BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the picture emerging from the Congress's Chintan Shivir was that the Congress was more worried about Rahul Gandhi's position within party, than the country's problems. ...
02:35 PM, Jan 19, 2013
BJP on Saturday slammed the Delhi Police for filing a case against a news channel which aired the interview of the 23-year-old gangrape victim's friend, saying this is unacceptable and an attack on press freedom. Speaking at a party programme, BJP General Secretary Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "Such behaviour from the police is unacceptable. This is an attack on the freedom of the press," he said. ...
04:23 AM, Jan 06, 2013
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday defended the remarks by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat who had said that rape incidents occurred in cities and not in rural areas. BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad lambasted critics and said that the comments should be seen in their entirety, adding that the raging debate on his remarks was unnecessary. "Women empowerment, respect for women forms the core ideology of the RSS," a furious...
02:22 PM, Jan 04, 2013
Condemning police action against young protesters, BJP today attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi for remaining silent on the gang-rape of the paramedic student. The party also demanded that both Singh and Gandhi should assure the country on the safety of women. ...
04:48 PM, Dec 22, 2012
New Delhi: As Narendra Modi headed for a hat-trick in Gujarat, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday parried questions on whether he will be the party's prime ministerial candidate in the next Lok Sabha elections. "Modi bhai has always been an important leader in the BJP...We are not a dynastic party which is led by a Yuvaraj. We function in a pure democratic fashion," BJP chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad...
11:43 AM, Dec 20, 2012
New Delhi: Slamming the Delhi government as well as the Centre for failing to bring down the crime graph in the national capital, Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday raised the issue of the brutal gang-rape of a girl in the national capital in Parliament. There was chaos in the Upper House with Opposition members demanding a statement from the Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on the horrific incident. Noisy scenes...
11:49 AM, Dec 18, 2012
Bhopal: BJP national spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday ruled out the possibility of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar becoming NDA's Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. "There is no doubt that NDA's Prime Ministerial nominee will come from the BJP, which is its major constituent," Prasad said. Prasad said the question of whether Narendra Modi would be the PM candidate would be discussed at an "appropriate...
01:16 AM, Dec 16, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party central leadership on Monday maintained it is watching the political developments in Karnataka, where its former leader BS Yeddyurappa has floated his own party, and would take appropriate action at the right time. Asked about Yeddyurappa's new party and some of the BJP MLAs and MPs openly expressing their support to him, BJP chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "We are keeping an eye...
10:56 PM, Dec 10, 2012
New Delhi: In the wake of reports that Walmart paid for lobbying in the US to get access to India, BJP on Monday demanded a fair probe be conducted to find out the names of recipients and insisted that till this is done the retail giant should not be allowed to set up shops here. "The cat is out of the bag and the proof is properly documented. Walmart has...
06:18 PM, Dec 10, 2012
New Delhi: Apprehensive of any advantage to Congress from Aadhar-based cash transfer scheme, BJP on Thursday said it is aimed at getting political mileage for the ruling party and wanted to know why Rahul Gandhi is part of the policy's monitoring committee. BJP Chief Spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad raised several objections to the manner in which the government has announced the cash transfer scheme and its implementation. "Two senior ministers...
09:40 PM, Nov 29, 2012
New Delhi: Congress on Thursday dismissed BJP's criticism over the Prime Minister's Office's affidavit that the allegations regarding irregular land dealings between Robert Vadra and real estate major DLF "appear to be false, based on hearsay and vexatious". "BJP comments without knowing. It's not possible that the Prime Minister's Office will file an affidavit without any basis. PMO files an affidavit only after proper information," party spokesperson Rashid Alvi told...
09:28 PM, Nov 29, 2012
Ajmal Kasab was hanged at Pune's Yerawada jail at 7.30 am on Wednesday and buried inside the jail premises. ...
06:02 PM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: The NDA on Tuesday said that it will move a voting motion in Parliament against FDI in retail and will also explore the possibility of a no-trust motion later. BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said the NDA believes that the UPA II government has no right to continue. "NDA will consult all political parties on bringing no-trust motion," said Prasad. The leaders of the alliance led by the...
06:56 PM, Nov 20, 2012
New Delhi: India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal's new target on Wednesday was Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari, He called Gadkari a businessman and accused accused of grabbing farmers' land and corruption in collusion with NCP's Ajit Pawar. Kejriwal has said that businessmen should stay out of Parliament. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Kejriwal said, "There are large number of businessmen who are sitting in Parliament and they are also in...
07:50 AM, Oct 18, 2012
Reacting to the allegations made by Arvind Kejriwal against Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and construction major DLF, BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said that there is a difference between business and favoritism with windfall profit. The BJP leader added that he is doubtful if a full inquiry will done into the matter. ...
07:08 PM, Oct 11, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has said that using the order by the Supreme Court to justify the allocation of coal blocks by the government is "very unfortunate", saying it will give a considered view on the same after going through the order. Speaking about the Supreme Court opinion on the 2G Presidential reference, BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the legal position on the issue has...
05:15 PM, Sep 27, 2012
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Wednesday asserted that policy formulations such as allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail trade was the prerogative of the elected government of the day. The Union Minister dismissed the threat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that FDI in retail could be scrapped if the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) comes to power. "I am shocked that at a time...
07:58 PM, Sep 26, 2012
New Delhi: Attacking the government for its "hurried" decision allowing FDI in multi-brand retail, the BJP on Friday alleged said that despite strong objections from the Opposition it has been done under foreign elements' pressure and will affect the livelihood of Indians in retail trade. "BJP strongly condemns this hurried decision forcing FDI in multi-brand retail in India. Inspite of serious opposition from within Congress, its allies and nearly the...
07:34 PM, Sep 14, 2012
New Delhi: Amid speculation of Rahul Gandhi assuming a larger role in the Congress, the BJP on Tuesday said his performance over the years speaks for itself and the Congress general secretary had failed to leave his mark in assembly polls in several states. Answering queries, Bharatiya Janata Party spokesman Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Congress gave credit to Gandhi but did not acknowledge his failures. He said Gandhi's performance...
01:39 AM, Sep 12, 2012
New Delhi: After the Congress, the coal heat has turned onto the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Key aide of BJP president Nitin Gadkari, Ajay Sancheti is named in the list of those said to have benefited from the coal blocks allocations. The BJP, however, insists it is ready for a probe. "Let me clarify. The right to give allocation rests only with government of India. Every Chief Minister will recommend...
07:20 AM, Sep 08, 2012
