New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) A political row erupted over the singing of Vande Mataram as several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) BJP leaders, on Friday, defended the national song, asserting that there should be no objection to rendering it in full, while the Samajwadi Party (SP) said that it respects the national song.BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj said that Vande Mataram symbolises devotion to the motherland and not any particular deity.”Vande Mataram is not the name of any deity. It refers to the motherland…
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New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for becoming the first woman holder of the post to present the Union Budget for the ninth consecutive time, leaders, cutting across party lines, on Thursday backed him and said the milestone reflects the growing power and participation of women in India’s public life. Speaking to IANS outside Parliament, AAP Rajya Sabha member Ashok Kumar Mittal said that women reaching top positions and c…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday came out in strong support of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on illegal infiltration in West Bengal and his allegation that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ignored repeated requests for allotment of adequate land to the Border Security Force (BSF) along the international border with neighbouring Bangladesh.Backing the Home Minister, the BJP said his accusations were justified and charged the Trinamool Congress-led state government with putting …
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The BJP on Monday accused the Trinamool Congress of playing politics over religious matters ahead of the Assembly elections, which are slated for next year. The reaction comes following Trinamool MLA Zakir Hussain’s announcement of constructing a Shri Krishna temple at an estimated cost of Rs one crore. Earlier, Trinamool’s another MLA, who has been suspended, announced and then went ahead with the construction of a Babri mosque, said to be a replica of the mosque in Ayo…