New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday accused the Government of bringing the Bill providing for quota for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in promotions in government jobs to divert attention from Coalgate. BJP leaders insisted that the party has always stood for social justice and espoused the cause of SCs/STs and the most backward and that no section of the party was opposed to the Bill. "The manner in which...
07:59 PM, Sep 05, 2012
BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said Naroda Patiya verdict proves that the judiciary has the independence to make its decisions. ...
04:06 PM, Sep 02, 2012
New Delhi: Insisting that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh must resign first for any discussions on coal blocks allocations to take place in Parliament, BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said that it was Congress tactic to attack those who attacked its members. The BJP leader said that while the party had always supported debate on every issue, including the Commonwealth Games scam and the 2G scam, time had come...
11:50 AM, Sep 02, 2012
New Delhi: As the Supreme Court dismissed a plea for making Finance Minister P Chidambaram a co-accused in 2G case, the BJP on Friday said that he remains "constitutionally and politically accountable" as the nation suffered a loss in spectrum pricing in 2008. "The loss has been caused to the government. Chidambaram was a part of the decision-making process. He is constitutionally accountable, remains politically accountable and that is what...
04:24 PM, Aug 24, 2012
Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid has said that there was no question of the Prime Minister resigning over the coal blocks allegations and that the government was ready for a debate. ...
08:38 AM, Aug 22, 2012
Patna: Senior BJP leader Ravi Shanker Prasad on Saturday said Shahid Siddiqui was a journalist and had taken an interview of Narendra Modi as a mediaperson. "Siddiqui as a journalist had taken an interview of Modi as a journalist and (I am) not aware of the kind of relation Siddiqui did have with Samajwadi Party or its leader Mulayam Singh Yadav," Prasad said. "It is matter (any relation) which can...
12:17 AM, Jul 29, 2012
Congress leader and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit says Pranab Mukherjee is a persona and if he wins it will be a big celebration for the party. The BJP, however, differs and says its trouble time for the Congress as it is losing on its allies. ...
03:11 PM, Jul 22, 2012
New Delhi: Taking a dig at the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for Home Minister P Chidambaram's alleged 'ice cream' remark, the BJP on Wednesday said the ruling alliance was "heartless" and "insensitive" about the concerns of the common man. The Bharatiya Janata Party's reaction came even after Chidambaram clarified that his statement was distorted by the media and that he never mocked the middle class. "The whole country has...
03:02 AM, Jul 12, 2012
New Delhi: Seeking to rubbish the Time Magazine report on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the UPA government, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said that it was "just a magazine". "It is just a magazine... The BJP's comments (on the PM and the government) are distasteful," he said. Time Magazine, in its latest issue, had dubbed the Indian PM 'The Underachiever', criticising him for lacking the spine to push...
02:49 PM, Jul 09, 2012
New Delhi: Reacting to Time Magazine's latest issue dubbing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh an underachiever, the BJP on Monday said that the UPA government was the most corrupt. "It is sad that India is perceived as the one of the most corrupt country in the world. Dr Manmohan Singh's government is the most corrupt. Sonia Gandhi cannot escape the blame as India suffering because of her misrule," said BJP spokesperson...
01:24 PM, Jul 09, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday described as a "cruel joke" reports that Home Minister P Chidambaram will head the empowered group of ministers on telecom and called for making him a co-accused in the 2G spectrum allotment case. BJP spokespeson Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters in New Delhi that Chidamaram had, along with former telecom minister A Raja, taken the decision on 2G spectrum allocation and...
03:54 PM, Jul 07, 2012
Mumbai: Virtually inviting Mamata Banerjee to rejoin the NDA, the BJP on Friday said she should "take a call" on the issue, considering her "suffocation" in the UPA. "As far as Mamata Banerjee is concerned, I can only say that she has worked with us, has been a minister in the Vajpayee government." "She has seen the working of the NDA, the respect, consideration we gave (her). And she has...
04:38 AM, May 26, 2012
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday accused the CBI of playing a 'partisan' role in pursuing the Ayodhya case against party leader LK Advani and decided to raise the issue in Parliament. At its weekly meeting in New Delhi, the BJP Parliamentary Party discussed the role of the CBI in a number of cases and decided that these issues be raised in both Houses with the utmost seriousness. "We discussed...
04:27 PM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: Terming anti-terrorism body NCTC as a "Constitutionally vulnerable" instrument which went against the country's federal structure, BJP on Sunday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as to why the fight against terror through POTA was "compromised" for vote-bank politics. "When you talk of fighting against terror with a constitutionally vulnerable instrument, BJP puts forth some questions to you," said BJP chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad, while asking Prime Minister...
02:58 AM, May 07, 2012
New Delhi: As the Congress tries to build a consensus over the Presidential candidate, the BJP on Monday made its stand clear, ruling out support for any Congress candidate including Pranab Mukherjee and Hamid Ansari. While the Congress is yet to take a firm decision, the BJP has already rejected the two names of Pranab and Vice President Hamid Ansari, sensing that the UPA may find it difficult to convince...
08:35 PM, Apr 30, 2012
New Delhi: Reactions from political parties started pouring in soon after media reports that the Congress party has recommended the name of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar for Rajya Sabha nomination. While welcoming the reported step by the Congress, the Opposition BJP said if elected, Sachin Tendulkar should devote some time to the Parliament. BJP's Najma Heptulla said, "we are very happy that Sachin's name has been proposed for Rajya Sabha." BJP's...
05:24 PM, Apr 26, 2012
Congress president Sonia Gandhi may be planning a major revamp by shifting ministers out of the Cabinet for party work. ...
08:51 PM, Apr 24, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said that the Congress is going through a serious crisis and a mere reshuffle in the Cabinet will not help the ruling party. "The issue with the government is of governance. This kind of window dressing will not help much," BJP's Chief National Spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said. The Congress is set for a major reshuffle with several senior ministers writing...
05:41 PM, Apr 24, 2012
New Delhi: After weeks of speculation, it's now finally official that the Supreme Court appointed Special Investigating Team (SIT) has given a clean chit to Narendra Modi in the Gujarat Riots. It's a reprieve for the Gujarat Chief Minister but activists campaigning for justice for riot victims say it's unfortunate and that they will continue their legal battle against Narendra Modi. BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "Riots cannot be...
08:47 PM, Apr 10, 2012
New Delhi: Terming as a "big relief" the SIT clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 Gulbarga Society case, BJP on Tuesday said ten years of vilification against its leader should stop now. "No evidence against Narendra Modi says the SIT appointed by the Supreme Court. A big relief for us. Ten years of vilification campaign must stop," Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj...
04:27 PM, Apr 10, 2012
