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Sushma Swaraj vs Nitin Gadkari over PJ Thomas
The controversy over the CVC's appointment may have been bad news for the government, but it has also brought trouble for the BJP.The divide in the top ranks of the party over the CVC issue is out in the open now. BJP President Nitin Gadkari has said that the party will not let the controversy regarding the appointment of the Central Vigilance Comm...
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Sushma Swaraj clarifies tweet on PM, says no differences within party
Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj has denied that there are any differences within the party over the Prime Minister's statement on the CVC case. Responding to questions from the media on Saturday, Ms Swaraj clarified that she didn't ask for the PM's statement as he had already said that he will make one and that, this in no way meant that there were...
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Sushma thanks PM for statement on CVC, BJP says not enough
On an official trip to Jammu, questions put to the Prime Minister focused only on the political developments in Delhi in the last 24 hours.The Supreme Court yesterday struck the government hard by declaring that PJ Thomas' appointment as India's Central Vigilance Commissioner was invalid. Mr Thomas was selected in September by a three-member commit...
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Supreme Court verdict on PJ Thomas today
The decision to appoint PJ Thomas the country's top man in charge of fighting corruption has cost the government dearly.First the Opposition and then the Supreme Court expressed concern over why Mr Thomas is the best man for the job. He stands accused of corruption himself in a case that goes back to the early 90s when he was a senior bureaucrat in...
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Sushma declines to comment on Chidambaram's charge
Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today declined to comment on Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's charge that she was making "thoughtless allegations" on the issue of P J Thomas' appointment as the Central Vigilance Commissioner."The matter is pending in the Supreme Court. It is not proper for me to comment on the matter," she told reporters here.Ch...
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Knots and crosses for Sushma and Chidambaram
The political warfare over PJ Thomas escalated today with the Home Minister and BJP leader Sushma Swaraj exchanging a new round of accusations. Well, they both charge each other with "tying" things up in "knots."Mr Thomas was appointed India's Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) in September last year by a three-member committee that consisted of th...
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HM's statement on Thomas an afterthought: Swaraj
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj today termed as an "after thought" Home Minister P Chidambaram's claim that he had not misled the CVC selection panel and his contention that the BJP leader was making "thoughtless allegations". "I have seen that (Chidambaram's) statement. I have to only say that if he knew the case was pendi...
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CVC Thomas case: 'Chidambaram did not reveal truth initially,' says Sushma Swaraj
And Sushma Swaraj has responded. To P Chidambaram's rebuttal of her statement yesterday. The BJP-Government war of words on the appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner PJ Thomas continues. On Wednesday morning, Home Minister P Chidambaram fired a salvo taking "exception to the statement by Ms Sushma Swaraj that I had 'misled the Selectio...
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Chidambaram objects to Sushma's charge on CVC
The latest salvo in the BJP-Government war of words on the appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner PJ Thomas comes from Home Minister P Chidambaram, who has issued another statement taking "exception to the statement by Ms Sushma Swaraj that I had 'misled the Selection Committee' and told the Committee that Shri Thomas had been 'acquitted'."&...
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Chidambaram responds to Sushma Swaraj: Full statement
Here's the press statement released by Home Minister P Chidambaram on Sushma Swaraj's remarks in CVC PJ Thomas case:I take exception to the statement by Ms. Sushma Swaraj, Hon'ble Leader of the Opposition, that I had "misled the Selection Committee" and told the Committee that Shri Thomas had been "acquitted". Actually, Ms. Swaraj is tying he...
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Sushma Swaraj vs Nitin Gadkari over PJ Thomas
The controversy over the CVC's appointment may have been bad news for the government, but it has also brought trouble for the BJP.The divide in the top ranks of the party over the CVC issue is out in the open now. BJP President Nitin Gadkari has said that the party will not let the controversy regarding the appointment of the Central Vigilance Comm...
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Sushma Swaraj clarifies tweet on PM, says no differences within party
Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj has denied that there are any differences within the party over the Prime Minister's statement on the CVC case. Responding to questions from the media on Saturday, Ms Swaraj clarified that she didn't ask for the PM's statement as he had already said that he will make one and that, this in no way meant that there were...
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Sushma thanks PM for statement on CVC, BJP says not enough
On an official trip to Jammu, questions put to the Prime Minister focused only on the political developments in Delhi in the last 24 hours.The Supreme Court yesterday struck the government hard by declaring that PJ Thomas' appointment as India's Central Vigilance Commissioner was invalid. Mr Thomas was selected in September by a three-member commit...
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Supreme Court verdict on PJ Thomas today
The decision to appoint PJ Thomas the country's top man in charge of fighting corruption has cost the government dearly.First the Opposition and then the Supreme Court expressed concern over why Mr Thomas is the best man for the job. He stands accused of corruption himself in a case that goes back to the early 90s when he was a senior bureaucrat in...
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Sushma declines to comment on Chidambaram's charge
Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today declined to comment on Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's charge that she was making "thoughtless allegations" on the issue of P J Thomas' appointment as the Central Vigilance Commissioner."The matter is pending in the Supreme Court. It is not proper for me to comment on the matter," she told reporters here.Ch...
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Knots and crosses for Sushma and Chidambaram
The political warfare over PJ Thomas escalated today with the Home Minister and BJP leader Sushma Swaraj exchanging a new round of accusations. Well, they both charge each other with "tying" things up in "knots."Mr Thomas was appointed India's Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) in September last year by a three-member committee that consisted of th...
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HM's statement on Thomas an afterthought: Swaraj
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj today termed as an "after thought" Home Minister P Chidambaram's claim that he had not misled the CVC selection panel and his contention that the BJP leader was making "thoughtless allegations". "I have seen that (Chidambaram's) statement. I have to only say that if he knew the case was pendi...
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CVC Thomas case: 'Chidambaram did not reveal truth initially,' says Sushma Swaraj
And Sushma Swaraj has responded. To P Chidambaram's rebuttal of her statement yesterday. The BJP-Government war of words on the appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner PJ Thomas continues. On Wednesday morning, Home Minister P Chidambaram fired a salvo taking "exception to the statement by Ms Sushma Swaraj that I had 'misled the Selectio...
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Chidambaram objects to Sushma's charge on CVC
The latest salvo in the BJP-Government war of words on the appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner PJ Thomas comes from Home Minister P Chidambaram, who has issued another statement taking "exception to the statement by Ms Sushma Swaraj that I had 'misled the Selection Committee' and told the Committee that Shri Thomas had been 'acquitted'."&...
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Chidambaram responds to Sushma Swaraj: Full statement
Here's the press statement released by Home Minister P Chidambaram on Sushma Swaraj's remarks in CVC PJ Thomas case:I take exception to the statement by Ms. Sushma Swaraj, Hon'ble Leader of the Opposition, that I had "misled the Selection Committee" and told the Committee that Shri Thomas had been "acquitted". Actually, Ms. Swaraj is tying he...
