www.expressindia.com - Weather | Horoscope | Stocks | RSS
expressindia web city
HomeBlogsCricketAstrology TendersClassifieds Reader Comments Hotels
Sign In / Register | Archive
Expressindia » Story

‘Save India’ to be BJP's plank for LS poll: Jaitley

Font Size

Agencies

Posted: Oct 11, 2008 at 1953 hrs IST

Lucknow, October 11: Alleging a sense of insecurity had gripped the nation in the wake of recent terror strikes, the BJP on Saturday said ‘Save India’ would be its main poll plank in upcoming Parliamentary elections.

"The common man is sacred. A sense of insecurity prevails in the country," he said referring to a spate of bomb blasts in parts of the country recently.

Moreover, the UPA government at the Centre had ‘failed miserably’ on all fronts, Jaitley said adding the BJP would fight the coming Lok Sabha poll with ‘Save India’ as its main plank.

Addressing a convention of BJP's UP Yuva Chatra in Lucknow, he alleged the Manmohan Singh government had failed to tackle terrorism and runaway inflation.

Lashing out at the Congress, Jaitley said it lacked the will to combat terror and added the BJP was the only party which could effectively tackle the menace.

Accusing the Congress, the Samajwadi Party and the BSP of pursuing vote bank politics, he said this had relegated issues like inflation and terror into the backburner.

Without naming anyone, the BJP general secretary flayed those who, he said, were questioning the genuiness of the Jamia Nagar encounter in Delhi.

"Some people are even questioning the sacrifice of Delhi Police Inspector M C Sharma. This has never happened in the past," he said.

Discuss this story on expressindia forums
Post Comments
Name* Email ID*
Subject* Country*
Message*
Characters remaining
 
TERMS OF USE: The views, opinions and comments posted are your, and are not endorsed by this website. You shall be solely responsible for the comment posted here. The website reserves the right to delete, reject, or otherwise remove any views, opinions and comments posted or part thereof. You shall ensure that the comment is not inflammatory, abusive, derogatory, defamatory &/or obscene, or contain pornographic matter and/or does not constitute hate mail, or violate privacy of any person (s) or breach confidentiality or otherwise is illegal, immoral or contrary to public policy. Nor should it contain anything infringing copyright &/or intellectual property rights of any person(s).
I agree to the terms of use.
BJP and save india? by kammusingh on 13 Oct 2008

llllllets save India from bajrang dal/ VHP/ and the slimy BJP 1st. As long as they murder there will be terrorists in India. Purge the Body of internal cancer then we can have a healthy Bodypolitic.

BJP by Niranjan on 13 Oct 2008

I have a better idea. "Save India from communal forces" should be the slogan for India.

The opposite by fakrudin on 12 Oct 2008

YES TERRORISM IS SLOWELY GROWING IN OUR COUNTRY. IT WILL INCREASE FOR SURE IF BJP COMES TO POWER.BJP IS IN POWER IN GUJARAT AND YOU SEE NOW MOST OF THE NEO-TERRORISTS ARE FROM GUJARAT AND NOT FROM PAKISTHAN. IF BJP RULES INDIA THEN THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE THAT TERRORISTS WILL COME OUT FROM EVERY CORNER OF INDIAN NATION AND BJP WILL TURN OUR PEACEFUL COUNTRY INTO ANOTHER TERRIBLE PAKISTHAN.

bjp afraid of less seats in LS polls by real bharatiya on 12 Oct 2008

It seems that bjp is playing majority apeasement politics. Everybody know that Hindus are 80%

elections in India by N.Ramachandran on 12 Oct 2008

It is time that India throw away the ineffecient UPA government and the BSP and bring NDA to power

Jaitley's selctive perception! by Nyayman on 12 Oct 2008

Jaitley has referred to frequent bombblasts asn the sense of insecurity felt by a section of the society only!The "aam admi"(common public is worried about attacks on Christian churches in many places and hence,is impelled to cry out:"Save India Frm BJP and Co.!"

Save India by Nitin Futane on 12 Oct 2008

In short, "Save India" is new "India Shining". Don't worry, it's going to fail.

BJP plank by megh on 12 Oct 2008

The congress government has failed miserably to provide adequate security to the population. Whats the point in having a nuke deal while terrorists are killing people at random and our home minister is busy issuing warnings to Opposition ruled states while completely forgetiing his moral duty towards protecting india and not furthering congress agenda. shameful. Home minister should be dismissed. if he is there, i'm never going to vote for congress.

Shave India by sushil on 12 Oct 2008

before election SAVE INDIA and after election SHAVE INDIA. BJP is nothing but a power hungry party who will not hesitate to sell even India for their selfish goals.

Save from politicians by Phil on 12 Oct 2008

Save India from Kangressis, lalus, mulayams etc..

BJP??? by Munnabhai on 12 Oct 2008

When BJP was ruling there were more terrorist attacks, even the Parliament was not spared.

As above. by padmesh kumar varma on 12 Oct 2008

Definitely India must be saved not from UPA but from the communal BJP and its progenator the RSS. If these are allowed to gain power then the 'two-nation' theory will come into force to eliminate communities other than the Hindu.

Jaitley's myopia by Ramdas Naik on 12 Oct 2008

For a person of Arun Jaitley's stature to be blind to the trauma of Christians who are also citizens of India is to say the least,selective myopia. There is no bigger player in vote bank politics than the BJP. I hope he at least believes in Karma.

Save India frm BJP by Oasis on 12 Oct 2008

Save India from BJP, VHP, RSS, Bajrang Dal, Shiv Sena, SIMI, HuJi, IM, Let as they all are two diff sides of same coin.

Save India by Ananth Seth on 11 Oct 2008

Kudos to the BJP think tank. Nothing cud have been more appropriate. But I am waiting to hear the reactions of Congress, Communist and other "secular" leaders to see what "communal" angle they wud discover in this innocuous (but so very appropriate) slogan.

Latest News

Business

Showbiz

Sports

BJP promoting 'Baarah Khoon Maaf' culture: Kumaraswamy

Porn row: BJP having all the entertainment, says Sibal

Atrocities against SC/STs: Relief for murder Rs 5 lakh, sexual abuse Rs 2 lakh...

Disappointed in love, homosexual dresses up in wedding finery, ends life

Cong is strengthening communal forces in UP, says Digvijay

Fix places of worship destroyed in 2002 riots, Guj HC to Modi

Indian-origin cabbie in Australia says 'sexual favours for fares common'

More
© 2011 The Indian Express Limited. All rights reserved
Advertise With Us | Privacy Policy | Feedback | Express Group | Site Map