Why should Narendra Modi apologise when he tried to stop riots: Rajnath Singh

BJP president is confident of NDA securing more than 300 seats, and BJP 272, riding on ‘a Modi wave’. While he’s the man who along with Modi quietly stitched 28 alliances for BJP, he’s also seen as its moderate face. In a chat with ET on board an eight-seater Falcon jet to Purnea in Bihar, […]

Article 370 caused immense loss to J&K: Rajnath

  BJP chief Rajnath Singh today said Article 370 of the Constitution giving special status to the state had caused it “immense loss”. “The laws made by the Centre are not implemented in the state due to the Article 370. The panchayats could not get power as 73rd amendment to Constitution did not come into […]

Will review India, China border defence agreement if elected: Rajnath Singh

BJP chief says the party will give a ‘befitting reply’ to any neighbouring country which tries to intimidate India Attacking the incumbent Manmohan Singh government over signing a Border Defence Cooperation Agreement with China, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said if voted to power, his party would review the agreement and […]

No-first-use nuclear policy to stay: Rajnath

The BJP will leave unchanged India’s stand not to be the first side to use nuclear weapons in a conflict, the party said Sunday, ending speculation about one of the defining principles of New Delhi’s foreign policy. “The no-first-use policy for nuclear weapons was a well thought out stand of the NDA government led by […]

Paswan’s return removed Modi’s untouchable tag: Rajnath Singh

BJP president Rajnath Singh claims Narendra Modi is no longer an ‘untouchable’ in politics and restraint needs to be maintained in political discourse. Excerpts from an interview: Do you think this election is polarised on communal lines? Some of our rivals are desperately trying to achieve this. They are hurling abuses at the BJP and […]

Congress will be routed across country: Rajnath

BJP president Rajnath Singh on Saturday lashed out at the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s oft repeated statement that country can’t be run by anger (gussa). “The UPA regime has witnessed extreme levels of corruption, unemployment, lack of safety. Even after that, Rahul Gandhi expects no anger from common people,” said Singh, while addressing a poll […]

Greetings to people on ‘Mahavir Jayanti’

The teachings of Bhagwan Mahavir show the path to peace & non-violence to all humankind.

Rajnath hits out at Congress, says it’s responsible for poverty in the country

BJP president Rajnath Singh on Friday said Congress is responsible for the poverty in the country. “Congress has ruled the country for over 55 years including the last ten years as the main constituent of United Progressive Alliance government, still India is considered a poor country in the world economic map. “The main reason for […]

BJP not seeking ‘unwanted support’ from other parties: Rajnath Singh

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh has said that his party is not in the business of seeking “unwanted support” from other parties during this year’s general elections, and added that if any party wanted to help the BJP come to power, it should either merge with the BJP or become part of the […]