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Karnataka BJP’s land scandals embroil RSS affiliates

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:17:48 +0000

Bangalore, Nov 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) land scandals in Karnataka that have landed its first chief minister in jail now seem to spread to affiliates of the party’s mentor, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). New Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda, still struggling to establish his authority nearly three months after taking [...]

BJP smells victory in Uttar Pradesh

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 05:48:43 +0000

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Buoyed by its internal surveys which show the party has gained ground in Uttar Pradesh on the issue of corruption, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is keen to translate the anti-graft sentiment among people into votes in next year’s assembly polls and form the government. BJP leaders said [...]

You cannot ignore Digvijay Singh

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 07:48:13 +0000

Bhopal, June 26 (IANS) Either you agree or disagree with Digvijay Singh, but you cannot ignore him. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders may not like his remarks and Congress leaders may hesitate to back his words fully, but the two-time Madhya Pradesh chief minister and now Congress general secretary has come full [...]

BJP outsourcing responsiblity: Congress leader

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 03:52:55 +0000

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) As the debate on the Lokpal bill continues to rage, Congress general secretary B.K. Hariprasad has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “outsourcing” its responsibility as the opposition to “so-called civil society”. Hariprasad, Congress in-charge of Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, said the BJP had “outsourced [...]

Government warns Ramdev of action for ‘building an army’ remark

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:38:21 +0000

New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The central government Wednesday said yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s reported remark that he is ready to arm his supporters in self defence was “anti-national”. “It is very clear that the statement given by Baba Ramdev is anti-national and action should be taken against him,” Minister of State in [...]

Gujarat top cop Bhatt asked to report for duty

Mon, 02 May 2011 16:36:08 +0000

Gandhinagar, May 2 (IANS) Gujarat’s senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjiv Bhatt has received a letter from Director General of Police Chittaranjan Singh asking him to report back for duty. He is understood to have been told to take permission from his superiors prior to appearing before any commission of enquiry. Bhatt, the [...]

Arun Jaitley denies ‘opportunistic’ remark in WikiLeaks cable

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:15:09 +0000

New Delhi, Mar 26 (ANI): Denying the statements made by him reported by WikiLeaks cable, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley today said that the use of ‘opportunistic’ was in reference to nationalism. In a statement issued today, Jaitley said: “A Cable by a US Diplomat to his Government in 2005 [...]

Panel clears BJP, Hindu groups of church attacks; opposition cries foul (Lead)

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:05:09 +0000

Bangalore, Jan 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its government in Karnataka and pro-Hindu outfits had no hand in the attacks on churches in the state in 2008, a judicial panel said Friday. The opposition Congress and Janata Dal-Secular, however, slammed the findings, saying “the government got what it sought.”"There is no basis [...]

Advani’s Rath Yatra root of terrorism in India: Digvijay

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:38:19 +0000

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) A day after he held Hindu Mahasabha founder Veer Savarkar responsible for the two-nation theory, Congress leader Digvijay Singh blamed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K.Advani’s ‘Rath Yatra’ for the genesis of terrorism in parts of India. “L.K Advani’s Rath Yatra has given birth to terrorism in Uttar [...]

Congress-BJP slugfest: duel with no winners (Comment)

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 07:35:19 +0000

By Amulya Ganguli As may be expected, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are targeting each other’s main weak spots in their current political confrontation, but their mutual vulnerabilities are making it some kind of dead heat.While the BJP has had no difficulty in cornering the Congress on corruption, given the latter’s long [...]

Congress book blames Sangh parivar for Babri demolition, defends Rao

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:24:51 +0000

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) A book published by the Congress to mark its 125-year history lays the entire blame for the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition on the Sangh Parivar and contends that the then central government headed by P.V. Narasimha Rao took several steps to control the difficult situation. The book, “Congress and the [...]

Rahul’s remarks leave BJP, RSS fuming (Roundup)

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:51:27 +0000

Bhopal/New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s comparison of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) with the outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) Wednesday prompted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to say that only people who have lost their mental balance can make such remarks. The RSS, too, hit back at [...]

Rahul Gandhi equates RSS with SIMI

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:03:47 +0000

Bhopal, Oct 6 (IANS) Launching a no holds barred attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Wednesday branded the sangh parivar outfit as “fanatical” and equated it with the outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). “I know only that both the SIMI and the RSS are fanatical and hold [...]

BJP will seek to benefit from Ayodhya verdict, say Congress leaders

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:15:13 +0000

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Ayodhya ruling would not cause political polarisation in the country but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would seek to make political mileage from the verdict in the long run — this was the feeling among a section in the Congress party Friday, a day after the judgment. Some [...]

Sangh Parivar should behave responsibly: Digvijay Singh

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:34:40 +0000

New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Joining issue with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which Wednesday attacked him over his remarks about the party, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh said he would reconsider his statement if the Sangh Parivar organisations behave responsibly after the Ayodhya verdict. “I stay in my limits. Whatever I say is with [...]

Saffron trade union keeps away from strike

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:19:07 +0000

New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), with a leaning towards the Sangh Parivar, did not take part in the all-India strike Tuesday called by the Left and Congress-backed trade unions as it wanted the protest to be organised in November, a top leader said. “Not that we are against any of the [...]

Activists of Muslim voluntary forum protest Madani’s arrest by Karnataka police

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:28:21 +0000

Coimbatore, Aug.23 (ANI): Over 300 activists of the Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK), a Muslim voluntary forum, staged a protest here on Monday against the Karnataka Police for arresting Abdul Nasser Madani, leader of the regional People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Madani is an accused in the 2008 Bangalore serial blast case. The protestors blamed [...]

Congress charges against RSS diversionary tactics: BJP

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:41:58 +0000

New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday alleged that the Congress is resorting to “diversionary tactics” to get away from the price rise issue by launching a “baseless campaign” against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The BJP also demanded the Congress party stop its attempts to defame the BJP and the [...]

Is Pakistan Army hindering peace with India? (Comment)

Sat, 08 May 2010 03:27:33 +0000

By Amulya Ganguli The day after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani decided on initiating greater official interactions between the two countries while conversing in Thimphu, the Americans and the British were among the Western nations which issued warnings on fresh terrorist attacks on India. Clearly, even as the Pakistani [...]

RSS leader Nanaji Deshmukh’s body donated to AIIMS

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:31:28 +0000

Chitrakoot / New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): The body of the veteran Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh, who breathed his last on Saturday, was donated to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Sunday. Deshmukh, 94, had wished that his dead body be donated for medical research. The body of Deshmukh [...]

Cracks in Hindutva camp spells doom for doctrine (Comment)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:37:48 +0000

By Amulya Ganguli The saffron brotherhood has generally been known for its unity. The reason is despite its long history - the Hindu supremacist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was founded in 1925 - its constituents have been late entrants to the corridors of power. As such, they did not have to contend with the pulls [...]

‘Parivar’ splits on Mumbai issue - BJP backs RSS, Sena isolated

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:39:02 +0000

New Delhi/Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Mumbai for Marathis, or for all Indians? The question drove a deeper wedge in the Sangh Parivar Monday with the BJP backing mentor RSS in saying that nothing should not dilute basic “Indianness” and the Shiv Sena zealously guarding its turf to say that the Mumbai was indeed only [...]

RSS concern for Hindi-speakers not sincere, says Congress

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:37:30 +0000

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Congress Sunday accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of “double-speak” on preventing spread of linguistic chauvinism in Maharashtra. Congress spokesman Shakeel Ahmed said that if the RSS was genuinely concerned in protecting the Hindi-speaking people in Maharashtra, it should ask the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to snap ties with [...]

Chidambaram stands by Liberhan report, says judge went by brief (Roundup)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:26:05 +0000

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday resolutely stood by the Liberhan Commission report on the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, and said the judge had strictly gone by the brief assigned to him. Replying to a 10-hour short duration discussion spread over two days in the Rajya Sabha [...]

Congress says Babri razing was ‘cold-blooded conspiracy’

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:55:31 +0000

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allied groups of resorting to a “cold-blooded conspiracy” to demolish the Babri mosque in 1992. “The central theme is not Atal Behari Vajpayee, P.V. Narasimha Rao, factual inaccuracies or leakage (of the Liberhan report) but who broke the [...]

Congress MP blames Rao also for Babri mosque demolition (Lead)

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:54:43 +0000

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Congress admitted Tuesday that its leader and former prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao was not alert enough to prevent the demolition of the Babri mosque. Participating in the debate in the Lok Sabha on the Liberhan Commission report, party MP Beni Prasad Verma placed the major share of the [...]

Parliament to continue Liberhan Report discussion

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:44:10 +0000

New Delhi, Dec 8 (ANI): The discussion of the Liberhan Commission’s Report on the Babri Mosque demolition and the Action Taken Report (ATR) is expected to continue in Parliament for the second day today. On Monday, the debate on the report was all fire and brimstone with the government and the opposition trading charges against [...]

Khurshid slams BJP for exploiting Ayodhya issue

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:13:27 +0000

New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of exploiting the Ayodhya issue for political purposes, Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Monday said the party should regret orchestrating the issue. Participating in the debate in the Lok Sabha on the Liberhan Commission report, Khurshid, Congress MP from Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh, also [...]

We are committed to Ram temple: BJP on Babri anniversary (Lead)

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:19:37 +0000

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) On the 17th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday reiterated that building a temple to Lord Ram at the mosque site was a “commitment” and the party would seek a resolution to the issue through negotiation or judicial verdict. “The Ram temple remains a [...]

Protests, celebrations mark Babri demolition anniversary

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:11:03 +0000

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The 17th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition saw both protests as well as celebratory marches by different groups in the capital Sunday. Staging a protest at the Jantar Mantar near the central business hub of Delhi, members of the All India Babri Masjid Rebuilding Committee (AIBMRC) demanded that the [...]

Lok Sabha to discuss Liberhan report Dec 9-10

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:49:42 +0000

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Liberhan Commission report on the 1992 Babri mosque demolition will be discussed in the Lok Sabha Dec 9 and 10, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj said Wednesday. She said the the decision was taken at the business advisory committee of the house and added that the [...]

BJP demands statement from PM on Babri demolition

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:54:32 +0000

Kolkata, Nov 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday demanded a statement from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the central government’s role on the day the Babri mosque was razed in Ayodhya. Pointing out that Manmohan Singh was the number two man in the then P.V. Narasimha Rao government, BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar told [...]

Liberhan findings vague, uncertain: Advani’s counsel

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:37:33 +0000

Chandigarh, Nov 25 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani’s counsel Satya Pal Jain Wednesday said the findings of the Liberhan Commission into the 1992 Babri mosque demolition were “vague and uncertain”. “The findings of the commission are vague and uncertain. They are targeting L.K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and other leaders without [...]

CPI-M accuses Liberhan of ‘political bias’

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:09:08 +0000

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday accused the Liberhan Commission of “political bias” for giving a virtual clean chit to the Congress government of 1992 over the Babri mosque demolition. The CPI-M said in a statement that it desired to know what action the government of Prime Minister Manmohan [...]

17 years on, Commission says Babri demolition was planned (Roundup)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:57:39 +0000

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Putting at rest 17 years of speculation, the Liberhan Commission Tuesday pinned the blame for the demolition of the Babri Masjid on Hindutva advocates across the spectrum and said in a scathing indictment that events leading up to Dec 6, 1992 were “neither spontaneous nor unplanned”. The voluminous 1,029 page [...]

Congress has dual position on Babri, says Brinda Karat

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:54:48 +0000

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Brinda Karat Tuesday accused the Congress of having a “dual position” on the Babri Masjid issue by not referring to the demolished structure as a mosque. Karat said her party objected to Home Minister P. Chidambaram referring to the disputed structure in Ayodhya as [...]

Fix responsibility for Liberhan report leak: BJP

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:54:27 +0000

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Attacking the government over “leakage” of the Liberhan Commission report, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday demanded that responsibility should be fixed for the “lapse” and a joint parliamentary panel should probe into it. Party president Rajnath Singh, speaking to reporters outside parliament, said: “The home minister should take moral [...]

Police, officials executors of Sangh Parivar designs: Babri panel

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:11:55 +0000

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Bureaucrats and police officers in Uttar Pradesh remained “deaf, dumb and blind” in the run up to the demolition of the Babri Masjid, the Liberhan Commission has said in its report. “The could have at least attempted to stem the tide of communalism and the rape of democracy. But they chose [...]

Babri Masjid demolition neither spontaneous nor unplanned: Liberhan

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:08:40 +0000

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Negating the theory handed out by Hindu groups that the Babri Masjid demolition was mob-driven, the Liberhan Commission has said it has been “established beyond doubt” that the events of Dec 6, 1992, in Ayodhya were “neither spontaneous nor unplanned”. The commission, whose report on the demolition was tabled Tuesday [...]

Kalyan Singh insider that caused collapse of system: Liberhan report

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:02:19 +0000

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Liberhan Commission probing the demolition of the Babri Masjid has hit out at then Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh for embarking on a “pogrom leading up to the events of December 6th 1992″ as soon he entered office. In a scathing indictment of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) [...]

BJP should give up communal politics, says Moily

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:50:33 +0000

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The indictment of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders by the Liberhan Commission should be a clear warning for the party to stop practising communal politics, Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily said Tuesday. He also said that senior leaders named in the report - as those who played a role [...]

Muslim leadership conspicuous by its absence: Liberhan report

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:36:32 +0000

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) While pinning the blame of the Babri Masjid demolition on Hindu rightwing groups, the Liberhan Commission has also lashed out at the “fanatical Muslim leadership” for “its failure to protest effectively against the events which were building up to a crescendo”. The voluminous report, running to more than 1,000 pages, indicted [...]

Liberhan counsel ‘astonished’ over Vajpayee link in leaked report

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:32:19 +0000

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) A senior official of the Liberhan Commission of Inquiry said he was “astonished” at a media report linking Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to the 1992 Babri mosque razing. Anupam Gupta, counsel for the commission that was set up soon after the mosque [...]

Togadia to visit Goa Monday

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:28:41 +0000

Panaji, Oct 25 (IANS) Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia is expected to visit Goa Monday for an overnight visit, a police official said. Togadia’s visit to Goa assumes significance with the involvement of right-wing Hindu outfit Sanatan Sanstha activists in the Diwali eve bomb blasts in Margao, a town in south Goa, 35 km [...]

BJP rules out leadership change; RSS says party will be stronger (Lead)

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:55:38 +0000

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday dismissed speculations of a leadership change while Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders, who met L.K. Advani, said the party would emerge stronger from the present turmoil. Refuting media reports that the party would effect a change of guard at the behest of the RSS, [...]

Naidu terms BJP’s leadership change as ‘baseless’

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:19:24 +0000

New Delhi, Aug 30 (ANI): Terming the reports of leadership change in the BJP as ‘baseless’, party senior leader Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said L K Advani will continue to remain the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha. “The BJP will take its own decisions,” Naidu said. Naidu’s statement came after senior Rashtriya Swayam Sewak (RSS) [...]

BJP will solve its problems, soon, says key RSS leader

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:32:49 +0000

New Delhi, Aug. 30 (ANI): Senior Rashtriya Swayam Sewak (RSS) leader Madan Das Devi on Sunday said he was confident about the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) taking appropriate steps to resolve all of its problems, including the issue of the party succession plan. Addressing a press conference in the capital this morning, Devi said: “We [...]

What ex-RSS chief Sudarshan said about Jinnah is right: Bhagwat

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:18:28 +0000

New Delhi, Aug.28 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Mohan Bhagwat said on Friday that what his predecessor K.S. Sudarshan had said two days ago about Pakistan Founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah is right. “What Sudarshanji said is right, RSS holds all in high esteem,” said Bhagwat He further said that the perception of the Muslim community about RSS [...]

`It is for BJP to decide on leadership age issue,’ Kandahar: Bhagwat

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:12:29 +0000

New Delhi, Aug.28 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Mohan Bhagwat said on Friday that the age group of 55 to 60 is the ideal for leaders of the Sangh Parivar, and added that it was for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to decide at what age its leaders will quit office and retire. While stating [...]

BJP has to decide its own future: RSS chief

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:07:02 +0000

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has to “think and decide” its own future, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said here Friday while stressing that the ideal age for the leadership of the Sangh Parivar it heads was “50 to 60 years”. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, in a rare [...]

RSS will not interfere in BJP’s internal affairs: Mohan Bhagwat

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:54:56 +0000

New Delhi, Aug.28 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Mohan Bhagwat said on Friday that the outfit will not interfere in the day-to-day workings of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is in the midst of a major crisis of confidence. Addressing a press conference at ‘Keshavkunj’, the RSS headquarters in the national capital, he said [...]

RSS chief Bhagwat to speak out on BJP crisis

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:10:10 +0000

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat will Friday address a press conference here, speaking out for the first time since the expulsion of former union minister Jaswant Singh from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for his book on founder of Pakistan Mohammed Ali Jinnah. BJP president Rajnath Singh had [...]

As VHP leader’s death anniversary looms, Kandhamal is engulfed with security blanket

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:39:43 +0000

Phulbani, Aug 13 (ANI): Tight security arrangements have been made in the Orissa’s Kandhamal District ahead of the first death anniversary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Laxmanand Saraswati. Laxmananda and four others were killed by Maoists on last year, sparking of a widespread communal violence in parts of Orissa. The Sangh Parivar has also decided to [...]

Advani says will serve his full term as Leader of Opposition

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:13:42 +0000

New Delhi, Aug.13 (ANI): Leader of Opposition L.K.Advani has said that he will complete his full five-year term, and has dismissed media reports of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) asking him to work towards nominating a successor. “I still stand by what I had said at the press conference [at the end of the session last [...]

Menaka says forensic report on Varun Gandhi’s hate CD ‘one sided’

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:21:52 +0000

New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): In the wake of Varun Gandhi’s hate speech CD being declared “not doctored”, his mother and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Maneka Gandhi has termed the forensic report to be a “one sided version.” “The entire tape was doctored. Nobody has seen the tape. We are talking about voices. The point [...]

BJP will remain under RSS’ thumb (Comment)

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:47:00 +0000

By Amulya Ganguli Since defeat invariably leads to internal rows in a party, it is no surprise that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is experiencing acrimonious finger-pointing over the reasons for its setback in two successive general elections. The problem is compounded, however, by the fact that the BJP is not quite the master of its [...]

Manmohan, Sonia blast Advani, BJP sues for truce (Roundup)

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:21:47 +0000

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) On the eve of the first round of balloting, the Congress party’s top leadership went hammer and tongs at L.K. Advani, forcing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to sue for truce and plead for an end to “this ongoing mud-slinging”. What began with Advani repeatedly taking digs at Prime Minister [...]

Who is RSS slave? Sonia corners Advani again

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:07:21 +0000

Bangalore, April 15 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday stepped up her attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party and L.K. Advani for calling Manmohan Singh a weak prime minister, saying every one knows who are “slaves” of the Rashtriya Swayamsevek Sangh (RSS). “People know who functions as slaves of the RSS,” Gandhi said at an [...]

BJP supporting Gorkhaland only to get votes: Congress

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:42:02 +0000

Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) The Observer for the Congress party for West Bengal lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for nominating party heavyweight Jaswant Singh from Darjeeling with a promise to consider Gorkhaland. Iterating that the Congress wanted greater autonomy for the hill people, All India Congress Committee (AICC) observer for West Bengal [...]

What do Varun Gandhi’s pronouncements mean?

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:28:58 +0000

By Dr Sandeep Pandey Varun Gandhi has chosen the shortcut to fame. Until yesterday he was an ordinary member of BJP. Today he is a nationally important leader in this party and in the same league as L.K. Advani and Narendra Modi for subscribing to virulent communal views. For a leader of BJP to have said [...]

Congress slams Advani over live debate with Sonia Gandhi

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:58:00 +0000

New Delhi, Mar 29 (ANI): The Congress party on Sunday criticised senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani for challenging Congress president Sonia Gandhi for a political debate LIVE on television. ” Has he (L K Advani) received a new light after five decades? There has been an established tradition of election debate [...]

Why does IUML hate me, asks Maudany

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:15:41 +0000

By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 (IANS) Abdul Nasir Maudany, the once fiery Muslim leader, is accusing the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) of trying to politically corner him over his growing ties with the Marxists. The 43-year-old chief of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) says the IUML, the oldest Muslim political party in Kerala, is [...]

RSS: A journey of 83 long years

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:02:28 +0000

By Arun Anand New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which has got a new chief in Mohan Bhagwat, has travelled a long way since it was born in a middle class house in Nagpur in 1925 to mould the Hindu way of thinking and influence the national struggle for independence. The organisation [...]

RSS is capable of changing along with time: Mohan Bhagawat

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:14:02 +0000

Nagpur, Mar 22 (ANI): Newly elected Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagawat has said that the RSS is capable of changing along with time, and would not deviate from its avowed goals. Addressing RSS functionaries here on Saturday, he said, “We are among those organisations which easily changes with time. Our organisation, the RSS, [...]

Mohan Bhagwat is new RSS chief, Sudarshan quits (Lead, Chanding dateline)

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:13:55 +0000

By Arun Anand and Shyam Pandharipande Nagpur, March 21 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief K.S. Sudarshan Saturday stepped down on health grounds, handing over the mantle to Mohan Bhagwat, a veterinary doctor who detests party politics. Expressing his inability to continue to shoulder the “onerous responsibility” that entailed hectic touring across India, Sudarshan, 74, requested colleagues [...]

Artists to rally in Bangalore for Chaplin statue

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:11:36 +0000

Bangalore, March 19 (IANS) Artists and writers are planning a demonstration here Friday to counter objections raised by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers against erecting a statue of Charlie Chaplin for a movie by director Hemanth Hegde. Saahithi Kalaavidhara Balaga, an organisation of writers and artists, has organised the demonstration in front of Mahathma Gandhi’s [...]

RSS follows BJP line on Varun Gandhi controversy

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:24:59 +0000

New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Gandhi scion Varun Gandhi found himself isolated in the Sangh parivar Tuesday with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) going along with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the controversy over his inflammatory campaign speeches. “We have not seen the statement. We are all in Nagpur now. Whatever the BJP has [...]

No faith in Karnataka police, says Kerala’s Marxist legislator

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:50:07 +0000

Kasaragod (Kerala) Feb 8 (IANS) C.H. Kunhambu, a Kerala Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislator whose daughter was abducted by suspected Hindu right wing activists near Mangalore town Friday, says he has no faith in the Karnataka police. Shruti, a Class 12 student of St. Aloysius College, and Shabib, brother of her classmate, were on their [...]

Ensure safety of women in Karnataka: CPI-M to centre

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:39:43 +0000

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Condemning the attack on a Kerala legislator’s daughter in Mangalore, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday said the central government should ensure that women and minorities are protected in Karnataka. “The CPI-M strongly condemns the violence against the school going daughter of a Kerala legislator in Mangalore. The central government [...]

Mangalore attack reflects Sangh Parivar’s philosophy: Congress

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:44:46 +0000

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Congress party Tuesday condemned the assault on woman in a pub in Mangalore by activists of the Sri Rama Sena, saying it was not an isolated incident but reflected the philosophy of the Sangh Parivar. “The incident at the pub in Karnataka is not an isolated one. It is [...]

Renuka criticizes Karnataka government on pub assault incident

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:53:58 +0000

New Delhi, Jan.26 (ANI): Union Minister Renuka Chowdhry on Monday criticized the Karnataka Government on its failure to prevent attempts to “Talibanise” the country. Renuka, however, sought explanation from the State BJP government and asked the National Commission for Women (NCW) to probe the Saturday night’’s episode of moral policing by a Hindu outfit, which has [...]

Yeddyurappa answerable for Mangalore attack, says Renuka Chowdhary (Lead)

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:30:43 +0000

New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Union Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhary Monday said that Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa is answerable for the attack on women at a pub in Mangalore by members of a self-styled pro-Hindutva group.Demanding an explanation from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state government, Chowdhary directed the National Commission [...]

Muslims welcome Advani separating terrorism from Islam

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:21:49 +0000

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Members of the Muslim community, including clerics, have welcomed Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani’s statement in parliament Thursday that Pakistan was the “epicentre” of terrorism, but there was no connection between Islam and terrorism and spiritual Islam was to be respected.”It is the political Islam of the kind as propagated [...]

Urdu media condemns Mumbai attacks, see a conspiracy

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:50:34 +0000

Hyderabad, Dec 11 (IANS) The Urdu media here has strongly condemned the terror attacks in Mumbai and called for bringing the culprits to book to prevent such attacks in future. Five Urdu dailies published from Hyderabad were unequivocal in condemning the Nov 26 terror attacks and termed it as India’s 9/11, an attack on India’s [...]

CPI-M to help formation of federal agency to combat terror

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:34:02 +0000

Agartala, Dec 7 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will help setting up a federal agency to counter terror, senior Left leader Brinda Karat said here Sunday. “The proposed agency should incorporate the views of terrorism affected states,” said Karat, a CPI-M politburo member. Quoting Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan, Karat said despite repeated [...]

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