Ekta Yatra

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is virtually kicking off its campaign for the 2019 general elections by taking out 'Ekta Yatras' across Gujarat in the run up to the unveiling of the 182-foot statue of Sardar Patel by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31.

On Republic Day, as Opposition leaders came together in Mumbai for a march to "Save the Constitution", the BJP organised a counter to it in the form of a 'Tiranga Ekta Rally'. The march that was initially organised by some activists turned out to be a show of strength by the opposition after NCP chief Sharad Pawar announced his participation and in...

This Republic Day, it will be rally versus rally in Mumbai as both the opposition and the ruling parties have planned mega show of strength in the city.

The Gujarat government said it had told the Patel leaders that they must follow "set procedure" to pursue their demand of reservations.

A BJP leader today criticized Home Minister P Chidambaram for complimenting Jammu and Kashmir government for "tactful" handling of BJP's Ekta Yatra, seeking to hoist the tricolour at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on January 26. "We express serious concern over the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's remarks complementing the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Mi...

Members of the BJP attacked the car of the Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Abdul Rahim Rather, in Jammu this evening. The minister's car was passing by the BJP office in the city when activists tried to damage it. The minister drove away unhurt.The activists had just left the BJP office after being addressed by senior party leaders Arun Jait...

BJP leaders today turned down a peace overture by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Omar had invited BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Ananth Kumar for Republic Day celebrations at the Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar.The Chief Minister had told NDTV that he called Arun Jaitley to invite him, and that Jaitley responded by saying h...

The trio of BJP leaders who were arrested as they crossed into Jammu yesterday have been released in Kathua. Arun Jaitley, Ananth Kumar and Sushma Swaraj then met party workers and hoisted the national flag with them. They then headed to the BJP party office in Jammu. (Read: BJP rally stopped at Jammu; Jaitley, Sushma arrested) Earlier today, the B...

She joined the Twitter brigade much after many other politicos. And she does not yet have followers in the hundred thousands like they do. But this is probably the most effective use of micro-blogging in Indian politics ever, given that Shashi Tharoor's did not quite go his way. BJP leader Sushma Swaraj tweeted almost every step across a one-km bri...

It was a dramatic sight. Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, aboard a BJP rath, moving slowly across a one-kilometre bridge that stood between them and Jammu. They were accompanied by 500 BJP workers. Once the procession arrived at Lakhanpur in J&K, Ms Swaraj and Mr Jaitley were arrested.For a marathon four hours this afternoon, Ms Swaraj an...

A day after BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj were forcibly escorted out of Jammu and sent to Madhopur in Punjab, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has issued a press statement.In the statement, the Home Minister said, "Yesterday, I spoke to Shri Arun Jaitley and Shri Omar Abdullah. I told Shri Jaitley that he and his colleagues had made t...

On Monday, BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj were forcibly escorted out of Jammu and sent to Madhopur in Punjab. Strongly condemning the arrest, Jaitley had called the action "illegal, unconstitutional and undemocratic." But Home Ministry sources tell NDTV that the state is well within its rights to take the leaders out of the state appreh...

The BJP is adamant that it will go ahead with its Ekta Yatra and hoist the tricolour in the heart of Srinagar on Republic Day tomorrow. The Jammu and Kashmir government is determined not to let the BJP leaders and workers get there. And it is backed firmly by the Centre that has asserted that BJP leaders must respect law and order measures.  A...

As she was led away from the Jammu airport where she had been detained for several hours, Sushma Swaraj tweeted, "Arrested - cars - separate - dont know where to?" The answer became clearer as a police convoy  zipped down a highway - she was being taken to Madhopur on the Punjab border. Here, Ms Swaraj and Arun Jaitley held a rally on Tuesday ...

As she was led away from the Jammu airport where she had been detained for several hours, Sushma Swaraj tweeted, "Arrested - cars - separate - dont know where to?"The answer, according to sources, is Madhopur on the Punjab border. The three BJP leaders - Ms Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Ananth Kumar - were all being forcibly escorted away from Jammu hou...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is virtually kicking off its campaign for the 2019 general elections by taking out 'Ekta Yatras' across Gujarat in the run up to the unveiling of the 182-foot statue of Sardar Patel by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31.

On Republic Day, as Opposition leaders came together in Mumbai for a march to "Save the Constitution", the BJP organised a counter to it in the form of a 'Tiranga Ekta Rally'. The march that was initially organised by some activists turned out to be a show of strength by the opposition after NCP chief Sharad Pawar announced his participation and in...

This Republic Day, it will be rally versus rally in Mumbai as both the opposition and the ruling parties have planned mega show of strength in the city.

The Gujarat government said it had told the Patel leaders that they must follow "set procedure" to pursue their demand of reservations.

A BJP leader today criticized Home Minister P Chidambaram for complimenting Jammu and Kashmir government for "tactful" handling of BJP's Ekta Yatra, seeking to hoist the tricolour at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on January 26. "We express serious concern over the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's remarks complementing the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Mi...

Members of the BJP attacked the car of the Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Abdul Rahim Rather, in Jammu this evening. The minister's car was passing by the BJP office in the city when activists tried to damage it. The minister drove away unhurt.The activists had just left the BJP office after being addressed by senior party leaders Arun Jait...

BJP leaders today turned down a peace overture by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Omar had invited BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Ananth Kumar for Republic Day celebrations at the Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar.The Chief Minister had told NDTV that he called Arun Jaitley to invite him, and that Jaitley responded by saying h...

The trio of BJP leaders who were arrested as they crossed into Jammu yesterday have been released in Kathua. Arun Jaitley, Ananth Kumar and Sushma Swaraj then met party workers and hoisted the national flag with them. They then headed to the BJP party office in Jammu. (Read: BJP rally stopped at Jammu; Jaitley, Sushma arrested) Earlier today, the B...

She joined the Twitter brigade much after many other politicos. And she does not yet have followers in the hundred thousands like they do. But this is probably the most effective use of micro-blogging in Indian politics ever, given that Shashi Tharoor's did not quite go his way. BJP leader Sushma Swaraj tweeted almost every step across a one-km bri...

It was a dramatic sight. Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, aboard a BJP rath, moving slowly across a one-kilometre bridge that stood between them and Jammu. They were accompanied by 500 BJP workers. Once the procession arrived at Lakhanpur in J&K, Ms Swaraj and Mr Jaitley were arrested.For a marathon four hours this afternoon, Ms Swaraj an...

A day after BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj were forcibly escorted out of Jammu and sent to Madhopur in Punjab, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has issued a press statement.In the statement, the Home Minister said, "Yesterday, I spoke to Shri Arun Jaitley and Shri Omar Abdullah. I told Shri Jaitley that he and his colleagues had made t...

On Monday, BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj were forcibly escorted out of Jammu and sent to Madhopur in Punjab. Strongly condemning the arrest, Jaitley had called the action "illegal, unconstitutional and undemocratic." But Home Ministry sources tell NDTV that the state is well within its rights to take the leaders out of the state appreh...

The BJP is adamant that it will go ahead with its Ekta Yatra and hoist the tricolour in the heart of Srinagar on Republic Day tomorrow. The Jammu and Kashmir government is determined not to let the BJP leaders and workers get there. And it is backed firmly by the Centre that has asserted that BJP leaders must respect law and order measures.  A...

As she was led away from the Jammu airport where she had been detained for several hours, Sushma Swaraj tweeted, "Arrested - cars - separate - dont know where to?" The answer became clearer as a police convoy  zipped down a highway - she was being taken to Madhopur on the Punjab border. Here, Ms Swaraj and Arun Jaitley held a rally on Tuesday ...

As she was led away from the Jammu airport where she had been detained for several hours, Sushma Swaraj tweeted, "Arrested - cars - separate - dont know where to?"The answer, according to sources, is Madhopur on the Punjab border. The three BJP leaders - Ms Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Ananth Kumar - were all being forcibly escorted away from Jammu hou...