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Nitish is irresponsible, can join hands with anyone for power: BJP

New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): BJP leaders react to the current heat of situations in Bihar following Nitish Kumar’s resignation. Kumar had said that he will reconsider his resignation as his MLAs are putting pressure on him to continue holding the office. Rameshwar Chaurasia has said that Nitish is an irresponsible minister and he had often talked about resignation even in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government. Giriraj Singh stated that Nitish Kumar can do anything to gain power and he even joined hands with Congress for the same. CP Thakur said that Nitish Kumar is doing a political drama and he will continue being the Chief Minister after all this ends. May 19, 2014

Congress will back GST if in opposition: Jairam Ramesh

New Delhi, May 02 (ANI): Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said that if the Congress party is pushed into opposition after a general election, it would give its backing to a major tax reform it tried to bring during 10 years in office. Ramesh criticised BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for blocking the general services tax (GST), which is aimed at easing doing business, raising revenues and boosting growth. Meanwhile, he called Modi a fascist. He said that he always welcomed the dynamic personality of Atal Bihari Vajpayee but was very uncomfortable by Modi’s fascist vibes. Ramesh said that Rahul Gandhi was more focused on bringing reforms in the party where he has been working on multiple levels and not just campaigning for 2014 polls. May 2, 2014
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Congress workers protest outside BJP headquarters

New Delhi, May 01 (ANI): Congress party workers staged protest in front of BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday demanding response to 50 corruption cases in which BJP is allegedly involved. Seemingly irked at the scam allegations Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, Congress Party workers who staged protest, raked up allegations against son-in-law of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Ranjan Bharttacharya. Earlier, BJP leadership released a video and a booklet as the party's sharpest attack on Vadra and the Congress party. Flamboyant businessman Vadra has denied the accusations levelled by anti-corruption activists, of improper dealings with DLF. May 1, 2014
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'Tsunami wave' in India will washout Congress: Narendra Modi

Saharsa, April 25 (ANI): BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said that his popularity across the country is now turning into a wave similar to Tsunami, which will affect the ruling Congress party. Modi was speaking at an election rally in Saharsa district of Bihar. Women and young voters came out in large numbers and voted for seven parliamentary seats in Bihar on Thursday, as the nation's second biggest polling day came to an end. Modi also emphasised on carrying forward the vision of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Apr 25, 2014
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Sanjay Jha tweets Vajpayee weakest PM, BJP condemns

New Delhi, April 14 (ANI): BJP on Monday condemned Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha's tweet which said that "the weakest PM India ever had was AB Vajpayee who gave Kandahar terrorists an escort-service, and allowed Parliament to be attacked." BJP Vice-President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that their words show that the party is sure of their defeat and that the polls will backfire all their allegations on them. Further, BJP Spokesperson MJ Akbar said that Jha is the weakest spokesperson Congress have to say such a thing about a loved former PM. He also pitied on Jha for such a remark. Apr 14, 2014
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To save his govt, 'weak' Vajpayee remained mum on many occasions: Sanjay Jha

Mumbai, April 14 (ANI): Following his tweet wherein Congress Spokesperson Sanjay Jha claimed that Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the weakest PM, he remained on his statements and said that to save his government, Vajpayee remained mum on many occasions where he should have taken action. He said that BJP leader Govindacharya himself had said that Vajpayee is a two-faced man. Further, he questioned the former PM on what was he doing when thousands were killed in a state ruled by his own party and that he did not try to stop Gujarat riots in order to save his government, which is a sign of a weak government. Meanwhile, talking about Sanjay Baru's memoir, he said that this is BJP's orchestrated criticism against a decent PM. Apr 14, 2014
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BJP hits at Rahul Gandhi for raking up marital status of Modi

Varanasi, April 11 (ANI): BJP on Friday hit out at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, for raking up the marital issue of BJP prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi. Gandhi targeted Modi after he admitted for the first time that he was married. BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad threatened a tit for tat response. Modi, in an affidavit submitted along with his nomination papers for parliamentary polls, admitted that his wife's name is Jashodaben. The BJP PM nominee, who has contested four assembly polls, used to leave the married status column blank in his nomination papers. Prasad also slammed Congress party for using BJP leader and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to criticise Modi. Apr 11, 2014
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I can understand the pain of poor, not Shehzada: Narendra Modi

Chhattisgarh, April 11 (ANI): BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi while addressing a rally in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari district hit Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi saying that he was born with a silver spoon in mouth so he cannot relate with the poor. Modi said that he was born and brought up in a poor family so he knows the pain of poor. Modi, while praising Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s peaceful state division policy, condemned Congress for dividing Andhra Pradesh violently. He further stated that once election results are declared on 16th May everything will be revealed before the public. Apr 11, 2014
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Congress uses AB Vajpayee's statement to divert voters, politicos react

New Delhi/Amritsar, April 11 (ANI): Congress Party stirred a fresh controversy by putting BJP's former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's picture on its official website and using his statement to divert voters against Narendra Modi. Vajpayee's photo was published on Congress website with a caption that read: "Atal had said Modi did not follow Raj Dharma. How can a person whom Atal Bihari Vajpayee had thought unfit to be even a chief minister expected to be given the reigns of the country (PM)." Congress leader Rajiv Shukla said that Vajpayee did not consider Modi even worth being a Chief Minister so how can he be projected as a Prime Minister of the country. BSP leader Sudhindra Bhadoria has although, condemned the way Congress used the statement, yet he said the nation knows that Modi did not do his duty properly, over which Vajpayee was upset. Meanwhile, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi mocked the ruling Congress Party saying that the defeated Congress is diverting people's attention from actual issues Apr 11, 2014
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