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Rahul Gandhi immature & unintelligent person, nation dont need him: Ramdev

Nagpur/ Ranchi/ New Delhi, Feb 07 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev made a strong anti-Congress pitch by calling party Vice President Rahul Gandhi as immature and unintelligent. Recently, Ramdev had vowed to campaign for the BJP’s PM Candidate Narendra Modi so that he gets a clear majority in the upcoming 2014 general elections. Ramdev also claimed that Congress would wind up with only 50 seats in the upcoming general elections. Whereas, Jharkhand Congress leader BK Hariprasad refused to comment on Ramdev’s statement. Feb 7, 2014
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BJP slams Rahul Gandhi, says no input on ISI connections with Muzaffarnagar victims

New Delhi, Feb 07 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, of giving false information that Pakistan's ISI tried to recruit Muzaffarnagar riot victims. Citing central intelligence agency's report, BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said that there was no information that Pakistan's ISI tried to recruit riot affected Muslim men. Meanwhile, Javadekar also blamed the Congress party for disruption of Lower as well as Upper houses of the Parliament. Feb 7, 2014
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Sikh politicos call Operation Bluestar planned conspiracy by Indira Gandhi

New Delhi, Feb 06 (ANI): After UK alleged that it advised India on 1984 Operation Bluestar, Sikh politicos demanded answer from the Congress government and termed it as a planned conspiracy by Indira Gandhi. SAD leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that the whole operation on attacking the golden temple was a conspiracy by Gandhi. Meanwhile, DSGMC President Manjit Singh GK said that everything that happened then was planned in advance and it was a conspiracy planned for vote bank as elections were approaching in the country. Feb 6, 2014
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Reservation row: Congress a confused party, says BJP

New Delhi, Feb 06 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday took a dig at the Congress for its stand on reservation along caste lines. Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi kicked a row when he called for an end to reservation along caste lines. He was snubbed later by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who said the empowerment of Scheduled Castes and Tribes and Backward Classes has been an article of faith with the Congress. Commenting on Dwivedi's statement, BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar on Thursday described Congress as the confused party which is in continuous and perpetual dilemma. Feb 6, 2014
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BJP slams Congress over number of scams during its rule

New Delhi, Feb 06 (ANI): BJP Spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad lashed out at the ruling Congress party over the number of scams that took place during its rule in the last 10 years. Prasad blamed the central government for rushing up the matters like passing bills for the sake of votes. Prasad also added that the infamous AgustaWestland deal could have got through wherein the middlemen were trying to reach out to the people close to the Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi but were unsuccessful in doing so. Meanwhile, Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala hit out at the BJP during a press interaction, saying the allegations made by the opposition leaders are politically motivated. Feb 6, 2014
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British revelation in 1984 Golden Temple assault case sparks protests in India

New Delhi/Amritsar: British Foreign Secretary William Hague's statement that London did advise New Delhi on planning the deadly attack against separatists in the Golden Temple at Amritsar in 1984, sparked protests by Sikh bodies in India on Wednesday.SAD leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that it is an act of treason by then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. Denouncing the attack, the head priest of the Golden Temple, Gurbachan Singh, demanded an apology by the UK government. Meanwhile, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), president Avtar Singh Makkar, slammed the UK government for the attack. UK Prime Minister David Cameron ordered a review into the matter last month after the government inadvertently released official papers suggesting that Margaret Thatcher, then prime minister, had sent an officer from the elite SAS special air service to advise India on the raid. Feb 5, 2014
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Farooq Abdullah supports sharing information with Britain on Operation Bluestar

Jammu, Feb 5 (ANI): New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah has come out in support of the Indira Gandhi Government's move to share information with the British government during the 1984 Operation Bluestar. Abdullah said that nations work like this by cooperating with each other. Abdullah's comment comes after it was revealed that the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi wrote a personal letter to her British counterpart Margaret Thatcher soon after the 1984 Operation Bluestar in an attempt to justify her decision to send army to flush out militants from the Golden Temple. Feb 5, 2014
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BSP, LJP slam Janardhan Dwivedis reservation remark

New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): A day after Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi called for an end to reservation on caste lines and urged Rahul Gandhi to introduce quota for financially weaker sections bringing all communities under its ambit, the BSP and the LJP slammed the minister saying that the SC, ST and OBC communities should get an opportunity to move forward. Feb 5, 2014
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BJP criticizes AAPs protest against Arun Jaitley, calls it gimmick

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): Reacting on an ongoing protest by AAP and a counter BJP protest in front of Arun Jaitley’s residence, BJP called it a ‘political gimmick’ and criticized the same. Party Spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said that AAP is trying to save itself by doing such things and if there is any truth in it, why didn’t the AAP leader recorded Jaitley’s voice and caught him red-handed. Meanwhile, BJP leader Smriti Irani called it a ‘gimmick’ by AAP and said that it’s extremely disgraceful. Irani also questioned Arvind Kejriwal in his inaction against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Sheila Dikshit. Feb 4, 2014

Andhra CM N Kiran Kumar Reddy most unreliable: Hanumantha Rao on Telangana

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao on Tuesday said that state Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy is the most unreliable person and that he took a U-turn from supporting the Telangana bill. Rao said that Reddy agreed to the separate state and later took a back step. Further, he requested the political leaders to not oppose the bill as it may lead to more loss of lives. He also acknowledged Congress President Sonia Gandhi for hr efforts to pass the bill. Feb 4, 2014
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Rahul Gandhi expresses solidarity with northeastern students in New Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): Congress Vice president Rahul Gandhi, expressed solidarity with students from the northeast in New Delhi protesting against the recent death of a student from their region and promised stringent action against the culprits. The death of a 19-year-old student from Arunachal Pradesh who was beaten up mercilessly at a busy market in New Delhi, has led to outrage among the northeast community against the regular racial discrimination they suffer at the hands of the local people. Nido Taniam was allegedly beaten to death at Lajpat Nagar in south Delhi on January 29 as he got into a brawl with local shopkeepers while reacting to a verbal racial slur and taunts on his hair colour. Feb 4, 2014
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Politicos target Narendra Modi, call him liar

New Delhi, Feb 2 (ANI): Politicos took a dig at BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Sunday following his Meerut rally. CPI Leader Atul Anjan said that Modi‘s speeches on Gujarat’s development are all lies. Meanwhile, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Rajeev Shukla taking a dig at Modi said that everyone knows who spreads poison in the society and added that he just wants to target the Gandhi family. Feb 2, 2014
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