New Delhi: BJP on Monday joined issue with Home Minister P Chidambaram over his comments that fighting terrorism was more a state responsibility, saying he was abdicating his duties as the menace was spread over ten states and a coordinated effort was required to combat it. "As long as Chidambaram is on the scene, we will keep hearing of new terminologies everyday. So far no arrest has been made in...
09:04 PM, Sep 13, 2011
New Delhi: In a tit-for-tat response to Anna Hazare's comments that he would not support LK Advani's proposed yatra, the BJP on Tuesday said it had not sought his support and it was 'not necessary' for the party and the Gandhian to agree on every issue. "Anna Hazare is a well-known and respected social activist. He has the right to have his opinion on the yatra. People have the liberty...
08:03 PM, Sep 13, 2011
New Delhi: BJP on Sunday hailed Anna Hazare's agitation as one which had awakened even the non-political class and insisted that such movements also have a place in democracy as they serve to change the status quo. BJP felt Anna Hazare's agitation had achieved much for democracy and empowerment of the people. "This is a victory of democracy. It was a convergence of agitation on the street and debate in...
08:26 PM, Aug 28, 2011
New Delhi: BJP on Wednesday criticised the increase in repo and reverse repo rate by the RBI, saying it will push up interest rates and asked the Manmohan Singh government to instead go for infrastructure development programmes and manage supply of foodgrains to check inflation. "Repo Rate hike by 50 bps will prove counter-productive. Instead of taming inflation these hikes will further trigger it. In the last 15 months the...
05:24 PM, Jul 27, 2011
New Delhi: Terming cash-for-vote scam as the biggest blot on Indian democracy, BJP on Sunday sharpened its attack on Congress in the wake of Sanjeev Saxena's arrest in the case, saying it had exposed the party's alleged protection to the corrupt. "The Manmohan Singh-led Congress government today stands exposed for converting a minority into a majority by luring MPs of other political parties in lieu of cash,", said BJP spokesman...
08:47 PM, Jul 17, 2011
On Talking Point, Suhasini Haidar asks, 'Is the Lokpal dream over now that there will be two drafts?' ...
11:09 PM, Jun 15, 2011
New Delhi: BJP on Tuesday asked Union Minister P Chidambaram to step down in the wake of media reports that he was an alleged beneficiary in the 2G spectrum scam during UPA-I, even as it charged him with failure as Home Minister in fighting the Naxal menace. "There are media reports of A Raja telling corporate lobbyist Niira Radia that Chidambaram has received a lot of money. Still why is...
07:22 PM, Jun 14, 2011
New Delhi: After the latest embarrassment of yet another person on the 50 most wanted list given to Pakistan being found in Mumbai, the Home Ministry is in damage control mode. It has now sent an advisory to all state governments, intelligence and investigating agencies to cross check their data on the most wanted lists. The CBI has also withdrawn its list of wanted persons from its website. "One mistake...
07:14 PM, May 20, 2011
New Delhi: The Opposition on Friday welcomed the CBI special court's decision ordering the arrest of DMK MP Kanimozhi in the 2G scam spectrum case. "These arrests and actions have been possible only because the Supreme Court is monitoring the inquiry," said BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar. He also added, "This is the only UPA regime where government controlled inquiries will produce no results." Javadekar said, "If we want effective results,...
02:39 PM, May 20, 2011
Guwahati: BJP on Wednesday claimed Assam is poised for a change of guard after the ensuing Assembly elections in the state as the current trend across the country is to vote out corrupt and non-performing governments. "Assam is poised for a change of guards. The ruling Congress is daydreaming about getting a mandate even after ten years of misrule, corruption and non-governance", BJP national spokesman Prakash Javadekar told journalists here....
01:12 PM, Mar 17, 2011
New Delhi: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's statement blaming the migrant population of Delhi for rising incidents of crime in the national capital has been severely criticised by the Opposition. Facing the heat, Chidambaram clarified his statement and said that he was withdrawing his entire comment. "When using the word 'migrants', I did not refer to any state or region or language or race or religion. I am acutely conscious...
02:49 PM, Dec 13, 2010
New Delhi: The logjam in Parliament over various incidents of corruption has gone on for 11 days. Parliament has been repeated adjourned and no business has been conducted for the last 11 days resulting in a loss of Rs 25 crore of the taxpayers money. The ruckus continued on Friday too with both houses of Parliament being adjourned till Monday. The Congress on Friday tried to take a moral high...
02:09 PM, Nov 26, 2010
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday clarified that BS Yeddyurappa would continue to remain as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. Announcing this in New Delhi BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said that Yeddyurappa had clarified his stand on the land scams in Karnataka. "Yeddyurappa has given his view points and clarified on the land scam in Karnataka. After consultation with senior party colleagues and local leaders, BJP has...
11:15 AM, Nov 24, 2010
The BJP has welcomed A Raja's resignation from the post of telecom minister. However, BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said that his party would continue to demand an investigation by a Joint Parliamentary Committee into the 2G spectrum scam. ...
01:34 PM, Nov 15, 2010
The BJP has demanded setting up of fast-track courts to deal with cases of honour killings. ...
07:54 AM, Jun 24, 2010
BJP leader Prakash Javadekar says he is confident that people want a change. ...
10:54 AM, Oct 22, 2009
Manohar Parrikar likened Advani to an ageing, rancid pickle. ...
08:27 PM, Sep 22, 2009
BJP says it has no interest in building Ram temple in Ayodhya. ...
04:45 PM, Mar 21, 2009
BJP spokesman says report is very exhaustive and scientific. ...
09:02 PM, Sep 25, 2008
