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Gujarat: Congress accuses BJP of horse-trading before Rajya Sabha polls
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 28 (ANI): With Gujarat Congress MLAs quitting and joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the grand old party on Friday accused the saffron party in the state of horse-trading ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for August 8.
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Bofors scam: BJP accuses Congress of dodging from discussions
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday questioned the Congress as to why it was skirting around the discussion on Bofors scandal, to which the grand old party responded saying there is no proof against the Congress whatsoever.
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BJP corners Congress over Ambika Soni, Vaghela
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): With Congress party veteran Ambika Soni seeking to be relieved as in-charge of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said that the grand old party appears to be cracking from within.
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Shankersinh Vaghela quits Congress, says 'will not join BJP'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Veteran Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Gujarat Assembly Shankersinh Vaghela on Friday resigned from the grand old party while asserting that he would not join any other political party.
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Govt. wants to run away from discussion on real issues: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday downplayed the Centre's allegation that the grand old party is halting parliamentary business and asserted that it is trying to table concerns of the nation which the latter does not want to discuss.
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Bhandarkar calls upon Rahul, asks if he can have his freedom of expression
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Bollywood filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar on Sunday took to Twitter to call upon Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and sought his intervention into the grand old party's constant interference in the press conferences of his upcoming directorial 'Ind
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Rahul meets Chinese envoy: Cong. should come out clean in national interes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): As the heat begins to mount on the Congress over its vice-president Rahul Gandhi meeting Chinese envoy, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said that it has "no objection" to the meeting, but asked the grand old party to come out clean and s
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Government needs to be proactive over India-China standoff: Cong
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi / Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 08 (ANI): After Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi as to why he has not commented regarding the ongoing standoff between India and China in the Doklam sector, the grand old party on Saturday backed the
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Soz remarks on Wani shows Cong's doublespeak: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 08 (ANI): After Senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz triggered a controversy with his remarks about Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday lashed out at the grand old party stating that this statement shows the 'doub
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JD (U) shared more cordial relations with BJP than Congress: Sushil Modi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday backed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's recent criticism on the Congress and said that no one can stitch cordial relationship with the grand old party.
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Congress rejects Amit Shah's lynching remark, says BJP playing '
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2, (ANI): Brushing aside Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah's allegation that lynching cases were higher under Congress regime, the grand old party said the saffron party is an expert in playing blame game.
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Chidambaram never tried to ease states' concerns about GST: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 1 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday hit back at Congress leader P. Chidambaram for terming the Goods and Service Tax (GST) as imperfect, saying that the ruling dispensation worked hard and with honesty to push the bill through, while the grand ol
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