Salman Khurshid
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Cong Backs Khurshid On Quota Issue
National | Jan 16, 2012, 11:18 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 16: Strongly backing Salman Khurshid, a delegation of Congress leaders today met the Election Commission raising objections to its notice to the Law Minister for announcing plans to increase sub quota for
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Congress Disowns Khurshid's 9 Percent Muslim Quota Promise
India | Jan 13, 2012, 11:20 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 13: In a surprise move, the Congress today disowned controversial statements of Union Minister Salman Khurshid and party General Secretary Digvijay Singh on minority reservation and Batla House encounter.Facing a barrage of
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CEC Complains To PM Against Law Minister Khurshid
India | Jan 14, 2012, 02:49 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 13: Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid has ruffled feathers in the Election Commission by stating that his ministry had administrative control over the poll body, prompting its chief S Y Quraishi to
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Promise Of Nine Per Cent Quota Not Violation Of Code : Khurshid
India | Jan 11, 2012, 08:43 AM ISTBareilly, Jan 11: Union Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday said his promise of nine per cent reservation for Muslims in Uttar Pradesh was not a violation of the model code of conduct.“The Sachar Committee and
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EC Sends Notice To Khurshid, Wife Over Muslim Quota Promise
India | Jan 10, 2012, 10:48 PM ISTNew Delhi/Lucknow, Jan 10: The Election Commission today issued a show cause notice to Law Minister Salman Khurshid asking him to reply in writing by January 12, A A BJP 5 pm why action should
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Congress Promises 9 PC Sub-Quota For Muslims In UP
National | Jan 09, 2012, 06:57 PM ISTFarrukhabad, Jan 9: Wooing Muslim voters, Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid said the Congress party would provide nine per cent sub-quota for backward Muslims if it was voted to power in the coming Uttar Pradesh
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Poll Reforms After Assembly Elections, Says Salman Khurshid
National | Jan 06, 2012, 08:05 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 6: Declaring that the government is committed to decriminalising the electoral system, Law Minister Salman Khurshid today said far-reaching electoral reforms are on the anvil after the coming Assembly polls.“The Chief Election
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Don't Think Mamata Stranger To How Cong Feels About Indira : Salman Khurshid
National | Jan 05, 2012, 06:22 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 5: Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid today sought to justify party workers' protest in West Bengal against a move to rechristen a building in Kolkata named after Indira Gandhi saying they are
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Khurshid Favours Reaching Out To Opposition, Allies On Lokpal
India | Jan 03, 2012, 05:39 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 3: Law Minister Salman Khurshid has favoured reaching out to the Opposition as also allies on the issue of Lokpal and other issues and dismissed suggestions that Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee
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Khurshid Slams BJP On Lokpal Bill
India | Dec 30, 2011, 04:43 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 30: Law Minister Salman Khurshid today accused BJP of not speaking about its problems with Lokpal Bill before the debate on it in Rajya Sabha and sought to know from the party
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People Will Make Law A "Romantic" Idea : Khurshid
India | Dec 14, 2011, 10:33 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 14: In a veiled attack on Team Anna for its remarks that people and not Parliament is supreme, Law Minister Salman Khurshid today said it is the people who have given Parliament
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Khurshid Admits Justice Delivery System Slow
India | Dec 13, 2011, 06:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 13: Admitting that the justice delivery system in the country was slow, the government on Tuesday said efforts were on to ensure matters are decided in courts within three to five years. “I
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It Was Rahul Who Wanted Strong Lokpal Bill, Says Khurshid
India | Dec 10, 2011, 06:34 PM ISTLucknow, Dec 10: Against the backdrop of Anna Hazare attacking Rahul Gandhi on Lokpal Bill, Law Minister Salman Khurshid today defended the Congress General Secretary saying it was he who had asked him to bring
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Constitutional Status To Lokpal Guarantees Authority, Says Khursheed
India | Dec 09, 2011, 05:55 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 9: Law Minister Salman Khurshid today defended Government's move to give Constitutional status to proposed Lokpal, saying it gives special guarantee of authority and integrity to an institution. He also said Rahul
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2G Accused Got Bail According To Rule : Khurshid
National | Nov 29, 2011, 01:55 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 29: Describing the 2G scam a “special kind of crime”, Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Monday said courts dealing with such cases were proceeding with caution, and DMK MP Kanimozhi was granted
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Khurshid Backs Chidambaram As NDA Decides To Boycott Him
India | Nov 21, 2011, 10:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 21: With NDA deciding to boycott Home Minister P Chidambaram in Parliament on the 2G issue, Law Minister Salman Khurshid today came in support of his Cabinet colleague asking the opposition parties
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Rahul's UP Remark An Emotional One : Khurshid
National | Nov 15, 2011, 08:18 PM ISTFarukhabad (UP), Nov 15: Union Minister Salman Khurshid today said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remark on migration of people from Uttar Pradesh was an emotional one to awaken people of the state.“The statement is an
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Lokpal : Par Committee Report Likely In Early December
India | Nov 13, 2011, 09:31 PM ISTChandigarh, Nov 13: The Parliamentary panel scrutinising the Lokpal Bill is likely to submit its report early next month and the redrafted legislation will be “far superior” to anything that has been proposed so far,
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Why Anna Keeps On Issuing Warnings, Asks Govt
India | Nov 01, 2011, 04:08 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 1: The government today wondered why Team Anna keeps on issuing warnings when the Centre has repeatedly announced its commitment to bring a strong Lokpal Bill at the earliest.“This has been said
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Rift In Team Anna Is Its 'Internal Affair' : Salman Khurshid
India | Oct 29, 2011, 08:13 AM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 29: Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday night described as "internal affair" of Team Anna the sharp differences in it and declined to comment on the possibility of any break-up in the