BJP leaders meet president, seek governor’s recall

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders met President Pratibha Patil Monday and sought Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj’s removal, with veteran L.K.

Sonia slams BJP for parliament deadlock, corruption

Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday hit out at the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the deadlock in parliament over the demand for a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the 2G spectrum scam and accused it of double standards on corruption. Addressing a Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) meeting here, Gandhi blamed the opposition, particularly the BJP, for the “unproductive” winter session of parliament and assured that the government was determined to get to the root of the 2G spectrum controversy

Karnataka rebel lawmakers’ cases referred to new benches

The Karnataka High Court chief justice and another judge Monday differed on the disqualification of 11 rebel legislators of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and decided to refer the issue to another judge.

“Karnataka governor to stop dabbling in politics”:BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ruling Karnataka, on Saturday told state Governor H.R. Bhardwaj to stop 'dabbling in politics' or opt to 'become spokesperson of the Congress party'. 'The governor has been dabbling in politics, giving us sermons,' senior BJP leader M. Venkaiah Naidu told reporters here. Before becoming governor, Bhardwaj was law minister in the first ...

House Adjourned in AP Assembly due to hike of petrol prices

The Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Tuesday adjourned briefly as the opposition created a ruckus over the issue of rise in petrol and diesel prices. As soon as the House met for the day, members belonging to TDP, CPI, CPI-M, BJP and Praja Rajyam Party demanded that the issue be discussed through an adjournment motion. As their demand ...

Telangana panel terms of reference to also consider united AP

The Centre's high-level committee to go into the emotive issue of Telangana has also been asked to examine the option of a united Andhra Pradesh and given less than a year's time to do its job but TRS rejected it, announcing that its MPs and MLAs will resign immediately. Under the seven-point terms of reference the ...

Samikyandhra leaders satisfied with Justice B N SriKrishna Committee

TRS leader K. Chandra Sekhar Rao declares that the committee goals are not satisfactory and also felt that the committee is mainly formed to just dilute the separate state demands. KTR son of KCR decided to force speaker to accept resignition of MLA's supporting Telangana state tomorrow. Telagana JAC declared Bandh on Saturday i.e.. 13-02-2010 against the ...

Government announces Terms of Ref on Telangana,TRS calls it betrayal

The Centre on Friday announced the terms of reference (ToR) for the Telangana committee, saying the panel will examine both the demands for a separate state of Telangana as well as a united Andhra Pradesh but TRS reacted angrily terming it as a betrayal. The seven-point terms of reference mandated the committee headed by Justice (retd) B N Srikrishna ...

Arun Jatiley said that Jyothi Basu was a role model for Indian politics

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the staunchest anti-Communist force in the country, Sunday mourned the death of Marxist leader Jyoti Basu, describing him as a 'role model for Indian politics'. In a moving tribute, senior BJP leader Arun Jatiley told reporters here that Basu, who was West Bengal's chief minister for 23 long years, was one ...

On tuesday Chidambaram will meet leaders of 8 AP parties

A meeting of eight political parties convened by home minister P Chidambaram here on Tuesday will try to devise a mechanism and roadmap to resolve the vexed Telangana issue, even as leaders from three regions of Andhra Pradesh are sticking to their known stands. Coming nearly a month after the Centre announced that it would initiate ...

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