A Congress minister threatened me, says Sanjay Dutt

September 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - This is a situation late film star and Congress leader Sunil Dutt may never have imagined. His two children, Congress MP Priya Dutt and Samajwadi Party general secretary Sanjay Dutt are ranged on opposite sides of the political divide to support their party candidates for the Maharashtra assembly elections.

April 21st, 2009 BARABANKI - Another FIR has been lodged against Bollywood actor and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Sanjay Dutt for making derogatory remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati. The Tikaitnagar police station registered an FIR against Dutt for violating Model Code of Conduct.

April 18th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Samajwadi Party general secretary and Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has been issued a show cause notice for allegedly making disparaging remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati during an election rally, an official said. 'The show cause notice against Sanjay Dutt was issued this morning for making derogatory comments against the chief minister at a rally,' Vipin Kumar, the sub-divisional magistrate of Pratapgarh district, told IANS over telephone.

April 18th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary and Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt was Saturday booked for allegedly making disparaging remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati during an election rally in Pratapgarh district, police said. 'Sanjay Dutt was booked under Section 294 (obscene acts and songs) of the IPC (Indian Penal Code) this afternoon,' police inspector M.K.

April 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - Congress leader Priya Dutt stopped over at the Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai today ahead of filing her nominations for the North Central Mumbai constituency. She won the same seat in 2004.

April 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Sunday announced Nafisa Ali as its candidate from the Lucknow parliamentary constituency for upcoming general elections. Nafisa will replace actor Sanjay Dutt, who was denied permission to contest the Lok Sabha polls by the Supreme Court.

April 3rd, 2009 SAHARANPUR/MUMBAI - Newly appointed general secretary of Samajwadi Party (SP) Sanjay Dutt slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for not utilising the funds available with the State for the welfare of the people. "When I came to Lucknow, I saw statues all around and I was told by one that all these were statues of Mayawati.

April 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Law Minister H.R. Bhardwaj on Thursday slammed Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt for his statement that an aide of a senior minister of the Congress party threatened him.

April 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt may be unable to contest elections but Thursday got a firm foothold in the world of politics when he became general secretary of the Samajwadi Party. 'I am very happy that party leader Mulayam Singhji and other seniors chose me to become the party's national general secretary,' Dutt told reporters at a press conference.

April 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after the Supreme Court disallowed him from contesting elections because of his conviction in a criminal case, Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt Wednesday alleged that a senior Congress minister had threatened him if he did not join that party. In an interview to television channel NDTV, Dutt said he had tapes of the conversation he had with the minister who threatened him that court cases would go against him if he did not join the Congress.

March 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party Saturday said it would not field a candidate against Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt if he contested from Lucknow. 'If Sanjay Dutt contests from Lucknow, we will not put up a candidate against him,' Digvijay Singh, Congress general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, told reporters here in response to a question.

March 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Countering the charge of being an outsider in Lucknow, Bollywood star and Samajwadi Party candidate Sanjay Dutt Sunday said he has his roots in this city. Dutt was upset when mediapersons told him that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Lalji Tandon had called him an outsider.

March 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bollywood actor-turned-politician Sanjay Dutt has promised to work for the betterment of the people, if voted to power. Addressing reporters after visiting a temple here, Dutt said that he would follow the footsteps of his father Sunil Dutt.

January 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - If Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt is not qualified to contest the Lok Sabha elections, his wife Manyata could be the Samajwadi Party candidate from Lucknow in his place, party general secretary Amar Singh said here Saturday. 'If Sanjay Dutt is unable to contest the polls, we will request the Dutt family to allow (his wife) Manyata to fight from Lucknow,' Amar Singh told reporters here.

January 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - If Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt is not qualified to contest the Lok Sabha elections, his wife Manyata will be the Samajwadi Party candidate in his place, party general secretary Amar Singh said here Saturday. 'If Sanjay Dutt is unable to contest the polls, we will request the Dutt family to allow (his wife) Manyata to fight from Lucknow,' Amar Singh told reporters here.