KOLKATA: The Trinamool Congress , which has allied with the Congress in West Bengal, will not support a Third Front government or one led by the Trinamool party manifestoTrinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee flashes victory sign after releasing party's manifesto for upcoming Lok Sabha polls, at her residence in Kolkata. BJP at the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections."We support a secular governmentwhich will be headed by an able prime minister. We are categorically making it clear that we will...
Monday, March 23, 2009
EC action hasty, harsh and politically motivated: Varun
NEW DELHI: A defiant Varun Gandhi on Monday hit back at the Election Commission for asking BJP not to nominate him for the Lok Sabha polls, andaccused the panel of taking "hasty" and "harsh" action "pressurised by political considerations".The BJP candidate from Pilibhit said the EC action was in "utter disregard of the principles of natural justice" as it had passed the censure "without any attempt to ascertain the truth".Making it clear that he would not withdraw from the polls, 29-year-old Varun...
Clash of the red brigade
When Goddess Parvathi appeared before Naranath Branthan (the legendary Kerala intellectual who was considered a lunatic by the masses), he askedher to change the date of his death. But, when she expressed her inability, he baffled her by asking for a different boon: "In that case, at least, transfer the filarial disease from my left leg to the right!In the context of the impending polls, Congressmen in Kerala seemed to have acted much like Naranath Branthan by praying to the Gods that the incurable...
PPP, PML-N should work together: Pak PM
LAHORE: Extending an olive branch to former ally Nawaz Sharif "on behalf of the government", Pakistan premier Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday saidhis PPP and the PML-N should "remove misunderstandings" and work together for the sake of democracy and economic development in Pakistan. ( Watch )The two leaders addressed the media emerging from a over two-hour-long luncheon meeting, their first since a political crisis was defused on March 16 when the government acceded to PML-N demand to restore Chief...
Major Difference Between Break up of Alliance
There was break up of alliance both in UPA and NDA camps! In NDA camp, BJP and BJD parted ways and BJP MLAs resigned from Biju Patnaik Government in Orissa. RJD&LJP combine broke alliance from UPA in Bihar and Jharkhand, but all three parties claim, they are together!On top of it, neither Mr. Lalu, nor Mr. Paswan resigned from UPA governme...
EC finds Varun Gandhi guilty of provocative speech
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday found the BJP leader and candidate from Pilibhit, Varun Gandhi guilty of anti-Muslim speeches which sparked off widespread criticism. The Election Commission rejected Varun’s reply, expressing dissatisfaction over it. The commission has also advised the party to not issue him a ticket to fight the Lok Sabha elections.While Gandhi in his reply to the EC's notice had claimed that the CD, containing his alleged hate-speech, was doctored, Chief Election Commissioner...
RJD, LJP still friends, says Congress
NEW DELHI: Despite RJD chief Lalu Prasad's decision to field candidates against Congress in Bihar, the latter adopted a conciliatory approach stating that it (Prasad's decision) does not mark the end of UPA or the party's friendship with RJD and LJP."We don't want to contest. He (Prasad) wants to put all candidates against our candidates. You know we have not come to that stage of taking a decision....put up candidates against Lalu and Paswan who continue to be our friends," Congress media cell...
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