The Bharatiya Janata Party is one of the two major parties in the Indian political system, along with the Indian National Congress. As of 2015, it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the national parliament and state assemblies, and it is the world's largest party in terms of primary membership. The BJP is a right-wing party,with close ideological and organisational links to the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. The BJP's origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, formed in 1951 by Syama Prasad Mookerjee. After the State of Emergency in 1977, the Jana Sangh merged with several other parties to form the Janata Party; it defeated the incumbent Congress party in the 1977 general election. After three years in power, the Janata party dissolved in 1980 with the members of the erstwhile Jana Sangh reconvening to form the BJP. Although initially unsuccessful, winning only two seats in the 1984 general election, it grew in strength on the back of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. Following victories in several state elections and better performances in national elections, the BJP became the largest party in the parliament in 1996; however, it lacked a majority in the lower house of Parliament, and its government lasted only 13 days. After the 1998 general election, the BJP-led coalition known as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) formed a government under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for a year. Following fresh elections, the NDA government, again headed by Vajpayee, lasted for a full term in office; this was the first non-Congress government to do so. In the 2004 general election, the NDA suffered an unexpected defeat, and for the next ten years the BJP was the principal opposition party. Long time Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi led it to a landslide victory in the 2014 general election. Since that election, Modi leads the NDA government as Prime Minister and as of March 2015, the alliance governs 13 states. The official ideology of the BJP is "integral humanism", first formulated by Deendayal Upadhyaya in 1965. The party expresses a commitment to Hindutva, and its policy has historically reflected Hindu nationalist positions. The BJP advocates social conservatism and a foreign policy centred on nationalist principles. Its key issues have included the abrogation of the special status to Jammu and Kashmir, the building of a Ram temple in Ayodhya and the implementation of a uniform civil code. However, the 1998–2004 NDA government did not pursue any of these controversial issues. It instead focused on a largely neoliberal economic policy prioritizing globalisation and economic growth over social welfare. As of April 2015, the BJP holds a majority of assembly in eight states: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Goa, Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand. In four other states and one union territory – Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Nagaland, Andhra Pradesh, and Puducherry, respectively – it shares power with other political parties of the NDA coalition. The BJP has also been the sole party in power in Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, and Delhi. It has also ruled Odisha and Bihar as part of coalition governments. The BJP is the world's largest political party by primary membership, having 100 million registered members as of April 2015. The organisation of the BJP is strictly hierarchical, with the president being the highest authority in the party.Until 2012, the BJP constitution mandated that any qualified member could be national or state president for a single three-year term. This was amended to a maximum of two consecutive terms.Below the president is the national executive, which contains a variable number of senior leaders from across the country. It is the higher decision making body of the party. Its members are several vice-presidents, general-secretaries, treasurers and secretaries, who work directly with the president.An identical structure, with an executive committee led by a president, exists at the state, regional, district and local level. The BJP is a cadre-based party. It has close connections with other organisations with similar ideology, such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. The cadres of these groups often supplement the BJP's. Its lower members are largely derived from the RSS and its affiliates, loosely known as the Sangh Parivar:[74] The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (All India Student's Union), the students' wing of the RSS. The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (Indian Farmer's Union), the farmers' division. The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (Indian Labourers Union), the labour union associated with the RSS. The party has subsidiary organisations of its own, such as: The BJP Mahila Morcha (BJP Women's Front), its women's division. The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (Indian People's Youth Front), its youth wing. The BJP Minority Morcha (BJP Minority Front), its minority division.
BJP gears up for Assam election, unit gets 28 lakh new members The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is gearing up for the Assam Assembly polls due early next year. The party claims to have launched a massive offensive against the ruling Congress dispensation by way of sit in and street protests. As part of the strategy, claimed by party functionaries as a strategy to 'expose rampant corruption' in the state, BJP activists would gherao the Assam Assembly on November 9. In an exclusive interview with MAIL TODAY, party incharge for Assam Mahendra Singh said for the first time ever in the history of state politics, the BJP had got such overwhelming support that it managed to built its organisation from the level of individual booths up to the state level. On the other hand, the BJP functionary also claimed that the issue of illegal Bangladeshi migrants into the state would be a burning issue in the coming electoral battle. At every booth the party has constituted a committee of 45-50 activists along with respective coordinators, incharges and BLA-2 level functionaries. Corresponding organisational functionaries had been appointed at the level of individual panchayats, blocks, and districts. "The level of support that we have got from the people of Assam can be gauged from the fact that after our call for dharna and sit in at the block level nearly 2,000-2,500 people participated at each of the 219 blocks in Assam. At the district level nearly 5,000-10,000 people participated. People who had been afraid earlier of carrying banner and staff of the BJP are coming out in the open to support us," said Singh. "At the recently concluded activists' conclave at Dibrugarh on November 27, which was attended by party chief Amit Shah, 50,000 activists turned up from just 5 districts. We had aimed at enlistsing 24-25 lakh members through our membership drive, but Assam gave us 28 lakh members. Singh claimed that Assam had been destabilised by the Congress and its policies. After a decade of Congress rule, Singh claimed that 35-40% villages were such where electricity infrastructure was still missing and state had stagnated at a meagre 13-14% urbanisation. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/...n-unit-gets-28-lakh-new-members/1/539505.html
BJP, RSS slam Hindu Mahasabha for commemorating Godse's death anniversary as Balidan Divas New Delhi/Thane: The Hindu Mahasabha on Sunday commemorated the 66th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as 'Balidan Divas' and launched a website on his life even as a senior RSS ideologue disapproved of any action "glorifying" him. As Godse's effigy was burnt by Congress workers in Thane in Maharashtra, the BJP distanced itself from the right wing outfit's programme and attacked the Congress for linking it with Godse's death anniversary. Shahnawaz Hussain. Ibnlive "We observed the martyrdom day of Godse at 100 locations across India. A website on the life and times of Godse was launched by our Meerut unit," Hindu Mahasabha president Chandra Prakash Kaushik told PTI in Delhi. He said a book on the life and ideals of Godse was released in Delhi. Godse was hanged on 15 November, 1949 following his conviction in the killing of Gandhi on 30 January, 1948. BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said the BJP believes in the principles and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi and considers Godse as his assassin. "Someone celebrates his 'birthday' but BJP is blamed for it. This is an example of cheap politics being played by Congress," he said responding to questions about Congress' allegations that the programme has the support of the BJP. He said while Congress uses the Mahatma's name, it has forgotten his philosophy. Senior RSS ideologue MG Vaidya also disapproved of attempts to glorify Godse. "I do not know which organisation is glorifying him. But I believe that to glorify him is wrong," he said. Noting that Gandhi and Godse could have different ideologies, he said ideological battles have to be fought through ideology and it has "no place for bloodshed." Vaidya said while Gandhi had spread awareness about independence in his lifetime, it does not mean that "we agree with all his policies." "Some people say it will bring pride to Hindutva. No. It will bring a bad name to Hindutva," he said in an apparent reference to Hindu Mahasabha's programme. "I can even say, Hindutva has suffered due to the assassination of Gandhi," he said. Congress workers in Maharashtra's Thane burnt Godse's effigy in protest against the Mahasabha's action and those supporting the programme. They also carried black placards condemning the move of the city-based outfit to build a temple for Godse. The outfit had last year announced to build a temple in memory of Godse.
PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY BJP NATIONAL SECRETARY, SHRI SRIKANT SHARMA BJP is committed to the corruption free good governance in India. The BJP has Zero Tolerance policy towards the corruption, while on the other hand the policy of congress party is not only to encourage corruption but also save the propagators of corruption in this country. The current issue of entailing congress party is attributed to Kerala CM Mr Omen Chandy. The prime accused in the Solar- panel scandal has alleged that he paid Chief Minister Mr Chandy 5.5 cr and also hand in glove with the other accused of the same case of corruption. After this expose CM Chandy has lost the morale to continue as the CM of Kerala and immediately should resign from his current post. BJP while demanding his resignation has also asked for CBI inquiry on timely and fair trail of the solar- panel scandal so as to punish the guilty at the earliest. The matter is of grave importance as even after this serious allegation of corruption on the Congress President, Mrs Sonia Gandhi and Vice- President, Mr. Rahul Gandhi are keeping silent on this issue. Often Congress Party’s top leadership by raising the political issue and obstructing the smooth functioning of the Parliament is maintaining silence in this issue is condemnable. Earlier also the congress party has refrained from acting against the Himachal Pradesh CM Shri Virbhard Singh in the case of assets beyond his income case. It seems that congress party has given their silent approval in this black money case too. Similarly the Uttarakhad CM Mr Harish Rawat’s Personal Secretary was caught red handed while accepting bribe from the liquor mafia is also received a silent reaction from the congress party. The congress party intent on black money and its crocodile tears again remained a silent spectators in the Swiss Bank Account of Ms Parneet Kaur who was Central Minister during the UPA regime. The silence of congress party on issue of corruption has raised many questions? Is the Congress Party silent because they have got the share in these issues of corruption? The people of this country wants to know how much money they have received as share? The country also wants to know what is the compelling reason for Mr Rahul Gandi and Mrs Sonia Gandhi for their silence when your three CM’s are facing this heinous charges of corruption. It is condemnable that why Mr Rahul is silent on this issue who is so called expert is spreading the rumours by wrong canvassing. This time again it is proved that Congress party shields the corrupt who have perpetuated the scandals like 2G, CWG, Adarsh big corruption cases.
PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY UNION HRD MINISTER SMT. SMRITI IRANI The Global Initiative for Academic Networks (GIAN) is a new and catalytic programme of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, one with potentially far reaching impact. It is intended to enlarge and deepen the interface of India’s institutions of higher learning and globally recognised institutions of academic eminence. Over the next year or so, faculty in a wide range of disciplines from highly rated institutions abroad will visit India, interact and partner with faculty from India and with students, and deliver specialised courses in conjunction with faculty from India. The programme was formally launched by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani today, at the IIT Gandhi Nagar. The Minister for Education, Government of Gujarat Sri Bhupendrasinh Chudasama was present on the occasion, as were a large number of stakeholders of the education sector, including specialists, teachers and students. Speaking on the occasion, Smt Smriti Zubin Irani said the Global Initiative for Academic Networks (GIAN) brings into practice the belief of 'Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam', which has been the vision of the Hon Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The fact that this vision of the Hon Prime Minister has translated into action within a time span of just one year is a reflection of the team work between the Ministry of Human Resource Development and the institutions of higher learning. She said, “while our Hon Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given the clarion call of Make In India, GIAN is our effort to tell the world "Come, Teach In India". The two Courses - one at IIT Gandhinagar and the other at IIT Kharagpur – launched today would be the first in the series of about five hundred courses that are expected to be offered by foreign faculty in almost seventy Indian Government universities and premier institutions over the course of the next year. Setting the trend and tenor of the programme, two eminent academicians began their courses - 3D Digitization for Cultural Heritage, delivered by Professor Marco Callieri, Visual Computing Lab, ISTI-CNR, Italy at the IIT Gandhi Nagar, and another course at IIT Kharagpur by Professor Nico Verdonschot, faculty of the Radboud University Medical Center Nijmege, University of Twente, Netherlands on Orthopaedic Biomechanics: Implants and Biomaterials. In the weeks and months to come, the academic interface will enlarge, and increasingly enable international academic collaboration. Most importantly, the GIAN programme offers a basis and a platform for a long-term cooperation. The interaction with the foreign faculty is expected to open the doors for joint implementation of research projects. The response to the GIAN programme, even in the months of planning that have preceded the launch, has been encouraging, in fact enthusiastic, cutting across disciplines and institutions. From abroad, faculty from 34 countries are presently scheduled to deliver courses, including 46 academics from the USA, 9 from the UK, 6 each from Germany and Australia, and 2 from Israel. The list of countries includes Russia, Japan, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Portrugal, Netherlands, Malaysia and South Korea. The courses vary in duration from 1 week to 3 weeks depending on the subject and are open for registration by students, free for those from the host institution, at nominal charges for others and webcast live as well. Webcasting will allow students across the country to benefit, in real time and simultaneously, providing access to high quality educational content in key academic disciplines. Seeking to encourage and make possible further and continued access of students and faculty to course content and delivery, it would be placed on the website of the concerned institution. These lectures would also be made available to the students across the Country through the SWAYAM, the MOOCs platform and the National Digital Library that are set to launch shortly. A web portal (gian.iitkgp.ac.in) has been designed by IIT Kharagpur which allows electronic registration of courses, online assessment and approval. Students attending the courses can earn academic credits at the end of the course. Under the programme, Government of India would provide a lumpsum amount for travel, honorarium and incidental expenses of the visiting faculty identified by the institutions of higher learning in India. An amount of Rs. 35 crores has already been released for the first set of courses being offered under the programme. After seeing the extraordinary response to the initiative, it is proposed to enlarge the scope and coverage, later in 2016, and beyond.
STATEMENT BY UNION MINISTER FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU AND MINISTER OF FINANCE, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS, SHRI ARUN JAITLEY Be Alert about the Game Plan of opposition do not get provoked and fall prey to their tactics and expose the disinformation Campaign – Shri Venkaiah Naidu in BJP Parliamentary Party Meet GST a game changer for Indian Economy – Shri Arun Jaitley The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Shri Venkaiah Naidu called upon BJP MPs not to fall prey to the tactics of opposition and not to get provoked and make any provocative statements. He stated this while addressing the MPs in the BJP Parliamentary Party Meeting held here today. Shri Naidu said that killing of innocents in the name of religion or caste is a blot on society and has to be condemned fiercely. Politicizing such murders is also a crime and giving the crime, communal colour is a sin, said the Minister. Shri Naidu asked the MPs to be alert oabout the game plan of opposition and expose the disinformation campaign unleashed by opponents. Speaking on the occasion Shri Arun Jaitley explained the background of GST, the progress made so far and the efforts going on in evolving the consensus . He said that with GST, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) will increase by anywhere around 1 to 1.5%. He also said that there are lots of benefits of GST which includes the unified tax regime across India and reduction of black money. In the long run the prices would come down, so would the inflation. The growth would kick start, the jobs would increase, he added. The Finance Minister said that there will be increase in exports and said that it will be a game changer. Sri Jaitley said that we need to increase production to create employment and get taxes and use them for social security and development. This will enable maximum governance and will reduce harassment, paper work, corruption and hence passage of GST is the need of the hour. Shri Jaitley said that the Prime Minister took initiative and held discussions with the main opposition party to solve the dead lock over the GST issue. Shri Venkaiah Naidu who was also present at the meeting of Prime Minister with Congress President has said that Government is making all out efforts for the passage of GST for the common good of the people. Opposition has to understand it and cooperate for passage of the bill in the national interest. Points made by Shri Venkaiah Naidu at BJP Parliamentary Meet on December 1, 2015 • Our ideological and political opponents have joined together to defame country and democratically elected BJP government and also popular Prime Minister, Sri Modi. These people are not able to digest the emergence of BJP as ruling party and Sri Modi emerging as a leader in the world community taking India's pride high. • Canards have been spread about communal disharmony, lies have been told about the economy and there are attempts to trivialize historical decisions made by Sri Narendra Modi. Our opponents are attempting to derail the progress made by the 18 month old young government. • After Modi became Prime Minister and country's image graph is going up internationally. Some people unable to digest this fact, are cleverly manipulating isolated incidents into incidents of intolerance. • Entire country has seen the Indian leaders (Congress) on Pakistan TV asking Pakistan leaders to over throw the popularly elected Indian government. • Their reckless allegation made to serve their domestic political purposes will badly affect India's interests abroad as it will give a handle to our opponents to project a picture that is far from reality. By these utterances, we are falling in the trap of our enemies. • The so-called hand full of intelligentsia, artists or writers have never raised voice of intolerance or protested when thousands of Sikhs were massacred under Congress regime. They kept unforgivable and deafening silence; o When the Constitution was subverted o when emergency was imposed o when media was censored o when fundamental rights were curtailed o when judges were superseded o when committed judiciary brought in o when lakhs of Kashmir Pundits were shunted out of Kashmir o When teacher K.T. Jayakrishnan was, beheaded in Kerala in front of children by Leftists goons o When Professor T.J. Jospeh's hand was chopped off o When writer Taslima was attacked and threatened in the press club at Hyderabad o When Shri Dabholkar was killed when the Congress was in power in state and the Centre o When 72 year old dalit Tarachand and his daughter were burnt alive in Congress ruled Haryana. o When two teenage girls in Maharashtra were arrested under Congress rule for criticising bandh. • None of these so-called intellectuals, writers and artists had protested nor returned their awards. • All of a sudden, now there is an orchestrated campaign to damage NDA and also India. Why? • In fact, some of these protestors received awards from the fascist regime, which imposed emergency, a darkest period in Independent India, during the years 1975-77. That was the peak of intolerance. • Justice Ranganathan Mishra Commission Report and Justice Nanavati Commission report indicted the Congress, the ruling party at that time. • People have not forgotten that the Attorney General telling a Constitution Bench of the apex court that, if a policeman kills a citizen who walked into a police station, there could be no legal remedy or relief (1975-76). • Some of the so-called intelligentsia are worried that they are losing their grip over cultural and literary organisations. • One can say with conviction that the so-called protests were orchestrated from behind the scene, stage managed for political purposes. What is happening now is clash of ideologies mixed with self-interests. • Now with the change of regime, an alternative view is emerging. That is why they are frustrated. These people who thrusted one view on the country all these years are not ready to tolerate the other view emerging now. One particular line of thinking has been patronized and individuals and institutions were propped up in the name of one family. No other world view or perspective was allowed to be expressed or grow. When such individuals have to make way for others it is not palatable for them because they feel it is their monopoly. • Leftist who have miniscule political presence but well infiltrated into various institutions are also behind this spurious campaign. • The Leftists had made “The Indian History Congress” and the “Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)”among other institutions, the arenas of power play and political manipulation. • The Leftists who flourished and monopolized academic and cultural institutions for three decades are started feeling threatened when the new government started appointing people of its choice as heads of various institutions. • It is the prerogative of the government of the day to appoint people of their choice. • It is also said that it is no secret that ban on foreign funding is also one of the reasons behind the protestors coming to street. • They along with our political opponents are holding Prime Minister responsible for incidents happened in Congress or their friends ruled states knowing well that law and order is State subject. • They are trying to create a perception. All the nationalists, particularly youth, should join together and fight it out. • Unfortunately, a section of media is also amplifying controversies. • Killing of innocents in the name of religion or caste is a blot on the society and has to be condemned fiercely. But politicising such murders is also a crime and giving these killings a communal colour is a sin. • Indian record is thousand times better than any other country. Communal clashes have come down considerably during NDA regime. They have come down to 644 in 2014 under NDA compared to 823 in 2013 under UPA. They say intolerance is up when communal violence is down. What a logic? • If you know the background of some of these writers, who returned awards you will understand their true colours. 0n 6th April 2014 on the eve of Loksabha elections some 26 people led by Sri Ashok Vajpeyi gave a statement calling upon the people that country can’t be allowed to be led by a person like Sri Narendra Modi. And Quote ‘A person like Narendra Modi, who is a permanent source of anxiety and insecurity for very large sections of our society, cannot and should not be allowed to lead India.’ And they said Loksabha election will be a test for India people made Sri Narendra Modi to pass the test and failed these pseudo-secularists. Those very people are now leading this agitation on intolerance and defaming our nation. • Now a group of around 50 eminent intellectuals demolished the fabricated claim that India had become an intolerant society overnight. • It is pertinent to note that some members of the silent majority of Indian intellectuals spoke up. They gave a fitting riposte to the 'manufactured dissent' against a duly elected government and the mandate of 2014. This group of eminent historians, archaeologists and scholars has responded in their statement on the issue of 'rising intolerance', saying they are "neither intellectual nor academic in substance, but ideological and, much more so, political." • Famous, liberal Saudi Arab columnist Khalaf Al-Harbi calls India the most tolerant nation in the world. • Freedom of press in India is unparalleled. It even allows some writers to predict or wish Prime Minister to have heart attack. They all will be disappointed. Sri Modi is undeterred. He will move on with his developmental agenda and will not rest until India becomes super economic power in the world. • Country needs collaborative politics and not confrontationist politics. People are keenly watching law makers. They are in no mood to accept negativism. • Prime Minister Shri Modi is committed and working hard to transform India. Entire world is speaking very high of him and his government. o IMF Chief has recently said that India is among few bright spots in global economy today. o IMF projected a 7.5 per cent growth rate for India in 2016, against China's 6.3 per cent. o World Bank has projected our growth rate at 7.5% for this fiscal. o ADB projected India to grow at 7.8% in FY16, to outpace China. o Fitch Ratings: forecast 7.5% growth. o Moody's ratings revised outlook on India's banking system to "stable" from "negative" this month. The rating was negative since 2011. o World Bank had recently improved India's ranking by 12 places in Ease of Doing business. Highest by any country in one go. o India has improved its UNCTAD ranking of investment attractiveness from 15th to 9th. o India jumped 16 places in the competitiveness index. World Economic Forum projects growth 7.5%, putting the country on course to overtake China by the end of 2016. o India’s growth rate during July to September recorded as 7.4%, leaving China behind as reported today in news papers. • We are confident people of India who are intelligent will debate and discuss. It is good that a debate takes place and people know as to who are encouraging fissiparous and divisive forces; who are intolerant. Debate gives an opportunity for the other view also to be expressed, heard and reported.
‘Immature’ Kejriwal capable of only staging ‘dharnas’: BJP New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a tirade against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), saying they are only capable of carrying out ‘dharnas’ (agitations) as they have never done apart from that. “Kejriwal doesn’t know how to work. There is so much immaturity in his attitude as well as his ministers. He has never handled administration. He and his party are only capable of carrying out agitations as they have never done anything else,” BJP leader Shazia Ilmi told ANI. “He only keeps on raising fingers at others. The policies that he is making regarding pollution, dengue, roads, garbage, etc. all have been badly handled. Whatever promises he made before coming to power, none of them has been fulfilled,” she added. She also alleged that the AAP chief was only good at making false promises and carrying out ‘dharnas’ (agitations) and has been a complete failure as far as implementation of policies and handling administration was concerned. “He is now against Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi. Earlier, he was against the Lieutenant Governor. And to add to that, he is always accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for everything,” she said. The BJP leader also dubbed the recent Lokpal Bill passed by the Delhi Government as ‘Dhokapal.’ “The Lokpal that Arvind Kejriwal has brought is ‘Dhokapal’. You can call it ‘Jokepal’ as well as ‘Thopepal’,” she said. The Delhi Chief Minister has been facing criticism from the opposition parties over the Jan Lokpal Bill that was passed on Friday. Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan, who was once a prominent figure of the AAP, has dubbed the Jan Lokpal Bill passed by the Delhi Assembly as ‘maha- jokepal’, saying it lacks transparency and seems more of a government bill with the power in the hands of the politicians. Activists of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) had also protested against the Jan Lokpal Bill and termed it a “Jokepal” and “Makhaulpal”. They dubbed Kejriwal as “corrupt”, while accusing him of cheating the people of Delhi. The Bill provides for an ombudsman with powers to act against any government functionary, including those at the Centre, in the national capital. According to the Bill, the Lokpal will have to complete the investigation within a period of six months and assets accumulated through corrupt means will be confiscated
Increase in VAT exposes ‘dual face’ of AAP: BJP New Delhi : Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay on Thursday asserted that the increase of Value Added Tax (VAT) by the Aam Aadmi Party Government in Delhi has exposed the dual face of the party. “This once again exposes the dual face of AAP Government. Delhi government did not bring any provision of VAT in the budget. They have presented the people of Delhi the gift of inflation. This government has totally failed to govern,” Upadhyay told ANI here. “The amount of money they spent on advertisements could have been used for the betterment of the people of Delhi,” he added. On Wednesday, petrol prices increased in the national capital by Rs 2.78 per litre and diesel by Rs 1.83 as the AAP government raised Value Added Tax (VAT) on them.
BJP highlights Sircilla Rajaiah episode to corner Congress Post your Comments The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday lashed out at the Congress for indulging in 'politics' with regard to the crime against Dalits. "Crime against Dalits in Haryana increased in ten years under Hooda. What did you do for that? Didn't you feel sensitive towards it? Congress Party is doing politics with this. This is very much unfortunate and condemnable," BJP spokesperson G.V.L. Narasimha Rao said. "Is this Dalit justice of Sonia Gandhi ji? Did you accept your fault when three members of your minister's (Sircilla Rajaiah)family were burnt to death? Did you ask for forgiveness from the Dalits?" he asked. Rao was speaking in context of former Congress MP Sircilla Rajaiah, who was detained along with his wife and son, after the burnt bodies of his daughter-in-law and three grandsons were recovered from his residence in Telangana. Rajaiah's daughter-in-law had allegedly tried to commit suicide in March last year and had filed a case of dowry against the minister's family.
BJP Marches Against BBMP Over Garbage and Pothole Menace BENGALURU: The BJP on Saturday staged a protest against the state government and the Congress-JD(S) combo ruling the BBMP over the pothole and garbage menace plaguing the city. BJP members also tried to lay siege to the Palike building to register their protest. Hundreds of party workers along with leaders, including former DyCM R Ashoka, MP P C Mohan, MLAs, including B N Vijaykumar, Aravinda Limbavali and Ravi Subramanya, and others walked from Bannappa Park to BBMP head office in the morning. This caused traffic snarls in and around Hudson Circle. BJP leaders flayed the state government and the ruling parties in the BBMP for the crumbling infrastructure of the Silicon City. After they entered the Palike premises, BBMP security personnel closed some of the gates and this caused inconvenience to the public. Over 100 policemen, in two BMTC buses, from the Bengaluru Police Central division were called in. This apart, there were police personnel from the Halasuru Gate police station. Mahesh, an employee with a private firm, said he was in the Palike office to get a Khata certificate from the citizen service centre. “The middle gate was locked by security personnel. They asked me to use other gates. Police had put up barricades near the Vokkaligara Sangha too ... I had to struggle to get my work done.” In another case, Usha and her team had come to the Palike office to meet health department officials. They were seen sitting outside the premises of the urban body as they were not allowed inside. Also, parking was a major issue. “There were two BMTC buses ... a few police vehicles and VIP cars which were parked. We did not have enough space to park our two-wheelers,” Srikanth, who runs a shop at Cottonpet, told Express.
