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JD (U) backs demonetisation, electoral reform
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Jan. 26 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) (JD (U)) leader Pawan Verma on Thursday said his party backs both demonetisation and calls for electoral reform whole heartedly.
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Sharad Yadav remains firm on derogatory slur, says honour of women, voting
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 26 (ANI): Remaining firm on his derogatory slur, Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav on Thursday said the honour of women and voting is same, adding that all should be concerned about exercising franchise which decides the nation's future.
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Sharad Yadav's statement was a 'slip of tongue', defends Ab
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan. 26 (ANI): Defending Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav for saying that honour of vote is more important than that of a daughter, Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi on Thursday said the former's remark was a slip of tongue.
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'Matured' Sharad Yadav must have made sexist comment inadvertent
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and actor Shatrughan Sinha on Wednesday said a 'mature' Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav must have made sexist comment inadvertently.
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DCW demands FIR against Sharad Yadav, Katiyar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday demanded that an FIR under Section 509 must be registered against Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vinay Katiyar for demeaning women.
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Sharad Yadav refuses to apologize, says votes as important as daughters
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav on Wednesday clarified his sexist remark while asserting that he did not demean women but drew an analogy between females and votes to state that respect of a daughter is equivalent to respect of a vote.
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'Where have I said anything demeaning,' asks Sharad Yadav
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna, (Bihar), [India], Jan. 25 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav on Wednesday said he had not made any demeaning statement with regard to women.
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Women activists condemn Sharad Yadav's remark, demand severe punishme
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 25 (ANI): The women activists on Wednesday demanded a severe punishment against the Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav for his 'anti-women' remark, adding that the party leaders should come out in open, condemning the former's statement.
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NCW issues notice to Sharad Yadav over derogatory remark on women
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 25 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday issued a notice to the Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav for his derogatory statement on women.
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Honour of vote more important than that of daughter: JD(U)'s Sharad Y
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Jan. 25 (ANI): Raking up a controversy, Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav has said that 'honour of vote is important than that of daughter's'.
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SP should form alliance with secular forces as we did during Bihar polls:
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 20 (ANI): A day after Samajwadi Party ruled out alliance with Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), the Janata Dal (United) said that the former should form alliance with the secular forces as JD(U) did during the Bihar elections.
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Concealing facts from Parliamentary Committee is crime, says JD(U) on Urji
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 19 (ANI): Taking on Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel for failing to answer the parliamentary committee over demonetisation, the Janata Dal (United) on Thursday said concealing any information from the panel is a crime, adding that removing Patel from h
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