Such violence has no place in our democracy…The Centre and states need to join hands to ensure that such events do not recur.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi on the Maoist violence

If Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra can control Naxalism, why not Chhattisgarh? The ruling BJP is sheltering Naxals for political advantage.
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh

I have decided to quit as IPL chairman. It is a decision which I was pondering over for some time. I think it is time to step down.
Rajiv Shukla after resigning as IPL chairman

The Centre keeps neglecting Sikkim. What is needed for this landlocked state is good means of communication. The National Highway 31-A remains in bad shape, the proposed airport keeps hanging for years, the rail link has not seen any progress beyond Bhoomi Pujan.
BJP national spokesperson Prakash Javadekar in East Sikkim

We strongly support providing food security to the people. But the manner in which the UPA-II Government is trying to politicise the issue is unjust. The proposed cash transfer in lieu of food grains will be of no use as banking infrastructure facilities are not available in remote areas, where the poorest and the tribals live. These promises are nothing but political gimmick.
West Bengal chief minister Miss Mamata Banerjee

We are looking forward to further growth in indigenous capabilities and to achieve a goal of 75 per cent self-reliance. DRDO has tremendous potential and the right critical mass to deliver. Today the ambience is right, with the maturity of Indian industry and our own R&D capabilities.
New Defence Research and Development Organisation director general Dr Avinash Chander

The Congress has always maintained that we are not against the creation of smaller states, including Telangana state…the general secretary in charge of Andhra Pradesh affairs is discussing the mater with various groups, and what is the status of such deliberations, what’s the progress, such specifics only he can reveal.
All India Congress Committee spokesman Shakeel Ahmad

Public money has been swindled and developmental work has come to a halt. The people have lost faith in political parties with public cynicism proving to be detrimental to democratic traditions.
Karnataka Governor Mr H R Bharadwaj referring to the previous government’s tenure in Bangalore

The government will soon notify the Special Economic Zones reforms which seek to ease the land requirement norms and provide for an exit policy.
Union commerce secretary SR Rao in Delhi

The people of Gujarat have given a thumping victory to the BJP. The BJP’s emphatic victory and the Congress’s defeat in two Lok Sabha seats is in a way a message of public anger and an ultimatum to the Congress.
Narendra Modi after the BJP won the two Lok Sabha and four Assembly seats in the bypolls  

Coalition is not a compulsion for us. We have proved the credibility and stability of a coalition during our erstwhile tenure. We consider alliance as a religion.
BJP national vice president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi