Replacing Advani would be painful: Sushma SwarajMay 17th, 2009 BHOPAL - Responding to speculations of L.K. Advani quitting as the leader of opposition, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj Sunday said it would be 'painful' to replace him.
Congress has no culture of sharing power: AdvaniMay 5th, 2009 KARNAL - The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani Tuesday attacked the Congress saying that the party had no culture of sharing power.
Onus to rejoin NDA on Mamata Banerjee: AdvaniApril 29th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate, L K Advani, on Wednesday laid the onus on Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to choose between the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Talking to reporters at the airport after arriving in the city to campaign for the elections, Advani said, "Mamata has to decide whether she wants to join the NDA or stay with the Congress."
Advani clarified that the decision to leave the NDA and join hands with the Congress was solely taken by Banerjee.
Advani attacks Congress on Quattrocchi issueApril 28th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Tuesday attacked the Congress party for being the leading force behind the Central Bureau of Investigation's decision to remove the name of the lone surviving suspect in the Bofors payoff case Ottavio Quattrocchi from the Interpol's list of most wanted persons. Accusing the Congress for being desperate at a time when its five-year term at the Centre is almost over, Advani told a news conference here, "They are not going to come to power.
Scared Advani is a front to promote Modi: CongressApril 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Making a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani, the Congress Monday described him as a 'scared leader' and wondered if he was a 'mask' or a 'convenient front' to promote Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the party's future prime ministerial candidate.
Congress practises pseudo-secularism: AdvaniApril 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Accusing the Congress of practising 'pseudo-secularism' and doing little for the minorities, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Tuesday called for a debate on 'what is genuine secularism'.
Advani trying to shift blame on Kandahar: CongressApril 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Thursday kept alive its attack on Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani over the Kandahar issue saying he was trying to distance himself from the 1999 plane hijack episode when three terrorists were handed over in exchange for the passengers.
Congress did not do justice to Ambedkar: AdvaniApril 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - National Democratic Alliance (NDA) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani Tuesday lashed out at the Congress for not having done justice to Dalit icon B.R.
Advani accuses Congress of injustice to AmbedkarApril 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani Tuesday lashed out at the Congress party, saying it had not done justice to Dalit icon B.R.
Congress was unjust to Ambedkar : AdvaniApril 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) primeministerial candidate L K Advani on Tuesday accused the Congress of being unjust towards the chief architect of Indian constitution Bhim Rao Ambedkar. Talking to reporters here on the occasion of 118th birth anniversary of Ambedkar, Advani said that the Congress planned the defeat of Dr.
PM has voluntarily abdicated authority: AdvaniApril 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Reiterating his charge that Manmohan Singh is a weak prime minister, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani said Manmohan Singh had 'voluntarily abdicated authority'.
Congress attacks Advani on black money issueApril 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Criticising Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani for raising the issue of black money stashed abroad, the Congress party Saturday said he was not aware of the legal procedures to repatriate such funds.
Vayalar Ravi lashes out at AdvaniMarch 25th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi Wednesday lashed out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani for his repeated assertions that Manmohan Singh was a weak prime minister.
Congress and CPI-M share unwritten agreement: AdvaniMarch 7th, 2009 KOLKATA - Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) senior leader L.K. Advani Friday said the Congress and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) have an 'unwritten agreement' in West Bengal and in national politics.
BJP is not a party of dynasty, says AdvaniFebruary 7th, 2009 NAGPUR - In an oblique reference to the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said Sunday that his party was 'not run by dynasty'.