Month: August 2014

New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sudhanshu Trivedi today took the Congress party to task over former CAG Vinod Rai’s explosive claims that coalition functionaries had deputed politicians to get him to leave out names from the audit reports in the Coalgate and Commonwealth Games scam Sudhanshu Trivedi told ANI, “As far as what Vinod Rai has said in his book, if you look at the previous track record of this UPA government, this was the government which has given a wrong affidavit in the Coalgate when the entire indication of involvement of PMO was there.

New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): With Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan resigning from his post hours after being transferred to Mizoram, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Sunday criticized Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre and said it is bent upon using oblique methodologies to ensure that the Governors vacate their posts. “I have sent my resignation to the honourable President of India.

Kolkata, Aug 24 (ANI): Defence Minister Arun Jaitley today criticized the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for opposing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the defence sector. Taunting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s recent Singapore junket, Jaitley said, “TMC opposed FDI in defense. If they are against foreign money why did they travel to Singapore?” Upon his visit to Kolkata to meet the workers of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jaitley had also met Banerjee to discuss West Bengal’s financial issues.

Jammu, Aug 24 (ANI): In an endeavor to consolidate and strengthen the party’s position in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the state assembly polls scheduled later this year, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah met the party workers and MLAs here on Sunday. The BJP, which is making all attempts to widen its base in Jammu and Kashmir, has formulated a ‘Mission-44’ plan to win majority in the state and form the government. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, however, earlier in the day said the National Conference will make all efforts to halt the BJP in the state.

Hanoi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government will strive to give a greater push to India’s Look East Policy, turning it into “acting East”, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in the Vietnamese capital Sunday as she arrived on a three-day visit. Sushma Swaraj, addressing a gathering of the Indian diaspora here, said the Modi government, which rode to power on the back of a huge mandate, “will not disappoint” the people of India. The minister, who is visiting her sixth neighbouring country since she took over as minister in mid-May, also said that India would seek to cooperate with Vietnam in rice exports. India has helped Vietnam with its knowhow in rice cultivation through a rice centre set up here, she said adding “look today, at how they have left us behind” in rice exports.

New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday lashed out at Akhilesh Yadav for mocking it over the ‘love jihad’ issue, saying the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister should concentrate on the deteriorating law and order situation in his state instead of watching movies. “I think instead of watching movies and listening songs, Akhilesh should worry about the deteriorating condition of UP. He should see how to improve the pathetic condition of women that is prevailing currently in the state,” said BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra. Questioning the relevance of the topic ‘love jihad’ to be discussed in the Uttar Pradesh BJP’s state executive body meeting in Vrindavan, Akhilesh earlier in the day said, “Who is the legislator of the area where this meeting begun?