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Advani, Swaraj can't wash their hands of BJP's Karnataka defeat

May 18, 2013

The taint of corruption has spread deep and far into the party's ranks and Siroya is correct when he argues that Advani and Swaraj cannot feign ignorance about what has happened. #BJP #sushma swaraj #PoliticalPlay #Advani #Lehar Singh Siroya
Youth Cong protest signs of desperation: Sushma Swaraj

May 15, 2013

"Youth Congress workers held a demonstration at BJP headquarters this morning. They have put up hoardings with my caricature on the round-abouts near my house. These are signs of desperation," Swaraj said on Twitter. #BJP #sushma swaraj #NewsTracker #Youth Congress
Have to debate food, land acquistion bills in Parliament: Jairam Ramesh

May 14, 2013

Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said he was disappointed that crucial bills could not be passed in Parliament and said there were no two ways about having a debate on them. #Politics #India #UPA #Congress #BJP #sushma swaraj #Jairam Ramesh #TheySaidIt #Arun Jaitley #Food Security Bill #parliament #Land Acquisition Bill
Now BJP guns for Manmohan, says action on Bansal, Kumar late

May 11, 2013

Noting that the resignation has came much late, BJP vice president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said "the kingdom of loot is now on fire". #Politics #Manmohan Singh #Congress #BJP #sushma swaraj #PoliticalPlay #LK Advani #Ashwani Kumar #Pawan Kumar Bansal #Nation
From Dalbir to Khurshid, who said what on Sarabjit Singh's death

May 02, 2013

Sarabjit had slipped into a coma, and breathed his last this morning. India woke up to the news that has certainly stirred the hornet's nest, with the BJP demanding strict action by the government and the prime minister gravely condemning the incident. #India #Manmohan Singh #Pakistan #sushma swaraj #WhoSaidWhat #Arvind Kejriwal #Sushilkumar Shinde #Parkash Singh Badal #Sarabjit Singh
Sushma Swaraj calls Sarabjit's death 'cold blooded murder'

May 02, 2013

Sarabjit Singh died early on Thursday in a Lahore hospital where he was admitted after being being savagely attacked in Kot Lakhpat jail 26 April. #India #Pakistan #sushma swaraj #TheySaidIt #Sarabjit Singh
Where will the fresh bout of Sushma-Sonia antipathy lead to?

Apr 30, 2013

With a dysfunctional Parliament and paralyzed government early elections are the only solution, feel the Opposition. #Sonia Gandhi #UPA #Congress #BJP #sushma swaraj #PoliticalPlay
Attack on Sarabjit reflects India's diplomatic 'failure': BJP

Apr 30, 2013

In the wake of the attack on Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh in a Lahore jail, BJP on Tuesday charged India has failed to deal firmly with Pakistan. #Politics #India #Pakistan #sushma swaraj #NewsTracker #Ajmal Kasab #TheySaidIt #26/11 attacks #Sarabjit
Will boycott any all-party meet called by LS speaker: Sushma Swaraj

Apr 30, 2013

Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj strongly criticised the Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Speaker Meira Kumar for not allowing her to finish her speech in Parliament today. #India #Congress #BJP #sushma swaraj #PoliticalPlay #Lok Sabha #parliament #Pollitics
UPA-II govt most corrupt since independence, says Sushma Swaraj

Apr 30, 2013

Opposition, including BJP, Left and other parties, on Tuesday walked out of Lok Sabha, charging the government with indulging in one scam after another and saying they would not be party to the passage of the Finance Bill and the Railway Budget. #sushma swaraj #Lok Sabha #WhoSaidWhat #parliament #finance bill

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