Sonia Gandhi regrets Joshi’s statement against Mayawati

August 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Tuesday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and dismissed reports of differences with her. "All talk of differences is wrong.

July 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In an apparent reference to Uttar Pradesh party chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi's remarks against Chief Minister Mayawati, the Congress has urged party workers never to lose "mutual respect" for political leaders and ideologies and always observe "diplomacy and decorum". The advice has been given in the latest issue of party mouthpiece Sandesh.

July 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In an apparent reference to Uttar Pradesh party chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi's remarks against Chief Minister Mayawati, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has urged party workers never to lose "mutual respect" for political leaders and ideologies and always observe "diplomacy and decorum". In an editorial in the latest issue of party mouthpiece Sandesh, Gandhi has asked partymen to "inculcate the habit of diplomacy and decorum in expressing our anguish whenever required".

July 20th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh police have found the car that was used to attack the Lucknow residence of Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi on the night of July 15. Police sources said that the Toyota Qualis belongs to a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader from Varanasi, but added that he is yet to be formally identified.

July 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh says "I agree" with what Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi said against Chief Minister Mayawati. "I agree with what Rita had said.

July 17th, 2009 AMETHI - Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday told reporters at a impromptu press conference here that remarks made by Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi against state Chief Minister Mayawati were unfortunate, but at the same time understandable because of the lack of development in the state. "The words uttered by Mrs.Joshi are unfortunate, but the UP Government's action against her (Joshi) is also unfortunate.

July 17th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday continued to attack on Congress President Sonia Gandhi for the latter's silence on Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi's offensive remarks on her. Addressing a press conference at the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) head quarters here, Mayawati lashed out at Gandhi for not doing much about the issue, and for not taking any action against Joshi so far.

July 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said Congress president Sonia Gandhi should apologise for Uttar Pradesh party chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi's derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Mayawati. Merely the Uttar Pradesh Congress chief's apology will not do.

July 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress MPs from Uttar Pradesh Thursday met party president Sonia Gandhi and apprised her of the situation in the wake of the arrest of state Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi and the attack on her house, allegedly by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers. We met Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and told them that there is state sponsored violence in the state, Congress MP Jagdambika Pal told IANS.

July 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Thursday said the Congress high command is behind Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi's objectionable remarks on her. Addressing a press conference, Mayawati said: "The comments by Joshi are unpardonable.

June 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Wednesday demanded an apology from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for making "derogratory" remarks that Mahatma was a "natakbaaz" (a fake). The remarks made by Mayawati about the Father of Nation are highly condemnable.

May 6th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday said Varun Gandhi had 'no moral right to use Gandhi as his surname' because of his 'violent behaviour'. 'A person with violent behaviour can never be a Gandhi,' Mayawati said referring to Mahatama Gandhi 'who was the greatest exponent of the doctrine of ahimsa (non-violence)'.

April 22nd, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Uttar Pradesh president of the Peace Party of India was booked Wednesday for making offensive comments against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and state Chief Minister Mayawati at a public meeting, police said. 'Abdul Mannan made insulting remarks against Sonia Gandhi and Mayawati while addressing a public meeting in Faizabad district Tuesday,' police inspector Digvijay Singh told IANS over telephone.

April 6th, 2009 RAE BAREILLY - Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday filed her nomination papers from Rae Bareilly constituency. Sonia was accompanied by her son and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi.

January 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - With hurdles in setting up a rail coach factory in Rae Bareli finally removed, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit the Uttar Pradesh town next Tuesday to launch the Rs.20 billion ($408 million) project in the party chief's constituency. 'As the obstacles for the proposed rail coach factory have been cleared, Sonia Gandhi along with Rahul Gandhi and the railway minister will visit the place to restart the work on January 27,' a highly placed Railway Ministry source told IANS.