Action against party men who discuss 'Jinnah': Rajnath SinghSeptember 6th, 2009 ROHTAK - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh on Sunday warned the party members to avoid talking about Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the man who BJP holds responsible for the division of the country and massacre of lakhs of people, failing which would invite a strict action from the party. "Jinnah was responsible for dividing the country into two.
Congress party terms BJP's internal crisis "unfortunate"August 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress party on Sunday termed the internal crisis in the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as "unfortunate."
Expressing concern over the crisis in the BJP, senior Congress leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi said BJP should be stable, so as to fulfil its duties as the country's main opposition party. "I would call it (the crisis in Bharatiya Janata Party) unfortunate, that the main opposition party of the country is undergoing such a political and internal crisis.
Rajnath Singh is "Humpty Dumpty", RSS should takeover BJP: ShourieAugust 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Shourie on Monday asked the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) to takeover BJP's control and described the party's President Rajnath Singh as an "Humpty Dumpty". "You want to be the Humpty Dumpty and also want everyone to believe what you write," said Shourie during the Walk the Talk an interview-based programme of NDTV.
BJP's imbroglio comes to surface at core group meetJune 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The glimpse of prevailing disorder in Bharatiya Janata Party came to the fore on Wednesday during party's core group meeting when senior party leaders indulged in pointing fingers at each other over Lok Sabha elections' fiasco here. It all started with senior leaders present at the meet questioned the style of party management and it led to calling of names among the leaders.
BJP disappointed at 'unexpected' results, misses VajpayeeMay 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday termed the Lok Sabha poll results as 'unexpected' and 'disappointing' and also said that it missed the presence of party stalwart and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee during the elections. The party cited its not having allies in big states as the reason for the poor showing.
BJP chief Rajnath Singh wins from GhaziabadMay 16th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Saturday won from the Ghaziabad parliamentary constituency. He defeated his nearest rival, Surendra Prakash Goel of the Congress, by 91,153 votes.
BJP will get new allies: Rajnath SinghMay 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Wednesday expressed confidence that the party would get new allies and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by it would come to power at the centre. 'I'm fully confident that a BJP-led government will be formed at the centre.
Sachar Committee was UPA's divisive politics: RajnathMay 4th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Monday attacked the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government saying it had tried to divide Hindus and Muslims by constituting the Sachar Committee for counting their numbers. 'The UPA government initiated a head count (of the Muslims) in country, including in delicate and most sensitive defence forces, on the basis of religion, which was extremely dangerous to the country,' Rajnath said at a function organised by Ghaziabad Bar Association at Raj Nagar here.
Rajnath Singh accuses Sonia, Manmohan of making personal attacks on AdvaniApril 23rd, 2009 SURAT - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh on Thursday accused the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh of making personal attacks on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani.
Manmohan Singh did not speak to Advani: Rajnath SinghApril 16th, 2009 BOKARO - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh on Thursday claimed that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh did not speak to BJP prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani during a recent function.
BJP president Rajnath Singh has narrow escape in road accidentApril 12th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh narrowly escaped in a road accident here Sunday. Singh was travelling in an Ambassador car when a tractor trolley rammed into it.
BSP has no right to be in power, says Rajnath SinghApril 7th, 2009 GORAKHPUR - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had no right to be in power, as it could not provide security to the citizens. "Shame on a government which cannot provide security to its people.
PM should use G20 to put pressure on Pakistan: Rajnath SinghApril 2nd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should take the help of the international community at the ongoing G20 summit to put pressure on Pakistan to dismantle the terror infrastructure on its soil, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh said Thursday. Singh made the comments while referring to the November 2008 Mumbai terror attack in which 170 people were killed, including 29 foreigners.
BJP supports 'harassed' Varun Gandhi: Rajnath SinghApril 1st, 2009 RAIPUR - Asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is 'politically and legally' supporting Varun Gandhi, party president Rajnath Singh said Wednesday that the Congress and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) were 'exploiting' the National Security Act (NSA) to harass him. 'What is happening with Varun Gandhi is unfortunate.
Arun Jaitley attends BJP functionMarch 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After skipping a key party meeting on Friday to express his displeasure over an appointment, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Arun Jaitley on Saturday attended an event at the party headquarters here. The BJP president Rajnath Singh and party's Prime Ministerial candidate L.