Sonia Defends PM, Targets BJP on Yeddyurappa


New Delhi: Sonia Defends PM, Targets BJP on Yeddyurappa

New Delhi, Nov 24: After the Congress was decimated in the Bihar elections, Sonia Gandhi congratulated the Nitish Kumar-BJP alliance for its clean sweep. She said her party "will start from scratch" in the state. "We did not have much hope. We took a deliberate decision not to work in alliance with other parties," she said.

For the first time, she also spoke about the 2G spectrum scam. Gandhi defended the PM vehemently, describing him as 100% above board" and said it was "shameful" for the Opposition to attack the Prime Minister over the controversy.

She said she wanted to remind the Opposition that they targeted the PM in 2009, and that the PM won the election.

The Opposition has been demanding that the PM explain his role in the 2G scam, which cost A Raja his job as Telecom Minister. The Supreme Court had asked the government to explain why the PM's office took close to a year to decide on a request by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy, asking for sanction to prosecute Raja while he was in office.

Gandhi also took on the BJP for deciding that BS Yeddyurappa will continue as Chief Minister of Karnataka despite the allegations of corruption confronting him. Gandhi said that her party has acted swiftly against members accused of corruption - she cited the examples of Shashi Tharoor, Ashok Chavan and Natwar Singh.

Chavan was removed as Maharashtra Chief Minister last month after it was revealed that three of his family members were given flats in a Mumbai building intended to house war widows and defence veterans. Gandhi said Chavan would have been removed even sooner, but the party wanted to wait till US President Barack Obama completed his trip to Mumbai.

  

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  • Shivanand Shetty, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Thu, Nov 25 2010

    Sonia mommy this is the beggining of the end of your congress era. Pack the things now and go back to Italy better do some social service there.

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  • ASHA, BANGALORE

    Thu, Nov 25 2010

    all BJP dogs r barking hear, but no use accept the fact that congress ruling (central) india.it is natural that men ego hearts when a womens becoms powerfull.even in BJP all power in womens hand.but sushAMMA DEFINETLY WILL FOLLOW ADVANI.SHAMELESS BJP.CONGREE KI.. JAI HO..

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  • Remi, Dubai/Belthangady

    Thu, Nov 25 2010

    Nagesh,
    Your comment is completly personel. You always praise Mr. Yeddy in what grounds,BJP got majority but they are missing a good LEADER.

    Thanks
    Remi

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Thu, Nov 25 2010

    hey,HARISH, mangalore,

    DID YOU GET CHEAP RATE FLATS/HOUSE FROM A ITALIAN?

    DID YOU GET SHARE IN CWG MONEY?

    DID YOU GET AMOUNT FROM A.RAJA?

    SHAME ON YOUR CONGRESS.

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  • karun joseph, mangalore

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    YEDDI WILL BE NEXT PM ...AND HE DESRERVE IT

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  • lukas, malpe

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Wait for the next assembly election in Kerala, WestBengal and UP there we can see the drama of maa and beta.but in this Bihar drama NDA's next waiting PM Narendra Modi not allowed enter inside

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  • Nagesh Kumar, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Hi Nagesh Nayak, you might watched the children who cry, role on floor, and do all stupid things to get their demand. Your Yeddi is the same charector. Remember such child will destroy whole family if NOT corrected and your Yeddi will do the same thing. Now you can not expect any good from BJP because high command proved that corruption, rape, murders, and all criminal activities is accepted by BJP.[Bharathada Jagali Paksha].

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  • Unaid Uppala, Uppala

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Who the hell is this Satish Chandra Buffalo, who claims to be father of father of India's strategic program and what the hell is he doing in USA....serving CIA ? Mr. great man, come to India & do some service to our motherland instead of serving people of USA

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  • leon, mangalore

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    nagesh nayak, bangalore

    WE NEED LEADERS LIKE SHRIMAAN YEDIYURAPPAJI FOR BETTER INDIA.

    Yes  we need leaders like yeddi, to make india like somalia

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  • Lokanath.D, Bantwal/Iran

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    When there is a democracy.... diferencess of opinion is comman..
    BJP is a party which is having democracy.....there is no supremacy
    in BJP like Gandhi family in Cong..

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  • HARISH, mangalore

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    SHAME ON YOU BJP

    U R TALKIG ABOUT CORRUPTION AND YOU SUPPORT CORROUPT CM

    YOU DONT HAVE RIGHT TO TALK

    I THINK NAGESH ALSO GOTE CHEEP RATE LAND FROM YEDDY GOVT
    HAAAA

    HARISH

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  • D.F. Lobo, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Jai ho Yeddiji. Improvement is your `Mantra'.We are proud of you. Go ahead. Dont worry. Do anything you want. Karnataka is yours.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Kemmannu

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Nagesh,
    Thanks to Nitish, Bihar is better than Karnataka.

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  • Abubaker Pallipadi, Pallipadi / Riyadh

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Dear Madam Soniyaji.....Nothing official about YOU. Go ahead Madam without any corruption and lead the congress untill the last breath. JAI HO SONIYA...JAI HO CONGRESS...JAI HO INDIA....

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  • KUMAR, KUDLA/ DUBAI

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    AMMA.... MAATHE.... NIMMADU RAJAKIYA SAAKU... PLEASE HIMALAYAKKE.. THEERTHAYAATREGE HOGI MANA SHAANTHI THAGOLLI...WE DID A BIG MISTAKE... WE CONGRESS IN CENTRAL. NOW AGAIL IT WILL NOT HAPPEN.

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  • ASHOK, Udupi/Dubai

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    This lady is danger for our country. From 1,76,000 crores one can easily buy Judges.

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  • Naik, Banaglore

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    In INC Sonia is a leader without brain and she would listen to her coteries. Ultimately that would become a dicission. In BJP there is collective leadership. If majority speaks then that would become a dicission. In INC nobody can become president. ONly Sonia or Priyanaka or Rahul or their childern. But in BJP any party worked like Nitin Gadkari can become a president. Congress follwos dynastic rule. BJP follows democracy.

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  • Arun Menezes, Kallianpur / Kuwait

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Mr.Nayak is back, nice to see him with renewed enthusiasm. Just one Question to Mr.Nayak and other supporters of Shriman Yeddyurappa, He has made hundred of crores and probably purchased hundred of acers of land for the price of peanuts for his sons and son-in-laws, it is enough for his 100 generations, what will you get by supporting him, atleast one 60*40 site.......no way!

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  • Rolphy Almeida, Udupi/Bangalore

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    In Bihar Congress was not in power for last several years, hence one cannot call it routed. I don’t even remember if at all congress was in power in that state. I feel that could be the reason for no development. No doubt Nithish Kumar has done a good job and people recognised his work and I liked his humble speech after the victory. May God bless him to rule the state with harmony.

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  • Satish Chandra, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CRORES FROM C.I.A. TO SWAMY & SUPREME COURT JUDGES TO CLEAR MANMOHAN SINGH-II :

    I am India's expert in strategic defence and the father of India's strategic program, including the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program. In my blog titled 'Nuclear Supremacy For India Over U.S.', which can be found by a Yahoo search with the title, I have described how the C.I.A. keeps India poor, weak and enslaved: "India's greatest scientist and greatest living Indian publicly tortured in Harvard seminar, systematically and totally starved for up to 3 weeks at a time, made semi-starved and homeless and even blind for years, kept under 24-hour audio and video surveillance as well as surveillance of communications and electrical typewriter and computer use, document creation and photocopying, etc., by satellite for more than past 3 decades, systematically harassed and in poverty and neutralised and robbed of his work at the cost of hundreds of millions of dollars per year, robbed of crores in his money and property in India by C.I.A.-RAW, forced back into exile in the U.S., all with full cooperation and participation of India's RAW and India's C.I.A.-RAW-controlled prime ministers, politicians and media to keep India poor, weak and enslaved" and how this means the nuclear destruction of New Delhi and then the coast-to-coast destruction of the United States. Satish Chandra

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  • mahesh, udupi

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Poor congress & its supporters. Maa & Beta Drama did not work in Bihar. Play it in Town Hall Mangalore. It may run houseful.

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Nagesh, Please make a correction... Yediyurappaji blackmailed his Puppet high(low?) command...Do not forget Yeddy can not be compared with present Bihar leadership! Yeddy is trying his best for the old Bihar in Karnataka with his usual corrupt song of development!!

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  • Joel, Mangalore\Bangalore

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Dear nagesh talk some sence man.... yediyurappa is brave in what sense???
    He is openly threatening his own party by saying “that he will resign only if others facing corruption charges, including the controversial mining barons Reddy brothers who stoked dissidence against him, are also made to go" it syas that he is guilty and he know that even Reddy brothers are gyilty.
    And what does he prove or mean by saying this “"I can't be replaced. If I am asked to step down I can destabilize the government as I have the support of all the BJP MLAs. I have no successor in the state except me,"

    Overall your so called High command are scared no body has guts enough to take any decision… Nagesh think before you comment….

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    hi, manish kumar, mangalore,

    YOU ARE 100% RIGHT.

    ITALIAN, PUPPET & BABY TRAVELLED THRUOUT BIHAR DURING ELECTION CAMPAIGN & BARKED AGAINST BJP , NITHISH KUMAR .

    PEOPLE GAVE FITTING REPLY .

    CONGRESS IS NOT ABLE TO REACH EVEN TWO DIGIT .

    CONGRESS WON ONLY FOUR SEATS & EACHSEAT IS DEDICATED TO :

    1. 2G SPECTRUM.

    2. COMMON/CONGRESS/CORRUPTION WEALTYH GAMES.

    3. ADARSH HOUSING GHOTALA.

    4. APPOINTMENT OF J.THOMAS ( CRIMINAL)FOR CVC.

    JAI HO BJP.

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  • Arshad Kadli, Bhatkal / Al Khobar

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Nagesh,
    Dont bring Bihar while discussing Karnataka. Congress didnt had any presence in Bihar (just 9 MLA out of 243)so no question of getting routed.
    Nitish has changed Law & Order situation in Bihar so he deserves to be re-elected. His election with a very high majority may bring revolutionary change in backward Bihar.
    Contrary to that we hear only about scams from present Puesdo-Nationalist Karnataka Government.

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  • The Guru, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Alwyn, Neermarga, Mangalore,

    If we open the swiss bank accounts of Nehru - Gandhi Family , then forbes will rate them as Richest family on earth.. Thats the reason why u people like her

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  • Richard, Shirva / Sharjah

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Louis D'Souza, Udupi/Kuwait..Is it not 10 wonderful persons of this world....now for Congress situation is like 'allegation or regulation' to survive!!!

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  • manish kumar, mangalore

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Sonia yes you are right now you dint have hope about Bihar but before you have full hope right. you mentioned about chavan,raja, nataraj,kalmadi they lost their post ok after what six or ten months later they will be in other post like vilasrao deshmukh and veerappa moily s.m.krishna you are thinking after resign people forget that topic.Yes yeddy did so many good works but opposition party didnot support him anytime.but some bjp leaders including cm did some mistakes they should work betterment of the people.

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  • Avinash Bhatt, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Nagesh or any heros,its very ezy to point finger to others, BJP doesn't have guts take action against corruption and cut the source of party income, bihar voted nitish not yeddy, cant hide corruption in Bihar victory.

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  • Gireesh Shetty, Mangalore-Sharjah

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    HAHAHA...Frustation after the Bihar results showing clearly. Not long ago Mom & Son were shouting in the streets of PATNA that it was center who did devlopment in Bihar and not State, today they are telling they dint have hopes. Whether there are fools or the people are fools is to be questioned now. Anyways Yes it is shame on BJP high command they gave in for YEDDI. Yeddi will crumble Karnataka BJP for sure when they are gaining strength in other states.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, MANGALORE/BAHRAIN

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    We are truely blessed to have a PM like Mr. Singh and various other ministers in the present govt. Let the guilty be punished but there is no need to slander anyone.

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  • Arun Kamath, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Its nice to note the honest intentions of Mrs Gandhi. We all should support her. She has been striving to promote the cause of aam aadmi despite having foreign roots like a true missionary. He silent work has enriched Congress Today. Her sacrifice and commitment are legendary. all thse chaddi and raddi are trash.

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  • Bulsam, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Now the time has come to clean our political system and the Law & Order system. The Election Commission should bar the dirty politicians with criminal records from active politics. Most of the so-called clean politicians and bureaucrats too are making money either for the party or for themselves or for both, through nepotism, kickbacks, land-scams, by putting pressures, by threatening and what not.
    If we fail to make the political system clean and check on our population growth, than only the rich will become richer and the poor will become poorer.

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  • Tony Pinto, Mumbai - Dubai

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Dear Madam we all know this statement came out due to unwanted result you seen in TV morning breakfast news, you said you told your minister to resign then have you asked minister were is the money who took it were just tell the public and then open mouth i honestly say we don't need advise from outsiders we all know MONEY gone to SWISS bank under your blessing.

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    PUPPETS LISTEN WHTEVER YOU SAY.

    YOU HAVE NO VOICE TO SAY ON OTHERS SINCE YOUR PARTY ROUTED IN BIHAR.

    BUT SHRIMAAN YEDIYURAPPAJI IS A BRAVE LEADER & HIGH COMMAND RECOGNISE HIS ABILITY .

    WE NEED LEADERS LIKE SHRIMAAN YEDIYURAPPAJI FOR BETTER INDIA.

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  • Alwyn, Neermarga, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    I think sonia is choice for India.
    but people don't. understand her.
    people likes only crores and mining people.

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  • Louis D'Souza, Udupi/Kuwait

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    This is the difference between congress president Sonia n BJP President Nitin Gadkari. There is no proper leader in BJP, Advani has no guts, Sushma Swaraj has no right, Nitin Gadkari has his own scandal in Adarsh Housing. No one is bold like Sonia who is one of the 10 powerful persons of this world, still honest n gave no.2 Position for Karnataka.

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  • Antony T. D' Souza, Karkala / Qatar

    Wed, Nov 24 2010

    Yes Mam, you are right. That is the difference between a living party and a dead BJP party.
    Corruption, nepotism, land scam, favoritism, irregularities, looting has been rewarded to Yeddy.
    It is nice on your part to congratulate to the opposition’s election victory, i.e Bihar
    By soul searching, Congress is fortifying its every routes to the next general election victory.

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