VHP President Ashok Singhal on Friday met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to convey his concerns about the demolition of large number of temples in Gandhinagar and arrest of fellow leader Ashwin Patel under sedition charges.
The Congress has expressed its surprise that small temples located on common plots of housing societies were being targetted in the name of development while the government glossed over encroachments by big temples and religious preachers.
The inspiration for the concept has come after Tata Motors decided to relocate its Nano car project to Sanand, about 30 km from Ahmedabad, which has a large cluster of villages stretching up to Viramgam, 16 km away.
The Gujarat government has justified the criminal prosecution of political analyst Ashis Nandy for writing an article in a national daily allegedly portraying the state in bad light and has pleaded the Delhi High Court not to interfere in the proceeding at this stage.- "National consensus is required to isolate such people, groups and the so called intellectuals supporting these elements (of terror) in the name of protection of human rights," Modi said in his address at the National Integration Council in the capital.
- Barely a week after Tata's Nano found its new home at Sanand, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has asked his West Bengal counterpart Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Opposition leader Mamata Banerjee to work united for development.
Defending the timing of the Nanavati Commission report, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has claimed the findings were not intended for electoral gains.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the circulation and publication of Justice G T Nanavati Commission report which described the Godhra train carnage as a "pre-planned conspiracy".
- Those who had spread lies to save the killers of the Godhra train carnage should apologise, Chief Minister Narendra Modi said after part of the report of the Nanavati Commission which enquired into the Gujarat violence of 2002 was made public.
Two probe panels set up by two governments have come out with two conflicting versions of a shocking tragedy six years ago whose after-effects continue to be felt in Indian politics.- "There is consensus among state-level leaders that Modi will be extremely useful for the party to retain power in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh," a senior RSS functionary told IANS.
The Congress on Thursday said it was "not at all surprised" by findings of the Nanavati Commission on the Godhra carnage which gave a clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
BJP on Thursday hailed the Nanavati Commission report on the Godhra carnage that gave a clean chit to Gujarat CM Narendra Modi and claimed it exposed Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's contention that the incident was an accident.
Justice (Retd) G T Nanavati, who headed an inquiry panel that has concluded that the Godhra train burning tragedy was pre-planned, has stoutly defended the probe findings and said he believed they were accurate.
- The Nanavati Commission, which was investigating the 2002 Godhra train carnage and the subsequent riots, has described the burning down of the Sabarmati Express as a pre-planned conspiracy.
- Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has urged Gujaratis settled abroad to exert pressure on the United Progressive Alliance government to tighten India's anti-terror laws in the wake of the recent serial blasts.
Gujarat Chief Minister Marendra Modi on Saturday said that he had "specifically informed" Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of terrorists' plans to target New Delhi though he did not have precise information on dates and places.- Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday led the BJP attack on the UPA for being "soft" on terrorism, claiming the ruling coalition had "failed" on national security issues by refusing to clear an anti-terror legislation for his state.
- Hoping to play a greater role in Gujarat politics, rebels from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party have set up a new party called the Mahagujarat Janata Party with former home minister Gordhan Zadafia as its president.
- Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said the Congress-led UPA government has not only mismanaged the internal security but also the external threats by going for the nuclear deal.
- Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has requested all non-resident Gujaratis to send an email to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking him to approve the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Bill.
Veteran actor Anupam Kher held a special screening of his forthcoming film A Wednesday for Narendra Modi. And the Gujarat Chief Minister seemed impressed with the movie based on the 2006 Mumbai serial train bombings.
The Gujarat government has decided to create a special intelligence unit by direct recruitment of cadres. At present, the state intelligence wing gets field officers from police force.
A key Home Ministry official has said that the bombs found in Surat have a striking similarity with bombs used in Bangalore as in both places the explosives were made using Integrated Circuits.- The opposition Congress in Gujarat came down heavily on Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, saying he needs to own moral responsibility for the "security lapse," which resulted in 16 serial blasts.
