In a carefully worded statement, Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary Arun Jaitley on Monday defended Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's reported no-show before the Special Investigation Team on Sunday."In the past few days, vested interests have been circulating incorrect information that the SIT has summoned Modi on March 21," said Jaitley.He added, "In the last eight years, numerous campaigns have been launched to malign Modiji and his government without any basis"
Zakia, whose husband and former MP Ehsan Jaffrey was killed during the 2002 riots in Gulburg society along with 69 others, has alleged that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, his cabinet colleagues, police officials and senior bureaucrats aided and abetted post-Godhra riots.
BJP leader Pramod Mahajan passed away on May 3.
The announcement of candidature of Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Gopinath Munde's daughter Pankaja along with that of cousin Poonam Mahajan has met with severe criticism that BJP too is going the Congress way in following dynastic politics. However, the flak is the last thing on Pankaja's mind as she goes about campaigning for the October 13 Assembly poll from this constituency in Marathwada's hinterland.
Jaitley was rushed to the hospital on July 4 following high blood pressure.
Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary Arun Jaitely answered questions from rediff.com readers on the forthcoming assembly elections and also the ramifications of the Malegaon blast probe on November 25.
Speculation has gained ground that she will contest from Rampur as she has been elected from there twice.
Union Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal dismissed Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary Arun Jaitley's view that the new anti-terror law is likely to be misused against the minorities. "This is not true," Sibal said.
Deputy Prime Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani conveyed this to Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Pramod Mahajan.
Jaitley was taken to the Escorts Heart Institute in south Delhi after his blood pressure shot up while he was on a morning walk.
In the first part of an interview to rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt, Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary Arun Jaitley spoke of his party's election campaign and the performance of the United Progressive Alliance government.
'As socialism and secularism were the pivot of politics between 1952-80 and 1980-2010 respectively, Hindutva has now come to acquire the same dominance'
For the BJP, a strong anti-terror law is non-negotiable. There is no country in the world which is on the terrorists' target and does not have a deterrent anti-terror law. The law will not only act as a deterrent but also enable the agencies to investigate the incidents of terrorism smoothly and effectively, says Arun Jaitley
According to sources, Jaitley, who feels let down by being kept out of action in four states going to the polls during the next one and half years was in the Sangh headquarters.
A magistrate has thrice rejected Pravin's plea to appoint a panel of doctors for undergoing psychiatric tests without giving any reason
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Jaitley accuses Bharadwaj of interfering in criminal proceedings against Ottavio Quattrocchi in the Bofors case. \n
He also denied any links with the marble lobby of Rajasthan.
The condition of Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Pramod Mahajan continued to be "critical but stable" on Thursday and there was a "very gradual" reduction in medicines to maintain his blood pressure.
A sessions court on Friday deferred till September 8 the trial of Pravin Mahajan, who is facing charges of killing his elder brother and Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Pramod Mahajan.
The chargesheet reveals how Praveen allegedly planned the murder and executed it with a pre-meditated mind.
On Pravin's plea, the court also asked the jail authorities to provide the accused with all the periodicals and newspapers prescribed in the jail manual.
Earlier, the court has rejected his plea to return the car to his family saying investigations were underway. Pravin had pleaded that the car was not used in the crime and hence it may be returned to his family.
Vajpayee was visibly emotional at the Hinduja Hospital.
The assailant has surrendered before the police.
Congress-led UPA govt had 'manipulated' the CBI to enable the accused in the Bofors case to get an acquittal on technical grounds, said George Fernandes.
Among other issues expected to figure during Jaitley's interaction with BJP leaders here is election of party's state unit president.
According to Munde, Pramod received the message a few days after Pravin had gone to his residence, demanded Rs one crore and said that he would face the consequences for not paying him the amount.
Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Sushma Swaraj indicated that the NDA would stall proceedings in the Budget session in the Parliament on the issue.
Pravin was produced before a magistrate who committed the case to sessions court for trial.
Jaitley said there was no place for a debate or argument on the issue of dissolution of the state Assembly, which was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
The BJP leader was referred to as 'Smt Sushma Gandhi' in an NDA press release.
The court dismissed Pravin's plea of mental instability.
RSS General Secretary Mohan Bhagwat reinstated Joshi as a Pracharak (organiser) on Sunday.
"I think when all of us, including myself, work as a team and the tussle for the party presidentship ends, we will perform well," he said.
The RSS termed the CD as an act of character assasination.
"The entire incident is sad and it is nothing more than a conspiracy hatched to malign Joshi," RSS spokesman Ram Madhav said adding that a thorough probe should be carried out in the matter.
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