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BJP looks for a Gandhi vs Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi/Bulandshahr, Feb 11 - With Rahul Gandhi creating a storm in Uttar Pradesh, particularly among the young and the disempowered with his whirlwind 'mass contact' tours, the Bharatiya Janata Party - is trying to counter it with its own Gandhi as the recent visit to western Uttar Pradesh by Varun Gandhi, the party's youngest MP, suggests.People close to Varun Gandhi say the 'other Gandhi' is ... read more

6 months ago
Hindutva agenda will not be dropped, asserts Rajnath
Lucknow, July 26 - The Bharatiya Janata Party will not drop its Hindutva agenda at any cost, BJP president Rajnath Singh said here Sunday, adding there was no 'need for making those factors public' that led to the 'party's unsatisfactory performance' in the Lok Sabha elections. 'We are determined to follow the Hindutva agenda. Come what may, we will not leave it. We are committed towards Hindutv ... read more

7 months ago
Mayawati is letting down Dalits and Uttar Pradesh
With each passing episode, Mayawati is doing a disservice to herself. Her latest decision to have Uttar Pradesh Congress president Rita Bahuguna Joshi arrested for badmouthing her is another controversy which will highlight her impetuousness. Yet, perhaps for the first time, Mayawati had some reason on her side. The Congress chief's allegations about the role played by money in covering up rape ... read more

7 months ago
I prevented anarchy after Joshi remarks: Mayawati
Lucknow, July 17 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said Friday that she prevented Bahujan Samaj Party - workers across India from 'reacting violently' to the state Congress chief's remarks which she felt were insulting to her as a woman and a Dalit. 'I can assure you that if my party members had come out on the streets across the country to express their anger against -, there would have b ... read more

7 months ago
Mayawati jails Joshi for rape remark, triggers ugly battle
Lucknow/New Delhi, July 16 - Rita Bahuguna Joshi, the Uttar Pradesh Congress chief, was arrested early Thursday for derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Mayawati and her home was set on fire, triggering a murky political battle that also paralysed parliament. Joshi was arrested in Ghaziabad, when she was going to New Delhi, in the wee hours of Thursday. Just about the same time, her house i ... read more

7 months ago
I shall be vindicated: Varun Gandhi
New Delhi, July 15 - Undeterred by charges filed by the Uttar Pradesh police against him for the alleged hate speeches he made in Pilibhit during the Lok Sabha poll campaign, Bharatiya Janata Party - MP Varun Gandhi Wednesday said he 'shall be vindicated'. 'I welcome the case being taken forward as now I shall have the opportunity to establish my innocence,' said Gandhi in a statement here. Ga ... read more

7 months ago
Charges filed against Varun for anti-Muslim speeches
Lucknow, July 15 - The Uttar Pradesh police Wednesday filed charges against Bharatiya Janata Party - MP Varun Gandhi for the alleged hate speeches he made in Pilibhit during the Lok Sabha poll campaign. Gandhi has been asked to appear before Pilibhit's chief judicial magistrate Aug 17. Three criminal cases are registered against Gandhi for making anti-Muslim remarks during the election campaign ... read more

7 months ago
Pruning VIP security: a tough call for government
New Delhi, July 12 - The government has been quick to decide on not upgrading Bharatiya Janata Party - MP Varun Gandhi's security cover to the Z plus category, but is yet to take a call on whittling down or even dispensing with the bodyguards of a majority of the 395 VIPs in the capital. Over 9,000 personnel, mainly from Delhi Police, supplemented by hundreds of paramilitary personnel drawn from ... read more

7 months ago
Sushma 'not happy' with Chidambaram's security assurance
New Delhi, July 9 - Bharatiya Janata Party - leader Sushma Swaraj Thursday said she was 'disappointed' with Home Minister P. Chidambaram's assurance on the security for her party MP Varun Gandhi. 'I can tell you that I am not at all satisfied with whatever he said,' Swaraj told reporters here after a meeting with Chidambaram. Refusing to comment about the details of the meeting, Swaraj said: ' ... read more

7 months ago
Sushma attacks Chidambaram for 'leaking' letter on Varun security
New Delhi, July 8 - Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj Wednesday questioned the manner in which Home Minister P. Chidambaram 'leaked' to the media a confidential letter written to her about BJP MP Varun Gandhi's security. In a letter that was given wide publicity, Chidambaram clarified to Swaraj that the level of security provided to Varun Gandhi was being 'periodically reviewed'. Swa ... read more