Despite rebukes, Congressman tweets BJP stands to gain from blast
Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Thursday April 18, 2013
His party made it clear that Shakeel Ahmad's tweet on Wednesday morning on the bomb blast near the BJP office in Bangalore was out of line. Undeterred, the Congress spokesperson did a Take 2 in the evening, tweeting "Karnataka HM R Ashok says blast n...
Congress spokesman's tweet on blast near BJP office draws sharp response
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Wednesday April 17, 2013
After this morning's bomb blast near the BJP office in Bangalore, Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed tweeted, "If the blast near BJP's office in Banglore is a terror attack,it will certainly help the BJP politically on the eve of election."
Supreme Court should appoint Special Investigation Team on coal scam, suggests BJP
Press Trust of India | Monday April 15, 2013
BJP today demanded the resignation of Law Minister Ashwani Kumar over allegations of government's interference in CBI's probe into coal blocks and suggested that the Supreme Court appoint a Special Investigation Team to bring out the truth.
Drought politics: BJP's red herring over IPL
Written by Tejas Mehta | Monday April 1, 2013
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Maharashtra unit has appealed to the governing council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) not to hold matches in the state with several regions in the grip of severe drought. Leader of opposition in the state legisl...
BJP retaliates to Rahul Gandhi's comment on marriage and children
Agencies | Wednesday March 6, 2013
The BJP is not impressed with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's take on why he is unlikely to marry soon.
Congress slams BJP over attack on Justice Katju: 10 developments
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Monday February 18, 2013
A war of words has broken out between the BJP and the Congress after over Justice Markandey Katju's article on Gujarat and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley's comments on that article . Mr Jaitley dubbing the Press Council of India Chairman as "more Co...
VVIP chopper scam: the BJP's six questions for the govt
Agencies | Friday February 15, 2013
The Congress-led government wants to "divert attention from the real issue" by unnecessarily dragging the National Democratic Alliance into the Rs 4000-crore VVIP chopper deal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said today.
Congress distances itself from Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's terror remarks
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Tuesday January 22, 2013
The Congress today distanced itself from the controversial remarks on terror made by Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde earlier this week. Congress spokesperson Janardhan Dwivedi said, "We should put an end to this controversy. The home minister has c...
Highlights: BJP slams Home Minister Shinde for 'Hindu terror' remark
NDTV.com | Tuesday January 22, 2013
The Bharatita Janata Party has slammed Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde for his remarks on 'Hindu terror'. Here are the highlights of what BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussein said:
Sack Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde for insulting terror remarks, says BJP
Edited by Mala Das | Monday January 21, 2013
The opposition BJP today demanded that Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde be sacked for alleging that the BJP and its ideological parent, the RSS, promote terrorism at their camps. The Prime Minister and Congress president Sonia Gandhi must apologise ...
Sachin Tendulkar a 'Bharat Ratna' for Indians: BJP
Press Trust of India | Sunday December 23, 2012
Party spokesperson Prakash Javedkar has said whether given the title or not, Sachin is a true 'Bharat Ratna.'
Highlights: BJP on Gujarat polls
NDTV.com | Wednesday December 5, 2012
We are fighting Gujarat Assembly elections with complete unity of purpose and that party is firmly behind Narendra Modi, said BJP spokesperson Ravi Shakar Prasad.
Digvijaya Singh asks PM for inquiry against Nitin Gadkari, cites NDTV's report
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Tuesday October 23, 2012
Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh has written to the Prime Minister demanding a probe into corruption allegations against BJP President Nitin Gadkari by the Serious Frauds Investigation Office. In his letter, Mr Singh refered to NDTV "exhaus...
Beni Prasad Verma has shared government's rate card of corruption, says BJP
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Tuesday October 16, 2012
The BJP expressed its acerbic thanks to Mr Verma today for sharing "the government's rate card for corruption." The party's spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said, "So the rate is 71 crores and above for a central minister." He asked the Prime Ministe...
Congress hits out at BJP over NDTV's expose on Gadkari
NDTV Correspondent | Friday October 5, 2012
Congress Spokesperson Janardhan Dwivedi, reacting to NDTV's expose on Nitin Gadkari's letter lobbying for controversial dam, contractors, has slammed the BJP.