Sonia made no sacrifice by relinquishing PM post: Rajnath
BJP president Rajnath Singh on Friday said Congress president Sonia Gandhi did not make any sacrifice by relinquishing the post of Prime Minister in 2004 as Sanjay Baru’s book had proved that she was the one actually running the government. “By not accepting the PM post in 2004, Sonia made no sacrifice. From the book […]
Sonia Gandhi betrayed country by not becoming PM in 2004: Rajnath Singh
BJP president Rajnath Singh today accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi of “betraying the country” by not taking up the post of the Prime Minister in 2004. “In 2004, Congress got majority, but Sonia Gandhi did not become the Prime Minister. Is this not a betrayal?” Singh said at a campaign rally at Kathlal in Kheda […]
‘Modi missile’ fired against communalism, corruption: Rajnath Singh
BJP president Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the party had fired “Modi missile” to solve problems of the country like communalism and corruption. “BJP has fired (Narendra) Modi missile to finish communalism, casteism and corruption from the country,” said Singh while addressing an election rally in Shah town here. “Now the missile would do its […]
UPA govt badly steeped in corruption but SP, BSP backing it, says Rajnath Singh
BJP today lashed out at SP and BSP for supporting UPA government at the Centre, despite knowing fully well that it was “badly steeped” in corruption. BJP President Rajnath Singh told an election meeting at Mainpuri that SP and BSP accuse each other during elections in Uttar Pradesh, but after reaching Delhi they support the […]
BJP govt will maintain ‘no-first-use’ nuclear policy: Rajnath Singh
A BJP-led government will maintain the ‘no-first-use’ nuclear policy, party chief Rajnath Singh has said, seeking to clear misgivings created by its manifesto. “We will stick to it,” Singh told PTI in an interview when asked about the nuclear policy of ‘no-first-use’ that has been in place for over a decade. The question was in […]
Proponents of Article 370 should say how it has helped J&K: Rajnath Singh
Those opposing abrogation of Article 370 should spell out how it has benefited Jammu and Kashmir, Bharatiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh has said while favouring a debate on the constitutional provision that grants special status to the state. “Our stand is that because of this (Article 370), Jammu and Kashmir has not benefited at […]
Only Narendra Modi will be prime minister of NDA government: Rajnath Singh
Only Narendra Modi will be the prime minister of an NDA government irrespective of its tally in the new Lok Sabha, BJP President Rajnath Singh made it clear on Sunday. “Modi will be the prime minister of NDA government under any circumstances,” he said in an interview on board his chartered campaign aircraft. The BJP […]
UPA’s budget is an attempt to gloss over its economic failures .
Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s Vote on Account on Monday was nothing but a failed attempt to gloss over the failures of the UPA government. All he did was to juggle the numbers to come up with a fiscal deficit of 4.6 per cent for the year 2013-14, while rolling over fuel subsidies worth Rs 35,000 […]
NDA will secure 300 Lok Sabha seats, BJP president Rajnath Singh says
BJP president Rajnath Singh on Friday ruled out the possibility of a post-poll alliance and exuded confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would secure 300 Lok Sabha seats. Speaking to reporters ahead of an election rally at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, he said, “We are fully confident that the BJP-led NDA will cross this […]
Lok Sabha elections: Only Narendra Modi has moral authority to be prime minister, says Rajnath Singh
Seeking to scotch speculation about any change of plan after the elections, BJP President Rajnath Singh on Thursday said “only Narendra Modi will be the prime minister” and expressed confidence that the NDA will reach the 300-seat mark. “Let me clarify that under any circumstances, it will be Modi who will be the prime minister. […]