Month: August 2014

New Delhi, Aug. 29 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Friday said his party will react to the ongoing speculation about government formation in Delhi only after Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung takes a final call on the issue. Hussain said the people of Delhi want this political deadlock to end. The ball is presently in the court of Lieutenant Governor.

A month after assuming office, Narendra Modi had rued the absence in his case of the customary honeymoon period for a new prime minister. Considering that a main impetus behind Modi’s rise was his reputation of being a modernist, the communal and language fanatics will be a drag on his rule unless he checks them.

New Delhi, Aug. 29 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) supporter Professor Rakesh Sinha on Friday voiced his support for Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah, saying she has expressed the truth about Indian culture and civilization. “What Najma Heptullah has said is correct, she has expressed the truth about Indian culture and civilization. The terms ‘Bharatiya’ and ‘Hindu’ are synonyms, if you are calling yourself a ‘Bharatiya’ then you are calling yourself a Hindu,” Professor Sinha told ANI.

New Delhi, Aug. 29 (ANI): Congress leader Anand Sharma on Friday asked the Centre to take up the matter concerning the arrest of Indian workers in Kuwait with the government there, and said all those responsible for perpetrating atrocities should be brought to justice. Reacting to the arrest of Indian workers in Kuwait, Sharma said that it is a very serious matter. “The Government of India must take it very seriously with the Kuwaiti government and the authorities there must ensure that the Indians are treated in a dignified manner and they return home safely,” Sharma told ANI here. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) earlier in the day said all ‘necessary consular assistance’ will be provided in Kuwait.

New Delhi, Aug. 29 (ANI): Congress Party leader Manish Tewari today said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have the highest number of seats in Delhi Assembly but they are still short of the right majority to form a government. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be asked to form a government in Delhi, Tewari said, “If that is the case then the BJP should have formed the government immediately after the polls.