Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday formally took over as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, occupying the seat hitherto held by senior BJP leader L K Advani.
Against the backdrop of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah slamming him on the issue of revocation of special status to the state, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Friday advised him not to use words like "cheating and deceiving" and clarified that his party has always been opposed to Article 370.
Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh has invoked the battle scene from Hindu epic Mahabharata to defend his "covering up" for Leader of Opposition L K Advani during the election campaign, when he had said that the former home minister did not know that he was going with three terrorists in a plane to Kandahar.
Advani wanted a reassurance from the government that Arunachal Pradesh is an inalienable part of India.
The leader of opposition in Lok Sabha drove to prime minister's official residence after a breakfast meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.
Manmohan Singh proved his loyalty for Gandhi family rather than showing the same to farmers who have no option but to commit suicide due to prevalent adverse economic conditions, he said.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has broached the issue with senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani and National Democratic Alliance convener George Fernandes.
BJP's prime ministerial candidate L K Advani had thought of calling it a day in politics when he turned 80 in November last year. Disclosing this in a television interview, the Leader of the Opposition said he contemplated retirement because he felt he had achieved a lot in public life.
He described the Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh as a 'power house', a 'university' and the 'biggest movement' of the 20th century.\n
'Except for the Akali Dal and Shiv Sena, the BJP has not found any permanent friends.' 'This is because most parties are genuinely concerned about what Hindutva politics does to Indian society,' argues Aakar Patel.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discussed the evolving situation in Nepal and the upcoming SAARC Summit in Dhaka with former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and leader of opposition L K Advani on Wednesday.
He also conceded there was still some communication gap between him and the RSS.
India should not be dictated by any country on its nuclear policy, Advani, who was in Hyderabad as part of his Bharat Suraksha Yatra, said.
On its own or with allies the Congress has a strong presence in states that account for a total of 253 LS seats, or 20 short of the magic figure of 272 required to form a government at the Centre. So what is Mamata Banerjee talking about, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
It might be effective against the BJP, but it could also go against parties in the United Progressive Alliance, Advani said.
'They should have offered a ticket for his constituency to Advaniji's daughter Pratibha or son Jayant. But, of course, that is too much to expect.'
Deriving from Narendra Modi's continuing charisma, the proposed scheme, if and when implemented, can cut both ways. That is to say, if Modi can win, he can lose. Or, someone else in his place, later on, could lose as much as he could win in his time, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
On his first official visit to India, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday met leaders across the political spectrum and discussed issues of bilateral interest. Prachanda called on President Pratibha Patil and Vice President Hamid Ansari.
She said she would hand over her resignation to Governor Balram Jhakar on Monday.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's efforts to reach out to the Bharatiya Janata Party to end the parliamentary stand-off over the missing coal files issue failed on Tuesday with the BJP not giving him any assurance on the smooth running of the house on Wednesday.
The deputy PM referred to an article written by actor Amitabh Bachchan extolling the new, resurgent India.
Both leaders would skip the five poll-bound states and the northeast, Naidu said.
PM, Advani pay tribute to Vallabhbhai Patel
L K Advani admitted that there were few errors in his book 'My Country My Life', which was re-launched by the party president Rajnath Singh along with a special website created by the party. "When I saw the story about S A Dange in a national daily, I realised the mistake and I called him up and apologised to him for the mistake. Such mistakes should not have taken place but somehow it happened," Advani said.
Attacking the government on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh said it has exhibited "total incapacity".
Banerjee feels that as long as Sonia Gandhi is the leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party, she should be the undisputed leader of a united front of opposition parties, reports R Rajagopalan.
The meeting, which will take place almost a month after incumbent CIC Wajahat Habibullah resigned, is being looked forward to by RTI activists who have been demanding transparency in the selection process and pressing for the appointment of a non-bureaucrat to the post.
Moreover, there have also been speculations that while entering into an alliance in August last year, a "deal" was struck whereby Nitish Kumar would give up his chair for his deputy who in turn would back him for the top job in national politics.
The court granted bail to Advani, Joshi and Bharti after they appeared before it.
Demanding the immediate suspension of the 'head count' of minorities in the defence forces, the Bharatiya Janata Party Friday cautioned the government against the move which it said was "fraught with dangerous implications".
Describing the terror attack on Mumbai as an 'invasion of India' launched from Pakistan, Leader of Opposition L K Advani on Friday demanded the setting up of an inquiry commission at central level to determine what went wrong and suggest steps to prevent the recurrence of such terror strikes. Speaking on the Motion of Thanks to President's address in the Lok Sabha, he also asked the government to share with the House the evidence given to Pakistan on 26/11.
They met to finalise the resolution to be adopted at the conclave and decide on a new team.
Smriti Irani will reprise her electoral battle with Rahul Gandhi from Amethi.
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday on a day's visit, during which New Delhi is expected to share with her evidence on the Mumbai terror strikes, pointing towards involvement of 'elements' based in Pakistan.
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