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Former BJP ally JD (U) to support AAP in Varanasi

New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): JD (U) leader KC Tyagi on Thursday said that his party will support AAP in Varanasi. Reacting over this, BJP Spokesperson, Nirmala Sitharaman said that now every party has only one agenda and that is to stop Narendra Modi from coming to power.

May 1, 2014

BJP terms Robert Vadra's land dealing as huge scandal

New Delhi, April 28 (ANI): BJP spokesperson, Nirmala Sitharaman, on Monday said that her party would continue to question the issue of land dealings, which involves Congress party president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law, Robert Vadra till Sonia and Rahul Gandhi come clean on it. The Wall Street Journal in an article claimed that in 2012 Vadra sold more than 72 crore rupees of property and he still held real estate valued at 252 crore rupees. The BJP termed it as a massive scandal which resulted in injustice to many people of Haryana and Rajasthan. Sitharaman also questioned Sonia Gandhi and Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi's silence on the matter.

Apr 28, 2014

BJP asks Sonia Gandhi to come out clean on Sanjaya Barus book

New Delhi, Apr 12 (ANI): BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitaraman hits out at Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi on Saturday after former media adviser to Prime Minister, in his book stated that Gandhi undermined Singh’s power. Sanjaya Baru’s book, "The Accidental Prime Minister", was published on Friday. Singh's spokesman dismissed the book as an incorrect interpretation of the prime minister's 10 years in power. Sitaraman, while addressing a news conference demanded an answer from Sonia Gandhi.

Apr 13, 2014

Will Congress talk over Amarinder's affidavit: BJP

New Delhi, April 12 (ANI): BJP leader Nirmala Sitaraman on Saturday slammed the Congress Party and its leader Capt Amarinder Singh. Sitaraman questioned that Rahul Gandhi had created a huge buzz about Narendra Modi mentioning his wife's name in the nomination affidavit but will Congress also talk about Amarinder Singh not mentioning details of his wife's foreign bank accounts in his affidavit.

Apr 12, 2014

BJP defends Narendra Modi over his marital status, attacks Rahul

New Delhi, April 11 (ANI): BJP leader Nirmala Sitaraman on Friday clarified that the party's PM candidate Narendra Modi has never lied about his marital status in any of his nomination affidavits. Taking a dig at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi who attacked Modi on the matter, Sitaraman said that Gandhi should have read all the affidavits before stating that Modi did not declare his marital status until filing his nomination from Vadodara.

Apr 11, 2014

NCW questions Modi over not disclosing wife's details in earlier polls

Mumbai, April 10 (ANI): National Commission for Women ( NCW) member Nirmala Samant on Thursday asked why Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi did not disclose details about his wife in previous elections. Samant also said that it very unfortunate that the wife of Modi, who has taken up the cause of women in India, was deprived of property, maintenance and her rights. It is being reported that Modi in his poll affidavit, which he filed on Wednesday from Vadodara, has written the name of 'Jashodaben' in the column of spouse. It was also reported that since 2001, Modi have been leaving the column blank whenever he filed his form for election. In his rallies too, Modi has claimed to be 'single' and unmarried.

Apr 10, 2014

BJP chargesheet on Congress on Friday, party manifesto on April 7: Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi, April 03 (ANI): BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday that the party will release chargesheet over misgovernance by the Congress–led UPA Government on Friday, while the party's manifesto will be released on April 7. BJP will release its poll manifesto on the day General Elections begin. The chargesheet will highlight corruption, inflation, failures of the UPA Government during its 10 years of rule. It will also feature issues of unemployment and farmer suicides in the country.

Apr 3, 2014

Pramod Muthalik's BJP membership cancelled within hours

New Delhi, March 23 (ANI): BJP Spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday confirmed that Sri Ram Sene Chief Pramod Muthalik's membership is cancelled after the central BJP instructed the same to the state party. She said that the party felt strongly about the same and therefore have taken this action. Earlier, party leader and Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had also expressed objection over the decision. Muthalik had courted a huge controversy in 2009 after members of his Sri Ram Sene carried out an attack on a pub in Mangalore during which young women were dragged out. He had also carried out a campaign against the celebration of Valentine's Day.

Mar 23, 2014

NCW welcomes court's verdict in Mumbai telephone operator gang rape case

New Delhi, March 20 (ANI): The National Commission for Women on Friday welcomed a sessions court's decision to give life term to four convicts of the Mumbai telephone operator gang rape case, three of whom are also accused of raping a photojournalist in the same compound in July last year. NCW member Nirmala Sawant said that the verdict will give a positive message across the country.

Mar 21, 2014

Chidambaram running away from contesting, responsible for India's gloomy economy: BJP

New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who has opted out of the Lok Sabha election with the party on Thursday night nominating his son Karthi from his constituency Sivaganga in Tamil Nadu, BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman said that after bring the shining economy of India to the gloom, Chidambaram is running from contesting elections. She added that the move is symbolic of the mindset of all senior Congress leaders.

Mar 21, 2014

No info on threat to BJP leaders, says Shinde

New Delhi, March 20 (ANI): Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Friday said that the government had no information regarding terror threat to BJP leaders. Amid reports about possible security threats to top BJP leaders, the party had demanded that the Home Ministry ensure foolproof protection for them. Earlier, BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman had said that according to the media reports based on IB, sources suggest threats that could lead to kidnapping of BJP leaders.

Mar 20, 2014

Lowering our guard against China led to 1962 defeat: BJP

New Delhi, March 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday termed the report published online by Australian journalist Neville Maxwell on the Indo-China War in 1962, as yet another proof of clear lapses in defence preparedness by the then Congress Government of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. A section of the confidential Henderson Brooks report that critically reviewed India's defence preparedness and strategies during the 1962 war with China has been released online by Maxwell. While the report may not contain significantly new revelations about the poor state of India's forces during the war, it discusses "how the army was ordered to challenge the Chinese military to a conflict it could only lose," according to Maxwell, a retired foreign correspondent, who was based in Delhi at the time of the war.

Mar 18, 2014

Barkha Singh did her duty, no state govt can remove her: NCW

Hyderabad, Jan 30 (ANI): After DCW Chairperson Barkha Singh alleged that AAP government is harassing her for summoning Somnath Bharti, NCW member Nirmala Samant said that Singh did her duty and that no state government has the authority to remove her. She said that Singh is not a state government appointee and therefore they cannot remove her. Further, Samant said that rather Delhi government should remove Bharti who pulled a women organization in his politics.

Jan 30, 2014

Kejriwal Retweets Controversial Comment on Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi; Lands Himself in another Trouble [Reactions]

Arvind Kejriwal has invited another round of trouble for himself after retweeting a music director's infamous tweet, which tends to take a hard stand on BJP's Narendra Modi and the Congress' Rahul Gandhi.

Jan 28, 2014

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Latest Reactions over Blackout of TV News Channels in UP

After the Uttar Pradesh government allegedly blacked out two new channels in the state on Tuesday, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has been facing criticism within the political cadre.

Jan 14, 2014

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