Tag: Shrikant Sharma

UP Cabinet approves bill for tough law against organised crime

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill for a new tough law — UPCOCA (Uttar Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Act) — to deal with the mafia, land grabbers and goons in the state. The state police mooted the proposal that is in line with the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999. …

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December 13, 2017

Priyanka seeking votes for murder, rape accused unfortunate: BJP

The BJP on Saturday targeted Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over her poll campaign in Rae Bareli for the Congress-SP alliance, saying it was unfortunate that she was seeking votes for those accused of "rape and murder". BJP national secretary Shrikant Sharma referred to the rape charge against Gayatri Prajapati, a minister in the Akhilesh Yadav-led SP …

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February 18, 2017

Priyanka seeking votes for murder, rape accused unfortunate: BJP

The BJP on Saturday targeted Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over her poll campaign in Rae Bareli for the Congress-SP alliance, saying it was unfortunate that she was seeking votes for those accused of "rape and murder". BJP national secretary Shrikant Sharma referred to the rape charge against Gayatri Prajapati, a minister in the Akhilesh Yadav-led SP …

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February 18, 2017

BSP trying to grab power on back of musclemen: BJP

Attacking BSP for inducting gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari into its fold, BJP on Thursday said the Mayawati-led party is trying to grab power on "back of musclemen" and "such politicians" will create communal tension in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh. Samajwadi Party already have musclemen like Atiq Ahmed and Azam Khan and now Mayawati has inducted Ansari. This …

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January 26, 2017

Akhilesh may return to party but no to power: BJP

Mocking the Samajwadi Party's decision to revoke expulsion of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, the BJP on Saturday said he may have returned to the party but will not return to power after the assembly polls as his five-year report card is rife with "failures". Whatever attempts and "drama" SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav …

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December 31, 2016

BJP rakes up AgustaWestland to counter Rahul

Raking up the AgustaWestland scam, the BJP on Wednesday countered Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's demands on note ban crisis and asked him to first answer who benefited in the 2012-13 VVIP chopper deal. Bharatiya Janata Party National Secretary Shrikant Sharma said that Gandhi's frustration was understood as he was helping those who earlier looted …

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December 28, 2016

‘Congress gifted Rs.36 L Cr to corporates during UPA rule’

Rejecting Rahul Gandhi's allegations that NDA government was favouring select business houses, BJP on Friday accused the Congress of gifting over Rs.36 lakh crore to corporates by waiving their loans when UPA was in power for 10 years. Alleging that Congress is a party which runs on commission, BJP National Secretary Shrikant Sharma said the …

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December 23, 2016

Rahul continues to peddle lies: BJP

Attacking Rahul Gandhi, the BJP on Friday said it expected the Congress vice-president to back his corruption charge against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but he instead continues to peddle “lies and unfounded allegations”. The party said Gandhi has become a subject of “ridicule” with his daily unsubstantiated allegations and asked him to reveal names of …

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December 16, 2016

Congress trying to blame Rijiju for its sins: BJP

Rejecting graft charges against Kiren Rijiju as “baseless”, BJP on Tuesday said Congress was trying to blame the Union Minister for its “sins” as it was in power at the Centre as well as in Arunachal Pradesh when the project under question was sanctioned. The party said Congress and its “friend”, a reference to the …

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December 13, 2016

Rahul suffers from arrogance, incompetence: BJP

Slamming Rahul Gandhi for his barbs at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP on Friday said Congress government was responsible for policy paralysis while its government has freed the country of its “prison” and ushered in social security and curbed corruption and black money. Seeking to turn the tables on the Congress vice president over …

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December 2, 2016

‘Cong divided country in its lust for power’

Attacking Congress for accusing the government of spreading the kind of hatred witnessed during the partition, BJP on Thursday alleged Congress divided the country in its lust for power and was now conspiring against the "pro-development" dispensation after being thrown out of power from the Centre and many states. Now there will be no division …

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August 25, 2016