Sonia must apologise for Joshi’s remarks: BJP

July 28th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Congress Tuesday reiterated its demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the attack on the house of Uttar Pradesh party chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who was arrested July 15 for making derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Mayawati. "If the probe is not ordered we will launch a statewide protest.

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 19th, 2009 LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI - The Uttar Pradesh government Sunday announced a crime branch inquiry into the arson attack on state Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi's house following her remarks on Chief Minister Mayawati. But the Congress demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the incident.

July 17th, 2009 AMETHI - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday said the remarks by the party's Uttar Pradesh chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi against Chief Minister Mayawati were unfortunate and wrong". Gandhi's comment came while he was speaking to reporters in his constituency.

July 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday targeted Congress president Sonia Gandhi for her "silence" after state Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi's "highly condemnable remarks" against her and also accused the Congress party of engineering an attack on Joshi's residence here. Terming Joshi's earlier remarks as "objectionable, reprehensible and highly condemnable", she said: "The BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party) as a whole condemns Joshi in the strongest of words.

July 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress President Sonia Gandhi expressed regret over the remarks made by UP Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, but at the same time described the actions of the Uttar Pradesh Government as high handed. Earlier in the day, Mayawati condemned Gandhi for remaining silent on the Joshi incident, and said it was shameful that she had not taken any action against Joshi.

June 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party Friday asked Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and Lok Janashakti Party (LJP) president Ram Vilas Paswan to apologise to the "secular forces" for breaking a "secular coalition" before the Lok Sabha polls. Laluji and Paswanji should apologise to the secular forces for breaking a secular coalition just before the Lok Sabha elections, Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmad told reporters.

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.

June 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Lok Sabha speaker Purno A. Sangma Friday said he had apologised to Congress president Sonia Gandhi for raising the issue of her foreign origin a decade ago.

May 13th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Called a 'goonda leader' by State Cooperation Minister G. Sudhakaran, leader of opposition Oommen Chandy Wednesday defended himself, saying he had been a legislator for the past 38 years and in public life for the past 45 years and his 'track record is clean'.

April 26th, 2009 BHOPAL - Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Narendra Singh Tomar has been booked for allegedly making 'personal' remarks against Congress president Sonia Gandhi during an election rally, an official said Sunday. The District Returning Officer registered the case on a complaint filed by Congress polling agent Ankleshwar Dubey against Tomar.

April 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Saturday demanded that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi apologise to the elderly and to all women for terming the party a 125-year-old 'budhiya' (aged woman) and saying it was a burden on the country. 'Modi should apologise to women, in fact men and women, and to the elderly for his remarks.

March 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Shunning its 'other Gandhi' candidate, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Tuesday that Varun Gandhi should apologise for his inflammatory anti-Muslim remarks but added that it would consider action after seeing the tapes of his speeches. 'We are of the strong belief that Varun Gandhi should apologise.

March 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Gandhi scion Varun Gandhi found himself isolated in the Sangh parivar Tuesday with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) going along with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the controversy over his inflammatory campaign speeches. 'We have not seen the statement.

March 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Shunning its 'other Gandhi' candidate, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Tuesday that Varun Gandhi should apologise for his inflammatory anti-Muslim remarks that go against the party's credo of 'harmony and unity'. 'We are of the strong belief that Varun Gandhi should apologise.