NEW DELHI: BJP has said that Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi will be roped in to campaign for creation of Telangana region and galvanisepartycadres there."The party is organising a massive rally of Narendra Modi in Telangana in December, the dates are yet to be finalised," party leader Venkaiah Naidu told reporters here.The rally lead by our Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani on November 13 was a massive success, people are now looking forward to BJP for the creation of the Telangana state,...
Friday, November 21, 2008
Sena activist files PIL for CID probe in Malegaon case
MUMBAI: A Shiv Sena activist has filed a PIL in the Bombay High Court, seeking that investigation of the Malegaon blast case be handed over tothe state CID and action be taken against Anti-Terrorism Squad for "ill treating" Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the accused in the matter.Petitioner Shilpa Deshmukh, who is the secretary of Shiv Sena's Bhartiya Vidyarthi Sena, said that she was filing the PIL on her own and not on behalf of the party.However, the High Court is yet to hear the petition,...
BJP rides 'Ashwamedha Rath' hoping to capture Delhi
NEW DELHI: With the hope of capturing power in the capital in the November 29 assembly polls, the BJP unveiled its 'Ashwamedha Rath' which wouldcover all the constituencies."This is for the first time we are starting 'Ashwamedha Rath'. Like in religious scriptures, the purpose is to get victory in the elections," a senior BJP leader said.The present-day chariot is equipped with modern communication systems, including video and audio facilities. The party would use the rath to highlight the "failures...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Tribal who was stripped in LS poll fray
GUWAHATI: The tribal girl Lakshmi Oraon, a tea garden worker who was stripped by hoodlums here in November last year, has decided to fight thenext parliamentary polls from Tezpur in north Assam.Lakshmi will contest on a Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF) ticket — a political party that was floated to take on the Congress before the 2006 assembly election in the state. With this, the AUDF would be sniffing at the opportunity of making inroads into some 20 lakh tea garden workers in the state —...
There's nothing called Hindu terror: Advani
RAIPUR: Senior BJP leader L K Advani has alleged that the majority community is being linked to terrorism to get votes ofminorities."In last one month, a new term 'Hindu terrorism' has come into existence. This was pure vote-bank and minority- appeasement politics. We never linked terrorism with any religion. But now, this is being done to get votes," he said.There should not be any attempt to defame any community for votes, Advani said while addressing an election meeting here ahead of the second...
Monday, November 10, 2008
About Raj Thackrey and North Indian
Whole country seemed condemning Mr. Raj Thackrey for his mobilisation of Marathi people against "North Indians". Here is what I got from internet:"Mr. Raj Thackrey has done a great service to the country. What Indian government could not do for 60 years, Mr. Raj Thackrey has done in months! That is Giving North Indians the tag they deserved always, that is "North Indian"! For the first time in India, people from North Indian states are being labeled ( also actively published in north Indian TV Channels/News...
JD(U) MPs resign to protest MNS attacks
NEW DELHI: Politicking over the attacks on examinees from Bihar appearing for a railway recruitment test in Mumbai and the shooting of a Patnayouth, Rahul Raj, took a new turn with JD(U) Lok Sabha MPs handing in their resignations and putting RJD, LJP as well as BJP in a fix.The JD(U) MPs' move to hand in their papers was immediately attacked by RJD leader Lalu Prasad and LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan as "mere drama" while the BJP chose not to react to the development. The senior UPA ministers said...
BJP releases list of 95 candidates for Rajasthan polls
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) late on Sunday evening released a list of 95 candidates for the Rajasthan assembly polls.The polls for the 200-seat state assembly are scheduled December 4.The list includes chief minister Vasundhara Raje, who will contest from Jhalrapatan, the constituency from which she won in the last elections.In its first list of candidates for the Rajasthan polls, the BJP has dropped the names of 12 sitting legislators and repeated 24 members. The rest of the candidates...
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