Varun Gandhi's 'hate speech' a legal issue, says Rajnath SinghJune 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commenting on Varun Gandhi's 'hate speech' tapes, Bharatiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh has said let the law take its own course. A probe panel found that Varun Gandhi's tapes of hate speech were not doctored.
Rahul, Varun Gandhi take oath as LS membersJune 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi took oath as the members of the 15th Lok Sabha on Tuesday.cknowledging greetings from opposition ranks, Rahul shook hands with Leader of Opposition L K Advani. He also greeted former Uttar Pradesh Chief Ministers Mulayam Singh Yadav and Kalyan Singh.
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 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.
BJP president to meet Varun in Etah jailApril 6th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh will Monday visit Uttar Pradesh's Etah jail where his party's Pilibhit candidate Varun Gandhi is behind bars for his alleged inflammatory campaign speeches. BJP workers will also demonstrate against the Mayawati-led state government for invoking the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against Varun Gandhi, who was moved from Pilibhit to Etah, 300 km away, last week.
BJP fully backs Varun, says Rajnath Singh (Third Lead)April 6th, 2009 ETAH - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will make the 'harassment and torture' of its jailed young leader Varun Gandhi a poll issue, party president Rajnath Singh declared Monday after meeting him in a prison. 'We back Varun, who is being harassed and tortured by the state government.
BJP backs Varun politically and legally: Rajnath SinghApril 6th, 2009 ETAH - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would take the issue of the 'harassment and torture' of its jailed Pilibhit candidate Varun Gandhi to the people, party president Rajnath Singh said Monday after meeting him. 'We back Varun, who is being harassed and tortured by the state government.
Rajnath to meet Varun in Etah jailApril 6th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh will Monday visit Uttar Pradesh's Etah jail where the party's Pilibhit candidate Varun Gandhi is behind bars for his alleged inflammatory campaign speeches. BJP workers will also demonstrate against the Mayawati-led state government for invoking the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against Varun Gandhi, who was moved from Pilibhit to Etah, 300 km away, last week.
BJP not to be silent on Varun Gandhi issue: Rajnath SinghApril 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh on Friday announced that his party would not sit quiet on Varun Gandhi issue. "I will be visiting Varun Gandhi in jail on Monday.
Varun being harassed, tortured in jail: BJPApril 2nd, 2009 ETAH - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday alleged that Varun Gandhi had been harassed and tortured in the jail. "Varun Gandhi was kept in a small cell, where he could not see anyone.
Varun is an inexperienced politician: Hema MaliniApril 1st, 2009 RANCHI - While Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh defended Varun Gandhi Wednesday, party MP and Bollywood veteran Hema Malini sang a different tune here, describing as 'inexperienced' the Pilibhit candidate now in jail on charges of vilifying Muslims in his campaign speeches. 'The way Varun addressed the (election) rally (in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit) was not good.
Congress, BSP trying to trap Varun Gandhi: Rajnath SinghApril 1st, 2009 RAIPUR - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Wednesday asserted that Varun Gandhi was being 'politically and legally' supported by the party. He accused the Congress and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) of 'exploiting' the National Security Act (NSA) to 'trap' the BJP nominee in Pilibhit in the Lok Sabha polls.
Cases against Varun part of 'political conspiracy': Maneka GandhiMarch 29th, 2009 PILIBHIT - Former Union Minister and mother of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi, Maneka Gandhi, on Sunday said registration of cases against her son was part of a 'political conspiracy'. "The registration of cases against Varun is part of a political conspiracy.
BJP has made Varun scapegoat, destroyed his future: CongressMarch 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Coming out in tacit support of young Gandhi scion Varun Gandhi, a senior Congress leader Saturday charged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of making him a 'scapegoat' of their 'communal agenda' and destroying his political future. 'The BJP has set its hidden, hate and communal agenda for the elections and the kind of statements Varun made are not a solitary statement in vacuum,' said senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily here.
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'.
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