New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, journalist-turned politician Arun Shourie and activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan are guilty of leakage of sensitive information having a bearing on national security and combat capacity of Rafale fighter jets. Citing “secrecy” in the matter, the Centre contended that the three […]
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Yashwant, Shourie to attend Mamata’s rally, Mayawati deputes Satish Mishra
Kolkata : Former Union Ministers Arun Shourie, Yashwant Sinha and Shatrughan Sinha — who served in late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s cabinet, but are bitterly opposed to the Modi regime — will be part of the January 19 Brigade Rally convened by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee here. Many opposition leaders are due […]
Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie say ‘shocking’ SC verdict no clean chit for Modi
New Delhi (3 Min Read) : Expressing shock and disappointment over the Supreme Court on Friday dismissing their petition seeking a court monitored CBI probe into the Rafale deal, former Union Ministers Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and advocate Prashant Bhushan said the verdict “neither addressed the documented facts nor dealt with their main prayer seeking […]
Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie move SC seeking CBI probe in Rafale
New Delhi : Former BJP Union Ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie and lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan moved the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking registration of FIR and investigation by CBI into the Rafale deal. Contending that the there was “prima facie evidence of offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act by public servants occupying the […]
Rafale charges by Shourie, Sinha fabricated, says Sitharaman
New Delhi : Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday night dismissed as “fabricated” the allegations by former BJP ministers Arun Shourie and Yashwant Sinha that the Modi government’s deal to buy Rafale jets from France was the “biggest defence scandal” in the country. “All allegations being levelled in various press conferences are already answered on […]
Jaitley attacks Yashwant Sinha, Shourie on Rafale deal ‘falsehood’
New Delhi : Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday dubbed as “falsehood” and “fabricated facts” former BJP Ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie’s claims on the Rafale deal and said that “reprocessed lies were being made by forces desperate to prove their relevance”. In a Facebook post, Jaitley said that it was reprehensible that a […]
Government a one-trick horse with no policy on Kashmir: Shourie
New Delhi : Taking a dig at the Narendra Modi government, former Union Minister Arun Shourie on Monday said that it was a “one-trick horse” with no policy either on Kashmir or Pakistan. “There is no government and no policy regarding Kashmir or Pakistan or even the banks … What we have is a one-trick […]
India has ‘decentralized’ Emergency: Shourie
Kolkata, Jan 26 : Describing the current political situation in India as a “sort of decentralized Emergency”, renowned journalist and former Union Minister Arun Shourie on Friday said there is a “climate of fear” and “helplessness” in the country. “The immediate circumstances are that today we have not a centralized Emergency but sort of decentralized Emergency… […]