Month: September 2014

New Delhi, Sep.7 (ANI): Amid the ongoing controversy over government formation in Delhi, state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Satish Upadhyay today criticized the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for continuously lashing out at his party. The AAP has alleged that the BJP is undemocratically trying to form a government in the capital despite lacking the required number of MLAs. Upadhyay said, “If AAP is saying that BJP lacks numbers and is trying to form the government by horse-trading then they should first answer whether the BJP has claimed that they want to form government in Delhi.” He also accused the AAP of misleading the people of Delhi, asking them to name the MLAs from other parties who are supporting the BJP.

Nairobi, Sep 7 (IANS) Spreading its wings across the African continent where it did not have much of a presence till now, India’s ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) will be opening an overseas office in Kenya’s capital Nairobi in the next fortnight. The party also has plans to launch offices in some other East African countries like Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Zambia. “We have a very good structure and we are now appointing coordinators in each major town in Kenya to work for the overseas office of BJP,” Vimal Chadha, president of the Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP) in Kenya, told IANS.

New Delhi, Sept. 7 (ANI): Congress leader Manish Tewari on Sunday lashed out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah for claiming to form the government in Uttar Pradesh if communal disturbances persist there, saying the Election Commission should disqualify the former’s party on grounds of communalising the country’s political process. “If this is the fundamental idea of BJP in order to get electoral advantage, the Election Commission and courts must take suo moto advantage. It makes out a clear case for the disqualification of the Bharatiya Janata Party on grounds of politicisation, on grounds of communalising the political processes,” said Tewari.

New Delhi, Sep. 7 (ANI): Taking strong exception to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah’s statement that it won’t be unethical to seek support to form the government in Delhi, Congress leader Manish Tewari on Sunday said that it was an eloquent testimonial to the ethical standards of the former’s party. Tewari told ANI, “It is a very eloquent testimonial to the ethical standards of the Bharatiya Janata Party that the BJP believes that there is nothing wrong in horse-trading.” “It sends a message to the country that there is a huge difference between what the BJP preaches and what it practices,” he added.

Kolkata, Sep. 7 (ANI): BJP chief Amit Shah who is on a two-day visit to West Bengal visited the Dakshineswar Temple on Sunday to seek the blessings of the presiding deity.