AHMEDABAD : The Congress party is gearing up for early elections in Gujarat. The party feels that the ruling BJP-government in the state might dissolve the assembly six months prior to the schedule elections in December 2012, if new cases of corruption are lodged against party members or ministers in near future. Shankersinh Vaghela who has been appointed […]
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Omar Abdullah hurt by Anna’s harsh barbs
Seemingly pained by Team Anna’s rebuke for politicians, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday regretted that the anti-corruption crusaders have used very objectionable words about the elected representatives but noted he would not return the favours and take this discourse to a new low. “I know Team Anna has from time to […]
Deshmukh plays key role in ending fast
MUMBAI: Former chief minister and Congress leader Vilasrao Deshmukh played a decisive role in convincing anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare to end his fast, but there’s a feeling he should have been approached earlier to deal with the crisis. A top bureaucrat told TOI that had Prime Minister Manmohan Singh roped in Deshmukh a day after […]