BJP says Jaswant should quit as parliament panel chief

September 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Saturday said she could not remove the former BJP leader Jaswant Singh from the post of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), as there was no provision in the parliament proceedings to deal with such a scenario. "There is a rule which states that if for any reason the Chairman is not able to fulfil his duties for any reason then only can he be removed.

September 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh Monday convened a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament, defying the party's call that he should quit as its chairman. None of the BJP MPs attended.

September 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh Monday convened a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the parliament, defying the party's call to him to quit the post after his sacking. Singh Monday called a meeting of the 22-member committee, which scrutinises government spending.

September 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As Jaswant Singh chaired the meeting of the Public Account Committee on Monday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in a tizzy, and Deputy Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj has made a public appeal to the expelled leader to step down from the chairmanship of the Public Accounts Committee urging him 'to keep up to the parliamentary tradition', but Jaswant Singh has refused to budge. Six members of the BJP - NDA combine who are part of the Committee have boycotted today the PAC meet chaired by Jaswant Singh.

September 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after the expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was told by his former party to quit the parliamentary post, a combative Jaswant Singh Tuesday said he would not quit as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. Asked by reporters if he would oblige the BJP by quitting the PAC, Jaswant Singh said he would not.

August 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj Monday met expelled leader Jaswant Singh at his residence here. Sources close to Jaswant Singh said Swaraj, the deputy leader in the Lok Sabha had sought an appointment in the morning, but refused to divulge details of their meeting.

August 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Wednesday said the caste system is causing divisions in the society. "The issue is of concern.

August 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh on Tuesday invited Former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh, who was expelled from the BJP for his remarks on Mohammad Ali Jinnah, to join his party. Talking to a private news channel, Amar Singh said that Jaswant Singh was welcome in his party.

August 24th, 2009 Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI - Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was writing his resignation after the 2002 Gujarat riots but was physically prevented from doing so by his ministerial colleague Jaswant Singh who held his hand, claim two senior leaders. While one of them, Jaswant Singh, who was expelled last week from the BJP for his book on Pakistan founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah, has gone public with the disclosure, the other preferred to remain anonymous.

August 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former Bharatiya Janata Party ideologue K N Govindacharya on Monday joined the bandwagon of critics over the Jaswant Singh dismissal issue. "The manner in which Jaswant Singh was expelled does not behove of a political party...

August 20th, 2009 SHIMLA - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders who have gathered here for a three-day meeting to introspect on what ails the party are maintaining a studied silence on the dramatic expulsion of senior leader Jaswant Singh from the party. The 'chintan baithak', introspection session, began Wednesday with Jaswant Singh being expelled - just two days after the release of his controversial book "Jinnah - India - Partition - Independence".

June 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday ruled out taking action against veteran leader Jaswant Singh for voicing in the media criticism of the party after the poll debacle but it said the leadership does not approve of such issues being discussed publicly. "There is no proposal (for action) against Jaswant Singh (and so) there is no question of taking any action," BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy said.

April 9th, 2009 SILIGURI - Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh on Thursday filed nomination from Darjeeling for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Jaswant Singh was accompanied by Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) president Bimal Gurung, his wife Sheetal Kumari and his secretary Colonel Bhawani Singh.

April 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh will contest from Darjeeling in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The announcement was made by party president Rajnath Singh in New Delhi.

April 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Thursday said it has received the CD showing senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh distributing money allegedly at a poll meeting in a Rajasthan village. 'Along with the report, the Election Commission has received the CD.