Radio Pakistan unhappy over criticism of Jaswant Singh book on Jinnah

September 13th, 2009 BANGALORE - Former Union Minister and author of the controversial book 'Jinnah: India-Partition Independence,' Jaswant Singh, said here on Saturday that his book will bring India and Pakistan closer. Speaking after releasing his book to the Bangalore market Singh said : "I find the response from Pakistan very encouraging, I am very hopeful of good relations between India and Pakistan." Singh was expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in August after the party felt that the views expressed by Singh in the book were against party ideology.

September 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on Thursday said the decision to expel Jaswant Singh was wrong. "The way Jaswant Singh has been treated, I do not approve of it," Shekhawat said.

September 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh is likely to visit Pakistan ext month to launch his controversial yet popular book 'Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence.' "I may visit Pakistan early next month as the process of printing of my book in Pakistan will complete by the end of this month," Singh told media persons on the sidelines of a book fair here. "I had postponed the visit, not cancelled it, as a partner of the publishing company Rupa and Co in Pakistan is busy publishing the book.

September 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.

September 5th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Indian government has allowed expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh to visit Pakistan Sep 26 to promote his book Jinnah: India, Partition and Independence, a media report said. He will arrive in Karachi Sep 26, before heading to the Pakistani capital Sep 27 to attend a launching ceremony of the book at the Islamabad Press Club.

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 28th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - After Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi banned Jaswant Singh's book on Jinnah, the sale of 'The Tragic Story of Partition' written by RSS ideologue H V Seshadri, that has uncomplimentary references to Nehru and Patel, has come under the line of fire. Sahitya Sadhana Trust, part of the RSS Headquarter, has sold thousands of copies in Gujarat in the last 27 years.

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 NEW DELHI - Sharad Yadav leader of Janata Dal (United), an ally of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said that he disapproved of the ban imposed on the book written by former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh, 'Jinnah - India, Partition, Independence'. "In a democracy, there should not be a ban on any kind of writing, speech and expression.

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 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of double standards towards its own leaders, and of adopting different yardsticks for Leader of Opposition L K Advani and expelled party leader Jaswant Singh for their comments on Pakistan founder M A Jinnah. "It is clear that they have double standards for L K Advani, Jaswant Singh and for Arun Shourie," party spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan told reporters at New Delhi on Friday.

August 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party Thursday criticised the expulsion of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh from the party for his praise of Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah saying India still has prejudice and bias against the country even 62 years after partition. The PML-N said Singh's expulsion shows the real face of India that boasts of great democracy in the world, the Online news agency reported.

August 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Activists of the Rashtrawadi Sena Party on Wednesday staged demonstration against former senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Jaswant Singh showering encomium on founder of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, in his book. Led by its head and founder, Jai Bhagwan Goyal, the activists held demonstration amidst sloganeering here.

August 18th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh's controversial book on Pakistan's founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah was consigned to flames by Uttar Pradesh Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Pramod Tiwari here Tuesday afternoon. A large number of Congressmen cheered him as he made a bonfire of the book, "Jinnah - India, Partition, Independence", which has already sparked off a debate in the corridors of power in New Delhi.

August 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Monday expressed disapproval of the views of former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh on Pakistan's founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Reacting to Singh's statement RSS National Executive Committee member Ram Madhav said, the Sangh did not agree with his views.