Uttar Pradesh Government withdraws NSA against VarunMay 14th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh Government on Thursday revoked the National Security Act (NSA) invoked against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi for allegedly making hate speeches. UP Government's decision came hours after the Supreme Court ordered the State Government to revoke the NSA against Varun Gandhi.
Varun Gandhi accuses poll officials of biasMay 13th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Varun Gandhi, the controversial Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Pilibhit constituency in Uttar Pradesh, had heated arguments with some poll officials Wednesday, accusing them of being biased in favour of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate. As Pilibhit went to the polls, Varun Gandhi alleged that some election officials at the Khananka polling booth in Bisalpur subdistrict were asking people to vote in favour of BSP candidate Ganga Charan Rajput.
Advani asks Varun Gandhi to exercise restraintApril 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha candidate from Pilibhit Varun Gandhi Saturday met the party's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani, who advised him to exercise restraint during the poll campaign, a party leader said.
Varun Gandhi meets Advani, urged to respect SC orderApril 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharatiya Janata Party leader Varun Gandhi met senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani on Saturday for the first time since his release from the Etah District Jail on Thursday. During their meeting, Advani reportedly told Varun to respect the undertaking he had put before the Supreme Court.
Varun will campaign for party: Rajnath SinghApril 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Thursday night welcomed the release on parole of the party's Pilibhit candidate Varun Gandhi and said the young leader would 'certainly' campaign for the party. Varun Gandhi, who was released from Etah Jail in Uttar Pradesh in the evening, reached the national capital after 10 p.m.
Varun Gandhi to campaign during two week parole: BJPApril 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Thursday that Varun Gandhi would campaign for the party during his two-week parole granted by the Supreme Court. 'The Bharatiya Janata Party welcomes the Supreme Court decision.
Jail officials await court orders to release Varun GandhiApril 16th, 2009 ETAH - With the Supreme Court Thursday ordering 'forthwith release' of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi for two weeks, Etah jail authorities said they were waiting to receive the order to release him. 'I think the court order will come through fax to Etah district magistrate and hence will be passed on to me.
Varun Gandhi's views surprise cousin RahulMarch 25th, 2009 PUDUCHERRY - Stating that he doesn't 'carry hate and anger', Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Wednesday that he was 'surprised' by his cousin Varun Gandhi's reported inflammatory campaign speeches. 'I am surprised by his views.
Mallika Sarabhai regrets poll panel not having power to debar VarunMarch 25th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Noted danseuse and independent candidate from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat Mallika Sarabhai Wednesday regretted that the Election Commission 'does not have the teeth' to debar Varun Gandhi from contesting the polls despite his alleged 'hate speeches'. 'I am horrified by the comments made by Varun Gandhi.
Hindu outfit comes out in support of VarunMarch 24th, 2009 LUCKNOW - As the controversy over Varun Gandhi's alleged anti-Muslim speech rages, the Dharma Raksha Manch (DRM), an off shoot of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Monday come out in support of the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. 'We hail Varun for raising the flag of Hinduism.
'Disappointed' Varun takes on Election CommissionMarch 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hitting out at the Election Commission for its strictures against him, Varun Gandhi said Monday that he was deeply disappointed 'over the unseemly haste' shown by the poll panel in passing its opinion over his allegedly hate speeches. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh said he had not been given a 'fair opportunity to appear in person or through counsel' to establish his innocence.
BJP stands by Varun Gandhi, lashes out at poll panelMarch 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Varun Gandhi will continue to be the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in Pilibhit, a party spokesperson said Monday. 'Varun Gandhi was our candidate and will remain so,' Balbir Punj asserted, reacting sharply to the Election Commission's advice not to field Gandhi in the elections because of his allegedly inflammatory campaign speeches.
Varun Gandhi replies to poll panel noticeMarch 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Varun Gandhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh, Friday filed a reply to the notice he had received from the Election Commission for his alleged communally inflammatory campaign speeches. The reply was filed around 10.30 a.m.
Varun Gandhi has to prove tapes were doctored: Poll panelMarch 20th, 2009 KOLKATA - Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami Thursday said it is for Varun Gandhi to prove that the tape, which allegedly show him delivering inflammatory speeches, was 'doctored'.
Poll panel directs filing of criminal case against Varun GandhiMarch 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Tuesday directed Uttar Pradesh's chief electoral officer (CEO) to file a criminal case against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in Pilibhit Varun Gandhi for making allegedly communal campaign speeches. '...Election Commission directs CEO Uttar Pradesh to file a case under the Indian Penal Code and Representation of People's Act against Varun Gandhi for violation of the model code of conduct,' said an Election Commission statement here.
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