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Abdul Basit should be declared 'persona non grata': JD (U)
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 15 (ANI): Reacting strongly to Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit's statement dedicating Pakistan's Independence day to the cause of Kashmir's "freedom", the Janata Dal (United) has said that the incident was unprecedented in diplomacy and added th
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Bihar liquor ban: Executives failing to implement law will not be spared,
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna, Aug. 14 (ANI): Agreeing with Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar statement on liquor ban in Bihar, JD(U) on Sunday said if there is failure to enforce the law on people, then the people responsible for it will not be spared.
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JD-U hails Irom Sharmila, terms her a 'strong person'
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna, Aug. 10 (ANI): Hailing rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila, who yesterday ended her 16-year-fast against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) on Wednesday termed her struggle as part of Mahatma Gandhi's principle, adding she is a strong person
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PM Modi should use brain rather than lip-service on Kashmir issue: JD (U)
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna, Aug. 10 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his assertion over the ongoing violence in the Kashmir valley, Janata Dal United JD (U) spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said the former should use his brain instead of lip-service on the issue, and added he failed to refer abo
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Irom Sharmila hints at JD (U) support, says Manipuris 'misunderstood
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Imphal, Aug 10 (ANI): Continuing to keep a shroud of mystery on her future political plans, human rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila, who yesterday ended her 16-year-fast against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), today said that the Janata Dal United (JDU) has offered their compl
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Centre must reckon with AAP's demand of Delhi Police's jurisdict
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna, Aug 8 (ANI): In the wake of the alleged molestation of a Burmese girl in Sitapuri locality of Delhi, Janata Dal (United) spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan Prasad on Monday said the law and order situation in Delhi is only deteriorating, and thus, the Centre should consider Chief Minister Arvi
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PM trying to do damage control on Dalit atrocities for political gains: JD
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 7 (ANI): The Janata Dal (United) on Sunday said the damage control effort of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in regard to the Dalit atrocities is half-hearted, adding that he was doing that with political electoral considerations in mind.
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U.N. statement on Kashmir 'serious', India must expedite diploma
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 5 (ANI): Even as the United Nations quickly retracted from its statement that it will continue to monitor the situation in Kashmir Valley, Janata Dal (United) leader K.C. Tyagi on Friday said due to weakness of the Indian Government, Pakistan has successfully internationalise
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Pak playing Kashmir card to cover its failures: JD (U)
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 5 (ANI): Taking a strong objection to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's remark that Kashmir is not an internal matter of India, the Janata Dal United JD (U) on Friday said Pakistan is playing the Kashmir card in order to cover its failures and pacify the its citizens
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AAP vs Centre: 'Anxious' JD (U) raises concerns over misuse of g
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna, Aug 5 (ANI): A day after the Delhi High Court ruled that the Lieutenant Governor is the administrative head of the National Capital Territory while giving a setback to the Arvind Kejriwal led-AAP government; the Janata Dal United on Friday raised its concern over the ruling, stating t
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New Gujarat CM would be just a puppet to Centre: JD (U)
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna, Aug 04 (ANI): The Janata Dal United (JDU) on Wednesday said the new chief minister of Gujarat, which would be soon announced by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), would be a mere puppet in the hands of the central government.
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Anandiben's resignation a 'drama' to cover up failures: JD
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.2 (ANI): Dubbing the resignation of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel as a 'drama' by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to hide its failures, the Janata Dal (United) on Tuesday said the state government has miserably failed to keep law and order situation in chec
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