 as the NDA has nothing to hide. The issue here is who is...
07:55 PM, Sep 24, 2012
Jaipur: Alleging that all questions related to coal department have been removed from Parliament website, the BJP on Sunday accused the Congress of trying to hide the truth about the coal scam and said it will lodge a complaint with Rajya Sabha Chairman. "Congress party is now trying to hide the truth about coal scam and have removed all questions related to coal department from Parliament website, this shows their...
10:49 PM, Sep 02, 2012
BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said that there is no climbdown by the party and their demands over the coal blocks allocation issue remain the same. The BJP has been stalling Parliament demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the alleged coal scam. Javadekar said the party will take its final decision on Monday. ...
11:36 PM, Sep 01, 2012
Congress lashes out at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for blaming the state's high malnutrition rate among women on 'figure conscious girls'. ...
01:03 PM, Aug 30, 2012
New Delhi: Firing a fresh salvo on the coal blocks allocation issue, the BJP on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister's Office had favoured Union Minister Subodh Kant Sahay by allotting two coal blocks on his request to a company. The BJP produced a letter purportedly written by Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Food Processing Industries Subodh Kant Sahay on February 5, 2008 seeking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's "personal intervention"...
08:43 PM, Aug 28, 2012
Despite pressure from allies to let Prime Minister Manmohan Singh clarify his stand on the coal blocks allocations, main Opposition party BJP remains adamant and says he must resign first. ...
10:48 AM, Aug 27, 2012
New Delhi: A day after union minister V Narayanasamy said the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) was not following its mandate, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called it a "breach of privilege". Narayanasamy, who holds several portfolios including that of minister of state in the Prime Minister's Office, on Friday said, "Unfortunately, CAG has a certain mandate under the constitution. According to me, CAG is not following the mandate." BJP...
06:12 PM, Aug 18, 2012
New Delhi: Blaming government's "incompetence" for the power crisis in the country, the BJP on Wednesday attacked it for alleging that overdrawing by some states led to grid collapse and insisted it was caused by administrative and not technical failure. "The unprecedented grid failure is a result of negligence, incompetence and complete abdication of duty on the part of the central government. The central government is hiding some important facts...
06:37 PM, Aug 01, 2012
