Govt. should adopt “zero-tolerance” towards terrorism: Modi

September 29th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The blame game between the Centre and the Gujarat Government over the fake encounter of a 19-year-old Gujarat college girl Ishrat Jahan and three others shows no sign of ending, as the former has now reportedly said that it will file a affidavit against the Narendra Modi led-Government's argument. The Gujarat Government claims that its police officials acted on inputs provided by the Union Home Ministry, which dubbed the four as Lashkar operatives and alleged that the Centre had given credibility to the reports that Ishrat Jahan was on a mission to target Gujarat Chief Minister Modi.

June 14th, 2009 CHENNAI - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has said Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be told by New Delhi to fulfill his promise to rehabilitate displaced Tamils and grant equal rights to the minority community in the island-nation.

May 11th, 2009 KULLU - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Monday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of being weak in fighting terrorism. 'The central government, led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has to run to (Congress president) Sonia Gandhi to get her consent before every decision, has no wherewithal to tackle terrorism in the country,' Modi said at an election rally at Bhuntar near Kullu in Himachal Pradesh.

May 3rd, 2009 AMBALA - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Sunday slammed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for 'doing nothing' for Sikhs, who are being targeted by Taliban militants in Pakistan's troubled tribal areas. 'What have you done for the Sikh community (in Pakistan)?' Modi asked while addressing an election rally here in Haryana.

April 26th, 2009 AMRELI - Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi on Sunday lashed out at Congress President Sonia Gandhi for her demand that the State Government should give an account of the Central funds used in the state, saying the UPA chairperson does not have primary knowledge of how the government functions. "Sonia Gandhi does not have primary knowledge of how the government functions.

April 24th, 2009 JAIPUR - Rajasthan High Court Friday issued notice to Indian Premier League (IPL) supremo Lalit Modi to explain why his bail in a cheating case shouldn't be cancelled for leaving the country without the permission of the court. Justice S.P.

April 11th, 2009 RAIPUR - Citing the example of the US, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said Saturday the party would adopt a 'zero-tolerance policy' on terrorism if voted to power.

April 10th, 2009 DEORIA - Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and called for a tough stand on terrorism as he went on a whirlwind election tour of eastern Uttar Pradesh Friday. Though he did not spew venom against the minorities for which he is widely known, he linked the rise of terrorism with a section of the minorities and hit out at the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for 'soft pedalling' on terrorism.

April 9th, 2009 BELGAUM - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) star campaigner and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday blamed Congress president Sonia Gandhi for increasing atrocities on women and children in the country. 'Though rape and murder of women are committed in New Delhi right under the nose of Sonia Gandhi, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has failed to prevent such heinous crimes,' Modi said at a party rally at Kittur, about 30 km from this north Karnataka town.

March 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi Friday cleared any doubts about the holding of the tournament, saying the governing body is working on a revised schedule. 'We want to assure all our fans and sponsors that the IPL is on.

March 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Indian Premier League (IPL) will soon have a new schedule, IPL chief Lalit Modi said here Friday and stressed that the tournament was on. 'We will shortly have a new schedule out,' Modi told reporters, adding that there would be no matches on the day of the counting - May 16.

March 2nd, 2009 JAIPUR - Lalit Modi, Indian Premier League (IPL) supremo, suffered a big jolt Sunday as he lost the election for the president in the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA). Modi, who is also the vice-president of the Indian cricket board, lost 13-18 to the government's nominee, Sanjay Dixit, in the election held here Sunday.

January 5th, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to announce a 'relief package' for the diamond industry, which was hit hard by the slowdown. In the representation to the prime minister, Modi said the state's diamond industry had made great contributions in terms of revenue income to the Indian government by exporting polished diamonds.

December 30th, 2008 GANDHINAGAR - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will spend the first day of the New Year with security personnel in the desert region of Kutch at India's border with Pakistan. 'These jawans are there at the frontier to safeguard the security of our motherland and I laud their immense courage and devotion,' Modi said here Wednesday in a statement.

December 23rd, 2008 GANDHINAGAR - Terming the Mumbai terrorist attacks as an 'undeclared war on India', Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday urged the Manmohan Singh government to harden its stance towards pakistan. 'The recent terror attack launched through the sea route by Pakistani terrorists on Mumbai is nothing but a undeclared war on India.