Bharatiya Janata Party Members of Parliament will submit on Friday declarations to the presiding officers of their respective Houses of Parliament, stating that they do not have any illegal money stashed in any foreign bank or tax haven abroad. BJP leader L K Advani had declared that all party MPs will submit declarations that they do not have any illegal funds in Swiss banks or tax havens. The issue was discussed at the BJP parliamentary party meeting on Thursday.
He told them wryly that he can do a lot of things but cannot be present in the Houses on their behalf.
Bharatiya Janata Party patriarch L K Advani seems to have been deprived of a room in Parliament House which he was occupying for the last 10 years as National Democratic Alliance working chairman and was a confused man on Thursday in the Lok Sabha too as he kept guessing where to sit in the absence of seat allotment.
The Bharatiya Janata Party Thursday went on the offensive on the cash-for-vote scam with senior leader L K Advani hailing as "whistle-blowers" the two former party MPs jailed in the scam and declaring that if they are guilty then he too should be sent behind bars.
The split within the Bharatiya Janata Party came out in the open on Tuesday after the understanding it had with the government on the smooth running of parliament collapsed leading to adjournments in both the houses of the Parliament.
After a CAG report rapped the Delhi government for irregularities in CWG projects and dragged the prime minister's office in the 2G spectrum case, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday appeared all set to raise these issues in Parliament and even force adjournment of the two Houses.
"We have not taken a decision. BJP follows a procedure. You will be informed accordingly," Singh said.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi are "morally responsible" for the Supreme Court ruling declaring the appointment of CVC P J Thomas as illegal.
The cash-for-vote scam rocked both Houses of Parliament Thursday with Bharatiya Janata Party objecting to the arrest of two of its "whistleblower" former MPs and demanding suspension of Question Hour to discuss the issue.
"Storm of lies becomes so big at times that even day appears to be night but the Sun does not lose its light. People should not be swayed by this storm. Truth is that I did not tolerate insult to Udham Singh yesterday," the Bhopal MP tweeted.
Keeping an eye on the 2019 elections, the PM has asked leaders to connect with the youth and hold events in each panchayat and municipal ward across the country.
'They are trying to lure our MLAs and that is why we are taking precautions.'
In a veiled attack on Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday asked the party why it was shying away from demanding the resignations of Union ministers Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel, for their alleged involvement in the IPL scam. Maneka said Patel and his daughter had flouted so many rules, but still the party had not demanded the minister's resignation.
Bharatiya Janata Party Parliamentary Party chief L K Advani asked his party MPs to donate Rs 10,000 from their salary for providing relief to victims of flash floods in Leh and suggested that the MPLAD funds be diverted for rehabilitation and rebuilding of the region.
The new BJP dispensation under party president Nitin Gadkari is likely to continue with Atal Bihari Vajpayee as chairman of NDA and adopt an "accommodative approach" towards out-going senior office-bearers at the Centre and in states by giving them other responsibilities.
L K Advani will play a role well beyond the specially-created position of chairman of BJP parliamentary party, according to the new party President Nitin Gadkari who made it clear that the 82-year-old veteran will be a 'permanent guide and philosopher' for the whole party.
Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader stepped down from the position of leader of opposition from Lok Sabha on Friday and handed over the reins to his successor Sushma Swaraj, who had been the party's deputy leader in Lok Sabha.
Malhotra, the deputy leader of BJP parliamentary party in Lok Sabha, conveyed his decision to Speaker Somnath Chatterjee through a one-line letter, party sources said.
Kovind requested Modi to advise him about the names of others to be appointed members of the Union Council of Ministers; and indicate the date and time of the swearing-in ceremony to be held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan
As part of government's efforts to ensure better coordination with the party, Finance and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley will chair a meeting of its leaders and ministers every Monday.
How Modi retrieves the situation and how he enlists new allies in the next two years will show if the BJP is fighting fit, report Sunil Gatade and Venkatesh Kesari.
The Parliament will have an extended three-day weekend break till November 18 for observing Chhat pooja, a major festival for the people of Bihar, Jharkhand and Eastern Uttar Pradesh.
BJP warns MPs to steer clear of malpractices
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In a stern warning to Bharatiya Janata Party members of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked them not to cross the 'lakshman rekha' with controversial remarks as it hurts the government and the party.
Both are severe critics of the Indo-US N-deal.
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The BJP will also seek to raise the issue of the ongoing demolition drive in the national capital.
Significantly, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, in the latest issue of its mouthpiece Organiser, had criticised the BJP for ignoring the Hurriyat's visit to Pakistan.
BJP says it doesn't make sense to rollback fuel subsidy while maintaining Central patronage for Haj pilgrimage.
'We want the prime minister to express public regrets over his attitude,' BJP Parliamentary Party spokesman Vijay Kumar Malhotra said.
The visit of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who was to attend a crucial Bharatiya Janata Party meeting in Mumbai on Monday, has been deferred.
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance lost power to the Congress-led alliance in the election despite its high-profile 'India Shining' media campaign.
Chairing a meeting of the BJP Parliamentary Party in the absence of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Advani said the suggestion, initially made by Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, will be discussed extensively at different levels within th
BJP Parliamentary party spokesman Vijay Malhotra said the Indian government must not give in to Pakistan's demand.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday moved several amendments to the Finance Bill in the Lok Sabha, including raising the Income Tax exemption limit for senior citizens to Rs 2.5 lakhs and hiking Provident Fund interest rates to 9.5 per cent.
Vajpayee, however, said he was willing to discuss economic ties with Pakistan to his visit to Islamabad.
Modi was also felicitated on the occasion for the government's "grand win" during a division of votes on the motion.
The former prime minister said he anyway does not do much work in the party now.
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