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Rethinking on Ordinance owes to people, BJPs pressure: Ravi Shankar

Allahabad, Oct 02 (ANI): Senior BJP Leader, Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that the rethinking on the ordinance on convicted lawmakers stemmed from the pressure exerted by the main opposition, BJP and the people of the country. Congress core committee has reportedly decided to withdraw the controversial ordinance to save the convicted legislators, MPs and ministers Wednesday noon after ending the core-committee meet. However, the final announcement is yet to come and there is a chance that it will come after ending the union cabinet meet, set to be held at 6:00 p.m. today. Oct 2, 2013
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Seven prisoners escape from Khandwa jail in MP, one nabbed

Khandwa/Bhopal, Oct 1 (ANI): In a major embarrassment to the Madhya Pradesh police, seven prisoners escaped from state's Khandwa jail in the wee hours of Tuesday. According to reports, six of the men allegedly belong to the Students Islamic Movement of India or SIMI, which was banned in 2001 over its alleged terror links. However, one of the prisoners has been caught. Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta promised to take an action against the erring officials and said that the authorities would probe as to why this incident happened. The police have now declared a high alert in Khandwa and adjoining areas. Oct 1, 2013
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Rahul crosses limit of civility by calling PMs cabinets decision nonsense: BJP

New Delhi, Sep 28 (ANI): The BJP on Saturday launched a scathing attack against the Congress specially targeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on the pretext of Rahul Gandhi’s remark on Ordinance to protect convicted lawmakers. BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Rahul Gandhi has the audacity to call a decision, taken by the cabinet committee, headed by the Prime Minister of the country, a nonsense, therefore impinging the integrity and respect of the PMO. Sep 28, 2013
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2G scam: JPC report adopted, BJP says black day in Indian democracy

New Delhi, Sept 27 (ANI): The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Friday adopted its controversial draft report on the 2G spectrum allocation case which gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Sixteen members voted in favour of the report and 11 against the report. Terming it as a black day in Indian democracy, BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said that BJP will present a serious dissent note on this. Sep 27, 2013
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BJP lashed out at Chidambaram's attack on Modi over growth rates

New Delhi, Sep 23 (ANI): BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad lashed out at Finance Minister P Chidambaram's attack on Narendra Modi wherein Chidambaram charged Modi with staging a "fake encounter with facts" regarding his claims of economic growth during BJP-led NDA being 8.4 per cent. Prasad mocked Chidambaram saying that he is being "economical with truth" and that his statement is a "copy-book case of fake encounter with facts". He also charged the UPA government for deteriorating economic condition in the nation. Sep 23, 2013
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