New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Monday said the government had already clarified India’s position on the evolving West Asia crisis, noting that External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, had given a detailed statement in Parliament covering issues ranging from the safety of Indians in the region to the country’s energy security, while accusing the Opposition of remaining confused over its stand on the issue.Speaking to reporters, Thakur said that in the present global circum…
Latest Anurag Thakur News & Updates
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) Former Union Minister and Hamirpur MP Anurag Thakur on Sunday participated in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Parivartan Yatra in West Bengal along with Union Minister Shantanu Thakur and other party leaders.Addressing a large public gathering in the Naihati Assembly constituency of North 24 Parganas district, he alleged that while Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee opposes President Droupadi Murmu, she simultaneously welcomes infiltrators and mafias into the state.He clai…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Workers of BJP Kerala Yuva Morcha staged a protest outside the residence of senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi over the gold theft case related to the Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala. The protest, led by former Union Minister Anurag Thakur, saw Kerala BJP Yuva Morcha raising questions over the “silence” of the Congress leadership over the issue, while demanding an immediate, impartial, and transparent investigation by the CBI into the matter.On the occasion, BJP Yuva Morch…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) BJP Lok Sabha member Anurag Thakur on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, alleging that he and the Congress party were operating at the behest of “anti-national and foreign forces”.The remarks came days after Youth Congress members staged a protest inside New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam during the India AI Impact Summit, a high-profile event attended by industry leaders and policymakers.The protesters raised slogans against Prime Minis…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Wednesday praised the Modi government for the Union Budget 2026-27, calling it a ‘Sarva Mangalkari’ and ‘Sarvjan Hitay Sarvjan Sukhaye’ budget aimed at inclusive growth and national progress. Participating in the budget discussion in the Lok Sabha, Thakur said the budget reflects the continuation of what he described as a “12-year reform express” that has moved India from “policy paralysis to policy performance”, from “leakage to deliver…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday lifted the ban on BJP MP and former Union Minister Anurag Thakur from holding office in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), nearly nine years after removing him as the cricket body’s president.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi modified its January 2017 order, which had directed Thakur to “cease and desist from being associated with the working of the BCCI”.Allowing Thakur’s applicatio…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) BJP MP and former Union Minister Anurag Thakur praised the Modi government for the financial assistance and infrastructure projects extended to Himachal Pradesh, saying that the state has received unprecedented support from the Centre. He said that since Narendra Modi became Prime Minister in 2014, Himachal Pradesh has been generously aided and several historic steps have been taken for its development. Addressing the media, Thakur said the Modi government has so far prov…
Thiruvananthapuram Feb 3 (IANS) The political temperature in Kerala rose on Tuesday after Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan accused ministers in the Pinarayi Vijayan government of repeatedly insulting Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi during Assembly proceedings, alleging that the remarks were part of a calculated attempt to appeal to the BJP’s political base ahead of elections.The sharp criticism was triggered by comments made by State Excise Minister M.B. Rajesh, who allege…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha and Minister Dilip Jaiswal on Tuesday welcomed Nitin Nabin ‘s appointment as the new National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), calling it “a new beginning” that will take forward the dream of Viksit Bharat 2047. Noting the party’s focus on youth leadership, Sinha, speaking to IANS, said, “Certainly, the youth across the country are excited and proud. The collective leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Part…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) As the BJP has begun the process for electing its new national president, with senior party leaders submitting nomination papers for its 45-year-old working president Nitin Nabin, the party on Monday said that the move sends a clear message that “the country is young, and so is the BJP’s president.” Speaking to IANS, BJP MP Anurag Thakur said, “The BJP is the world’s largest political party, and it is also set to give the country one of the youngest national pr…