Uma Bharti

Will 'Save the Ganga' mobilise support for RSS?

New Delhi: Almost twenty years after its Ayodhya movement, the RSS and its affiliates are once again planning a mass movement, bringing all their off-shoots together to build momentum before the next general elections. The strategy was finalised in a clandestine meeting at a Dharmashala in Delhi last month, attended by the BJP top brass including President Nitin Gadkari and senior members from the RSS and the VHP. It was...  

Cauvery issue is political, can be sorted out: Uma

Chennai: As the Cauvery water row between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka is escalating, senior BJP leader Uma Bharti on Sunday said that it is more of a political issue and can be sorted out. "I see political problem behind these things....the politicians want to play with the nerve of the people to get more and more votes...otherwise, it is very easy to solve this problem," she told reporters in Chennai....  

Will stay away from politics till December: Uma Bharti

Rajkot: Senior BJP Leader Uma Bharti on Saturday said that she had decided to stay away from politics till December, and devote her time to 'Save Ganga' campaign. Bharti, a former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, is on two-day Saurashtra visit. Talking to reporters before leaving for Somnath, Bharti said, "As auspicious Shravan month is going on, I decided to offer prayers at two 'jyotirlings' in Gujarat, Somnath in Junagadh district...  

Uma Bharti to begin parallel Amarnath yatra today

New Delhi: BJP leader Uma Bharti is expected to lead a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)-sponsored, parallel Amarnath pilgrimage from Jammu on Sunday. The leader has been demanding that the Amarnath Yatra be allowed for two months. The Jammu and Kashmir government has allowed the yatra, which begins on June 15, to proceed for 37 days. ...  

Manmohan should retire from politics: Uma

Varanasi: Attacking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the coal block allocation controversy, BJP leader Uma Bharti has said he should retire from politics. "The Prime Minister should not wait till corruption charges levelled against him are proved. He should immediately quit public life," Bharti told media in Varanasi on Wednesday. The BJP leader was here to participate in a function. The Prime Minister had said that he will quit public...  

Babri case: SC to hear CBI plea against Advani

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will be hearing a Central Bureau of Investigation petition seeking restoration of conspiracy charges aganist senior BJP leader LK Advani, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray and others in the Babri Masjid demolition case on July 25. The apex court had on March 4, 2011 issued notice to 21 people including LK Advani, Bal Thackeray, Kalyan Singh, Uma Bharti, Satish Pradhan, CR Bansal, MM Joshi, Vinay...  

BJP to decide PM candidate at 'appropriate' time

New Delhi: BJP President Nitin Gadkari on Friday remained evasive on whether his party will fight the 2014 general elections with a prime ministerial candidate at its vanguard, saying the decision would be taken at an appropriate time and all party leaders were "good faces". He also refused to hint whether results of the five state Assembly elections will have any bearing on his presidential term but admitted that his...  

Kulkarni supports Uma as BJP's CM candidate in UP

Agra: Sudheendra Kulkarni, former aide of LK Advani, on Sunday supported the BJP leader Uma Bharti as party's chief ministerial candidate, days after party chief Nitin Gadkari had reportedly projected her as the leading candidate of the party. Recently, Gadkari's statement, in which he reportedly projected Bharti as the chief ministerial candidate in UP elections, had created a flutter within the party. "If BJP comes to power Uma Bharti's name...  

People of Uttar Pradesh feel proud to vote

An estimated 1.5 crore voters are expected to cast their vote on Thursday as UP goes into fifth phase of polling. ...

Will act if rules have been violated: Nitish Kumar

Administrative Officer Nitish Kumar said that the action will be taken on the basis of the video footage that will be sent to the state government. ...

UP: RSS workers 'manhandled', Uma protests

Charkhari: There was some high-voltage drama ahead of fifth phase of UP polls on Thursday. BJP leader Uma Bharti staged a dharna outside the Charkari Police station on Wednesday to protest the alleged manhandling of three RSS workers. Uma was accompanied by 400 party workers as she successfully secured the release of the workers. The RSS workers had been detained after police suspected that they were distributing money to voters....  

Digvijaya slams BJP, says Uma is 'imported' mascot

Kanpur: Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday attacked the BJP saying he felt sorry that an 'outsider' from Madhya Pradesh had been projected as the party's Chief Ministerial candidate in UP. He said, he felt sorry for state BJP leaders like Rajnath Singh, Kalraj Mishra and Surya Pratap Shahi who were not considered fit to be UP CM, instead an 'imported' outsider like Uma Bharti had been brought in...  

Uma blames Sonia for poverty in Rae Bareli

Rae Bareli: Taking on Sonia Gandhi in her constituency, BJP leader Uma Bharti on Sunday blamed the Congress for backwardness and poverty in Rae Bareli. She also asked the Congress chief to give a clarification on the Batla House encounter issue following "contradictory statements" from her party leaders. Bharti also demanded that Election Commission should take stern action against Salman Khurshid for his recent statements on the minorities' sub quota....  

UP polls: Phase 2 today, Maya faces stiff challenge

Lucknow: The second phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began on a slow note on Saturday, covering nearly two crore voters who will decide the fate of 1099 candidates, including 31 sitting MLAs and 24 former ministers. Once a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bastion, it is the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) that has the highest number of MLAs in this region. However, Chief Minister Mayawati does face a stiff...  

UP campaign trail with Uma Bharti

Uma Bharti is the star campaigner of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh as she leads the election campaign in the state. ...

Uma Bharti leads BJP's poll campaign in UP

Uma Bharti is the star campaigner of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh as she leads the election campaign in the state. ...

Battle for UP begins, stakes highest for Cong

New Delhi: Polling for the first phase of the high voltage Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for 55 seats in 10 districts begins on Wednesday to decide the fate of two ministers, 31 MLAs and 15 former ministers. Amongst the candidates contesting, 109 have criminal cases pending against them. Also 144 out of the total 929 candidates are crorepatis. The stakes are highest for the Congress, which outperformed expectations in the...  

UP set to go for first phase of voting tomorrow

New Delhi: The countdown has begun for the first phase of polling in the battle for Uttar Pradesh. On Wednesday, 10 districts with 55 constituencies in central UP also known as Awadh Pradesh will go to polls. Amongst the candidates contesting, 109 candidates have criminal cases pending against them. Also 144 candidates out of the total 929 candidates are crorepatis. The stakes are highest for the Congress, which outperformed expectations...  

Better to drown than to tie up with SP, BSP: Uma

Gonda: Firebrand BJP leader Uma Bharti on Monday said if her party falls short of majority for forming the government in Uttar Pradesh after the Assembly polls, she would prefer "drowning" rather than striking an alliance with either SP or BSP. "In case we fall short of majority in forming the government in UP, I would prefer drowning in Saryu river rather than striking an alliance with either SP or...  

'Digvijaya tried to get Uma's nomination rejected'

Lucknow: The BJP on Monday accused Congress leader Digvijaya Singh of hatching a conspiracy to get the nomination paper of its senior party leader Uma Bharti rejected. Terming it to be a desperate act, BJP spokesman Rajiv Pratap Rudy said Congress has conceded defeat and was therefore adopting indirect methods to dent BJP. He alleged that an application was moved through an independent candidate Rampal for cancellation of Bharti's nomination...