The clamour within the Congress to name Rahul Gandhi as the party's Prime Ministerial candidate refuses to die down. On Saturday, on Day Two of the Congress's Chintan Shivir in Jaipur, party leader Sanjay Nirupam put it straight. He said clearly, "Rahul Gandhi is our prime ministerial candidate for 2014." ...
11:03 AM, Jan 19, 2013
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Smriti Irani on Tuesday filed a defamation complaint against Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam at a Delhi court. Nirupam had made derogatory remarks against Irani during a live television debate even as the country witnessed protests against the horrific Delhi gangrape incident. ...
04:26 PM, Jan 08, 2013
Announcing boycott of news channel debates in which Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam participates, BJP on Saturday called for a public apology from the leader and the party. "The comment made by Nirupam on Smriti Irani is unacceptable, unparliamentary and shameful - to make such a comment on a female leave aside her being a MP, BJP has decided to boycott from attending news channel debates in which Nirupam participates," national...
02:55 AM, Dec 23, 2012
Doctors say next 2-3 days crucial for the Delhi gangrape victim, taken off the ventilator. Sanjay Nirupam comment on Smriti Irani sparks new debate. ...
11:59 PM, Dec 21, 2012
Even as waves of protests continue across the country over the brutal gangrape of 23-year-old paramedical student in New Delhi, Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam has added fuel to the raging debate by making derogatory remarks against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and TV actress Smriti Irani on a television show. ...
09:40 PM, Dec 21, 2012
Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam on Friday tweeted that his remarks against BJP leader Smriti Irani were being distorted and taken out of context. Nirupam, during a live TV debate, had lashed out at Irani, questioning her political sense, saying, "Char din hue hain aur aap rajnitik vishleshak bani firti hain (It's been only four days that you have entered politics and you have already turned into a political analyst). Aap...
03:49 PM, Dec 21, 2012
Vadodara: Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam on Tuesday said Shiv Sena should have forgiven the two girls for posting a 'Facebook' comment questioning the shutdown of Mumbai for Bal Thackeray's funeral on Sunday. "Police took action against the girls after a complaint lodged by a Sena leader from Palghar in Thane district. I think Shiv Sena should have forgiven the girls (for the post) in view of their age," Nirupam told...
09:37 PM, Nov 20, 2012
The MNS chief had threatened to brand people from Bihar as "infiltrators" and force them out of the state, if authorities in Bihar take legal action against Mumbai police in the Azad Maidan case. ...
08:37 AM, Sep 02, 2012
New Delhi: The nomination of legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has sparked a political slugfest with the opposition parties questioning the timing of the move by the government. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena have said that the timing of the nomination suggests that it is aimed at distracting attention from scams. During a discussion with IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Shiv Sena Rahul Narvekar said, "Sachin deserves this...
02:57 PM, Apr 27, 2012
New Delhi: Both Houses of Parliament on Thursday witnessed commotion as Bofors scam was raised by the opposition parties in Rajya Sabha as well as Lok Sabha to corner the Congress-led UPA. The Houses had to be adjourned repeatedly following the uproar on the issue as the treasury and the opposition benches continued to trade charges. While the Opposition demanded a new probe into the scam, the Congress maintained that...
01:18 PM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: The Bofors storm hit Parliament on Thursday with the Opposition raising the issue, much to the discomfort of the Congress party. Senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh on Thursday spoke on the Bofors issue in Lok Sabha and said that the Congress lost a Lok Sabha poll due to Bofors. Several other leaders also spoke on the issue. Manishankar Aiyer: Please let me exercise my Right to reply to...
12:32 PM, Apr 26, 2012
Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam said if theres even an iota of truth in the charge, Joshi must step down immediately. ...
02:54 PM, Mar 24, 2012
Mumbai: The parliamentary board for finalising Congress candidates of 169 wards for Mumbai civic polls is meeting on Saturday to prepare its list of candidates. The parliamentary board will be chaired by city unit party chief Kripashankar Singh and will comprise former presidents Murli Deora, Gurudas Kamat, senior leader and industries Minister Narayan Rane, ministers Mohammed Arif Naseem Khan, Suresh Shetty, Varsha Gaikwad and Leader of Opposition in the civic...
08:27 PM, Jan 27, 2012
Mumbai: Hitting out at Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam's remarks that North Indians can shutdown Mumbai, the Shiv Sena on Thursday said that Maharashtra had 'not invited' them to come and work here in the first place. "The North Indians were not invited to Mumbai. They came here to earn livelihood, and settled down. If people from UP and Bihar ply autos, sell milk and vegetables, they are also involved in...
02:54 PM, Nov 03, 2011
Mumbai: Local Shiv Sena MLA Vinod Ghosalkar on Sunday said he was going to resign as legislator, to take on Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam. "As I am an MLA, I have some limitations. I cannot violate the constitutional oath. Therefore, I have decided to submit my resignation (as MLA) to party executive president Uddhav Thackeray on November 5," Ghosalkar told PTI. Nirupam had recently said that north Indians in Mumbai...
09:13 AM, Oct 31, 2011
New Delhi: A day after CNN-IBN exposed the letters exchanged between two senior Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) officers, deputy CAG Rekha Gupta and RP Singh, in the CAG office on the issue of the 2G loss figures of a whopping Rs 1,76,000 crores. The Congress is now using it to sharpen its attack against the CAG . RP Singh, the auditor who put his signatures on the CAG report in...
09:47 PM, Oct 29, 2011
Mumbai: Reacting to Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam's dare to the Thackerays to move around without security, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray blamed Shiv Sena for "making Nirupam big". A war of words is currently on between the Congress MP and Shiv Sena following Nirupam's remark that north Indians can bring Mumbai's life to a standstill. Nirupam, earlier in the day, dared the "three Thackerays" to step out without security....
11:18 PM, Oct 27, 2011
Mumbai: Irked over Shiv Sena's tirade against him over his remarks on north Indians in Mumbai, Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday dared the Thackerays to move around without any security cover. "I challenge those who say things against me. Let the three Thackerays move around without security," Nirupam said, without naming Sena leaders Uddhav, his son Aditya and MNS chief Raj Thackeray. However, Nirupam 'excluded' Sena chief Bal Thackeray,...
05:37 PM, Oct 27, 2011
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday tweeted that he is curious to know who are the lucky ones in the 'gang of four' in the UPA Government, as described by Anna Hazare. "Anna has blogged against gang of four? Who are the lucky ones? I am curious!" Singh tweeted. Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Monday wrote another blog targeting the Government over recent attacks and allegations on...
01:10 PM, Oct 25, 2011
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday voiced its protest over Anna Hazare's blog that said Team Anna will campaign against the party in subsequent polls as well as in General Elections if the Lokpal Bill is not passed in the Winter Session of Parliament. Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam has hit back hard as Hazare defended Kiran Bedi in the controversy of her inflated travel bills. "Kiran Bedi has accepted she...
10:39 AM, Oct 25, 2011
