Austerity fine, but security also important: CongressSeptember 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after stones were pelted at a train in which Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was travelling, the Congress Wednesday said security of leaders under protection of the Special Protection Group (SPG) was important along with austerity measures. We are committed to the austerity measures, but in such incidents, the security issues should be kept in mind and security of SPG protectees is of paramount importance, Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan told reporters.
Trinamool Congress accuses Communists of state-sponsored terrorismJuly 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Trinamool Congress accused West Bengal's Communist Government of 'state-sponsored terrorism'. Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee here on Thursday said that the Communists have unleashed a reign of terror in the state.
JD-S offers support to UPA, wants 'development in Karnataka'May 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy Monday offered his party's support to the Congress-led government at the centre but wanted assurance of development in his state Karnataka.
Samajwadi Party accuses Congress of hobnobbing with BSPMay 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Samajwadi Party has alleged that the Congress is in touch with BSP, and accused the party of using Uttar Pradesh Governor T V Rajeshwar for this purpose. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, SP General Secretary Amar Singh on Tuesday made it clear that his party's support will not come easy this time and indicated readiness to go with Left parties if BSP is not with them.
Congress accuses Advani of politicising terrorismApril 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress spokesperson and Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani of politicising the issue of terrorism. "Advani is adopting double standards on the issue of terrorism.
The Congress is no one to call the BJP communal, says AdvaniApril 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani has criticised the Congress for calling his party communal. "On issues like secularism and communalism the Congress party takes an indefensible stand.
CPI-M accuses Congress, BJP of 'political match-fixing'April 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has accused both the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of engaging in 'political match-fixing' while ignoring 'problems faced by the country and people'. 'Both the Congress and the BJP appear to have adopted a trajectory of discourse during this election campaign that focuses on non-issues and inanities rather than on the problems faced by the country and people,' noted the editorial comment in the latest issue of the party's mouthpiece People's Democracy.
Congress demands CBI probe into legislator's murderApril 14th, 2009 BHOPAL - The Congress party in Madhya Pradesh Tuesday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the murder of its legislator Makhan Singh Jatav and called for a shutdown in Bhind and Datia districts to protest the killing. Jatav was shot at from point blank range by four unidentified people near Chharetav village in Bhind district, around 550 km from here, Monday night.
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.
No national party has taken Congress' place: PranabApril 11th, 2009 KOLKATA - Countering the view that India is now in the coalition era, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said the alliance governments at the centre followed the weakening of the Congress in four large states and the inability of any other national party to take its place. Mukherjee said the weakening of the Congress in 220 constituencies spread across undivided Uttar Pradesh (85 seats), undivided Bihar (54 seats), West Bengal (42) and Tamil Nadu (39) led to the advent of coalition era.
BJP politicising the IPL: CongressMarch 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of politicising the Indian Premier League (IPL) issue rather than being concerned with the security of Indian voters, a party spokesperson said here. 'The BJP is in the habit of distorting things, they want to convert IPL into 'Indian Political League'.
UPA is intact, not collapsing, asserts CongressMarch 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Allaying fears of any split in the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress party Friday said the coalition was intact and 'issues' with its partners would be sorted out soon. 'The UPA is intact.
BJP calls Chawla's appointment 'unfortunate'March 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said Navin Chawla's appointment as the next chief election commissioner was 'unfortunate' and it was an 'affront to Indian democracy'. 'The appointment (Chawla) is an affront to the Indian democracy.
Navin Chawla to be next chief election commissionerMarch 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Navin Chawla will be the next chief election commissioner as President Pratibha Patil Wednesday approved the appointment, officials said here. Chawla, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1969 batch, will take over the charge after the incumbent, N.
Congress accuses BSP and BJP of secret agreementFebruary 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have entered into a secret agreement ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress alleged Tuesday. 'Both the BSP and BJP have entered into a secret coalition to defeat Congress candidates in the elections,' state Congress spokesperson Akhilesh Pratap Singh told reporters here.
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