UPA-II set to release its report card, Samajwadi Party will skip PM's dinner
Edited by Prasad Sanyal (with inputs from IANS) | Wednesday May 22, 2013
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Memorial scam: Rs 1,400 crore siphoned off by Mayawati government, says Lokayukta
Edited by Mala Das | Tuesday May 21, 2013
In what could spell trouble for the Mayawati-led BSP, the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta has said that public money worth Rs 1,400 crore was siphoned off by several ministers and bureaucrats during the construction of memorials in her regime. The damning re...
The politics of statues, from Gujarat to Maharashtra
Written by Saurabh Gupta | Sunday May 5, 2013
When Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi visited Mumbai this week, he articulated his idea of honouring the Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabhai Patel. Mr Modi told a gathering at the Indian Merchant's Chamber, "I want a huge statue of Sardar Patel t...
No malafide intention in checking Mayawati: Election Commission
Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 30, 2013
The Election Commission on Tuesday said there was "no malafide intention" in the checking to which BSP leader Mayawati was subjected to during campaigning in poll-bound Karnataka.
Mayawati's purse searched in Karnataka; she was carrying one lakh rupees
Press Trust of India | Sunday April 28, 2013
Mayawati's purse searched: A "flying squad" of Election Commission on Saturday subjected Mayawati to checking for a second time in quick succession, following which an angry BSP supremo hit out at the poll watchdog, playing the Dalit card.
More amendments needed to make anti-rape law stronger: Mayawati
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 22, 2013
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday said an all-party meeting should be held to suggest amendments to tackle any shortcomings in the anti-rape law and also called for death penalty in cases of barbaric rapes.
Parliament erupts over Delhi rape case; Rajya Sabha debates safety of women
Edited by Mala Das | Monday April 22, 2013
The Rajya Sabha is discussing security for women, not very far from where angry demonstrations are being held in New Delhi to protest against the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl last week.
BSP chief Mayawati asks her partymen to be ready for early Lok Sabha polls
Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 17, 2013
Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati today said the Lok Sabha elections could be preponed as the country is heading towards "political instability" due to corruption, inflation and unemployment.
Amethi, Rahul Gandhi's constituency, no longer a district
Reported by Anant Zanane, Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday April 15, 2013
Last week, Amethi district lost its VIP status. Today, the Allahabad High Court ruled that there is no Amethi district any more. Amethi is also the Lok Sabha constituency of Congress number 2 Rahul Gandhi.
Mayawati slams Akhilesh government; says they will be taught a lesson when she returns to power
Press Trust of India | Monday April 15, 2013
A fuming Mayawati accused Samajwadi Party government in UP of political vendetta after hoardings installed by her party BSP on B R Ambedkar's birth anniversary were allegedly removed and said SP "goons" will be "taught a lesson" when she returns to p...
After removal of Ambedkar hoardings, angry Mayawati alleges political vendetta
Press Trust of India | Sunday April 14, 2013
Apparently peeved over removal of hoardings set up on the occasion of 122nd birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati today accused the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh of acting with political vendetta and treat...
Mayawati, Akhilesh hoardings for Ambedkar Jayanti removed in Lucknow
Anant Zanane | Sunday April 14, 2013
The Lucknow Municipal Corporation has pulled down hoardings and posters put up by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in the city ahead of Ambedkar Jayanti tomorrow. Mayawati's party had put up these posters on Lohia Path (road) leading up to the Ambedkar memo...
Mayawati does not rule out early Lok Sabha polls
Press Trust of India | Sunday April 7, 2013
BSP supremo Mayawati today said she did not rule out the possibility of an early general election, but maintained that her party would continue to provide outside support to the UPA government despite its "anti-people" policies for keeping the commun...
'Out of the UPA alliance, no coalition dharma now,' says DMK
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Wednesday March 20, 2013
Ruling out the possibility of the DMK returning to the Congress-led UPA alliance, party spokesperson and MP TKS Elangovan today said, "there is no window for reconsideration. It has grills." He added, "we are out of the alliance and now there is no c...
'No window for reconciliation. It has grills': DMK
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Wednesday March 20, 2013
DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan said that the DMK has been freed of coalition dharma and that "there is no window for reconsideration. It has grills," as five ministers are set to submit their resignations to the Prime Minister today. Meanwhile, Finan...
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