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Tuesday, May 11, 2004, Chandigarh, India HOME PAGE
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Nothing can be ruled out, the secular parties will sit together after the poll results are declared and decide about forming a secular alternative. — Amar Singh With Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha, who was responsible for destabilising the Vajpayee government in 1999 as their coalition partner, their worry for stability is understandable. — Jaipal Reddy Our doors are open to all parties that support our platform of development, good governance and peace. If any party wants to join the NDA, why should we stop them? — Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ajay Maken had been presuring me to pardon (Ranjit Singh)Gill since the Congress gave him the ticket to contest the Lok Sabha poll. — Avantika Maken Why should I ? I don't need to run down my opponent through filthy language in order to win. The voters don't expect this from their representatives. — Preneet Kaur When you are not participating in making of the government , how can you question its policies or complain? — Mehar Mittal
Aapka ek ek vote is desh ki taqdeer badalne mein nirnayak sidh hoga. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee What is the contribution of Karan Brar to this area, people don't even know her. There is no fight at all. — Sukhbir Badal Sukhbir Badal never raised his voice in the Lok Sabha. That is why he is called a goonga pehlwan. — Karan Brar What to speak of 24 hours, my government will not fall in the next 24 months. — Capt Amarinder Singh We have told the commission that it was free to hold repoll in those polling booths where it felt there was rigging. We are not making any demand as polling was peaceful. — Laloo Prasad Yadav We apprehend booth-capturing and misuse of official machinery on the day of polling on May 10 at the behest of the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, and adequate paramilitary forces should be deployed at sensitive booths. — Kirpal Singh Badungar
Isdi(Sidhu's) ma Congressee, is da baap Congressee, eh nalayak pata nahin kithon aa gaya hai, ma baap da rasta chhad kae. — Rajinder Kaur Bhattal Captain's comments like Lamme pa diyange, Kuttange, clearly show his madness, and a person holding a constitutional post should not behave like a drunk man. — Arun Jaitley It is time Atal Bihari Vajpayee clarified the situation of his memory. After having forgotten the names of candidates in election rallies, the whole country is worried. — Ashok Gehlot Choose that political party whose foundation was laid on secularism, not religious and communal issues. — Sunil Dutt Since the regime of Baba Ala Singh, our family had a very warm relationship with Patialvis. We are here for the development of Patiala. — Preneet Kaur
"It is under the Congress that India could shine for all the people and — Shabana Azmi "Exit polls of this kind are available for a cost... from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 20 lakh". —Ram Jethmalani "Atalji wanted me to fight from here (Amritsar) and soldiers don't ask questions." — Navjot Sidhu "My father laid down his life for Panthic cause. Now, I as his descendent, am seeking your support for the cause for which my father sacrificed his life." — Sarabjit Singh Khalsa "Congress President Sonia Gan... no... Antanio Maino is a foreigner". — J. Jayalalithaa "The CPM has no problem if Sonia becomes the PM. We will not raise —Somnath Chaterjee "We believe in democracy and will vote even if we have to cross the river and walk 5 km". —A voter in Sultanpur Lodhi "Those at the helm of affairs in the BJP are traitors, who worked against the freedom struggle. They colluded with the imperial rulers of the country, while the Congress Party fought for the country's freedom". —Sonia Gandhi
Is India a brass statue which you can polish and shine? No, it is a 5,000-year-old civilisation, which has been shining for years. — Asrani There is nothing personal against Sharad. We all come from the old Socialist background. But now he has deviated from his path and joined the communal forces. So, there is ideological difference between them. — Laloo Prasad Yadav The NDA is all set to return to power. We will get enough numbers to form the next government. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee Can Ms Sonia Gandhi tell the difference between Ekadashi and Puranmashi? One cannot understand life in a village by simply reading a speech written by others. — Sushma Swaraj I work for development and believe that everything needs a personal touch. — Jagmohan
Main te tuhade pyar layee aya haan. Main waada karda haan ki Laxman banke tuhadi seva karanga. Mai koi lamme-chaure waade nahin karda, par eh dasna chahwanga ki main asoolan vaste cricket chhad diti si, main asoolan da banda haan, te asoolan vaste sab kuchh karanga. — Navjot Sidhu This party(the Congress) is secular, something I was brought up on. I was born to a Brahman mother and a Muslim father and want to provide a similar environment to my children. — Zeenat Amaan The country wants Mr Vajpayee as the Prime Minister. We will form our government. Others are going to decide about their captain after the cricket match is over. — Venkaiah Naidu As a responsible citizen, I challenged the woman as she had already made two futile attempts to cast her vote at Burn Hall polling station in Sonawar. — Mehbooba Mufti How much does she(Sonia) know about India ? Does she know that Indians worship 'tulsi ka pauda' ? — Sushma Swaraj This BJP-led NDA government has not only threatened the tradition of communal harmony in the country but has broken the all-time record in corruption. — Sonia Gandhi
This (NDA) is a government of Hindi-speaking north Indians with a communal agenda, propped up by the RSS. — P.Chidambaram My exams are on the 5th. I am very worried about my grades. If you don't vote for me, Atalji will make me sit on the bench outside the classroom. — Dharmendra The stability of the Vajpayee government is inimical not only to society and the poor but also the nation because of its politics of hatred and divisiveness. — V.P. Singh Who is he to ask Muslims to vote for us ? The Prime Minister is using devious methods for his campaigning which do not behove a person occupying the highest office of the land. — Mulayam Singh Yadav We will never forge any alliance with the BJP even after the election. The question does not arise at all. — Mayawati
The credit for the country’s development should go to Nehru, India and Rajiv. The five-year rule of the NDA achieved nothing worthwhile. — Sonia Gandhi They seem to be suggesting that they would announce their captain after the match is over. In this situation, how can you expect them to provide a stable government? — L.K. Advani I do not know who the BJP or Congress candidates are and I don’t care. — A voter in Narkanda You (voters) did injustice to me last time (1999 Lok Sabha elections), please be just this time. — Sukhbir Badal I, my father even made shoes and chappals for PM. We are a family of cobblers, yet he came to us and even I used to visit Vajpayee. — R.L. Kataria On May 13, all of you will send Vajpayee and Shanta Kumar on a political sanyaas. They will go to Ayodhya for the construction of Ram Temple. — Chander Kumar Destiny has put me to test here. I have came here with the love of my fans and it will be my challenge to retain their love even after election to the Lok Sabha. — Dharmendra
Such prolonged elections together with misleading exit polls have a terrible impact on our overall economy. It is 45 days of confusion for no rhyme or reason. —Chandrababu Naidu, Telugu Desam leader I have never voted in my life and don't know whether I have a vote. Does my vote make any difference ? Everything remains the same. However, growing communalism is the single most worrisome factor. —Chetna Duggal, a voter in Hoshiarpur A lot of work still needs to be done in the areas of basic needs, such as health care, drinking water, electricity and education. — Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee We are asked about our problems only during an election. Don't we face problems during the non-election days? We work hard as ordinary labourers all the 365 days a year. —Asharawa, a voter in Madhya Pradesh I can't survive with my agricultural produce. I feel sad, but I have no other option but to allow my sons to become daily wage labourers. Please don't ask me anything about politics.It's not my cup of tea. But I will definitely go out on the poll day to cast my vote. —Nathu Ram, a voter in Madhya Pradesh There will be no hung House. While the BJP will get over 200 seats, the NDA will get more than 300 seats and a comfortable majority. —Pramod Mahajan, BJP leader Different parties would have different ideas about the type of government. Such an exercise would not be successful at the exclusion of the Congress. —Prakash Karat, CPM Politburo member
‘‘We are against the BJP forming the government under any circumstances’’ — Mulayam Singh Yadav ‘‘We are not yet asking for a ban on exit polls. However, we are convinced that the polls should come out with the predictions only after the completion of polling.’’ —Venkaiah Naidu ‘‘While they wanted to talk about Kashmir, we said let there be trade and resumption of cricket and flights between the two countries.’’ —Atal Bihari Vajpayee ‘‘Only a BJP-led coalition can give the country a secure neighbourhood by improving relations with Pakistan. The process will continue. People were not ready to believe when we repeatedly said that we will try to improve relations with Pakistan despite setbacks.’’ — L.K. Advani ‘‘Many of these leaders are dreaming the dreams of Mungeri Lal ( pipe dreams) and unfortunately, they are talking in their dreams’’. — Arun Jaitley ‘‘The seats of the Congress will increase, but by itself it cannot get a majority. The BJP also will not get a majority. There has to be a coalition government and the Congress, which is the biggest opposition party, is also talking about a coalition now, unlike in the past. —Jyoti Basu ‘‘We would like to involve all the non-National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parties in the formation of a secular government. No one would be excluded’’. —A.B. Bardhan
There is no dearth of prime ministers, but the need is for working together as a team. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee I cannot forgive the BJP for linking my name to the Taj corridor controversy. I am waiting for the right time to take revenge. After the LS polls, the Mulayam Government has to go. There will be another mid-term poll in UP and I hope BSP will get an absolute majority this time. — Mayawati Considering that there is so much development in the (Muktsar) area, it is surprising that Sukhbir lost by so many votes from here. — Harsimrat Badal(SAD) Look at our leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee who did not marry for the sake of the country while Congress leader Sonia Gandhi deserted her country, Italy, to get married. — Avinash Rai Khanna Soniaji cares about Dalits. She even had food at the house of a Harijan. Can you imagine Vajpayee and Advani doing this? — Kumari Selja ‘Jis tarah din badalta hai, usi tarah neta badalte hain’ (Leaders change like weather). Jithae batan dab jaygea, daba diyangae’ (We will press the button at random). — Ram Adhar (voter)
PM sacrificed everything, even remained a bachelor for the nation. Sonia left her country to get married. — Narendra Modi If she(Sonia) refuses, we will sit together...anybody can become... we have sufficient candidates superior to Atal Bihari Vajpayee. — Laloo Prasad Yadav These people are power-hungry. That is why they are joining hands to grab power. — L.K.Advani The sentiment of fast track development is linked with the NDA government and thus Vajpayee-led alliance is the option before the people. — Arun Jaitley Would the people vote a foreigner 55 years after getting freedom from foreigners ? Will you be proud (of)? Ms Gandhi in her affidavit has claimed that she has a house in Italy but none in India. — Uma Bharti
There is absolutely no need for us to think of any post-poll alliance. We are confident of getting a comfortable majority. — M.Venkaiah Naidu The time has come for you to use your right of franchise and use it judiciously. Do not get swayed by the outcome of exit polls, these cannot be true as these polls do not reflect the true picture of democracy. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee We cannot afford to say that she(Mamata Banerjee) is acceptable. — S.Jaipal Reddy Though during my tenure as CEC, it was recommended that all the parties and MPs should sit together to regulate exit polls system in the country, nothing was done during the past more than five years to redress this major issue. — M.S. Gill If Paris could be reconstructed after the devastation of World War II, why cannot Gurdaspur progress? — Vinod Khanna Woh(Daya Singh Sodhi) iske kabil nahin hai ki uski baat ka jawab diya jayae. — Arun Jaitely
The Prime Minister who had earlier rubbished exit polls was now maintaining modest claims of NDA winning 300 seats. I would, therefore, say that the BJP began the campaign with bluster and now end up in fluster. — S.Jaipal Reddy No one was predicting that the BJP would win 120 of the 200 seats in the recent Assembly elections in Rajasthan but many were baffled when the results came out. Similarly, the opposition would be baffled to see results of parliamentary polls. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee With Mr Pawar stating that he was the candidate for the prime ministerial post, the allies have already begun to reject Congress President Sonia Gandhi's candidature for the top post and this was even before the second phase of polling is over. — Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi The BJP is adopting double standards on foreign origin issue. It honoured the Fiji President, Mr Mohinder Choudhary, for getting elected to the highest post of that country while on the other hand it was opposing Sonia Gandhi, an Indian citizen, from holding the post of the Prime Minister. — Daya Singh Sodhi Apun bolta hai... kya, Abhey ko jitane ka hai, kya bola... haan, dhyan rakhna.. yeh Munnabhai MBBS se ki gayee zuban hai..dhokha nahin dene ka... kya bola... Abhey bhai ko zaroor jitane ka hai. — Sanjay Dutt
The Governor has been seeking vote for a particular party, which in my opinion is a violation of the Constitution. — Om Prakash Chautala I am here in the capacity of a younger brother... you know Vinod Khanna is like my elder brother and I am morally bound to campaign for him. — Sanjay Dutt I have come on my own and no body has asked me to campaign for the Prime Minister. — Vivek Oberoi The Congress is an expert in withdrawing support and dismantling coalition governments. — Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi So-called secular parties like the Congress and the SP have made false promises to the minority community and exploited it. — Syed Ahmed Bukhari Rajiv Gandhi set a world record by winning maximum seats in the Lok Sabha, his wife will set the record for least seats. — Narendra Modi
Remember always that success is a ladder and not an escalator... success cannot be achieved except by dint of hard work. — Navjot Singh Sidhu To construct the road and sewage lines is not the job of an MP. It is the responsibility of the local people. — Chandra Shekhar There are some parties which claim to be secular but somewhere along the line, they have a strong connection with the BJP government at the Centre. — Sonia Gandhi The BSP will go alone after the general election and will not support any political party in Parliament. — Mayawati There is an overwhelming support for a government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the Centre. — J.Jayalalithaa Even a house owner inquires about the tenant who wants to take the house on rent. But unfortunately, the Congress has not bothered to learn about Sonia Gandhi's past. — Narendra Modi
Main votero ko Congress ko haraane ke liye nahi, Congress ko mitaane ke liye kah raha hoon. — George Fernandes Lakhs of investors suffered in the UTI scam but Vajpayee preferred to keep mum. One after another, his colleagues in the Cabinet were found involved in scams, but the Prime Minister looked the other way. — Sharad Pawar The BJP dared to search my house in connection with the Taj Corridor issue but got nothing. After the elections, I will not spare the BJP. — Mayawati We have proved that only we can run a coalition. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee Well I am not David, Laloo is, pitted as he is against the Goliath called Atal Bihari Vajpayee. But this David would not beat Goliath. — Rajiv Pratap Rudy Himachal is shining because of the hardworking people and not due to the NDA or BJP — Vidya Stokes
Jo Gujarat mein hua nahin hona chahiya tha. Aiye hum faisla karein ki kabhi doosa Gujarat nahin hoga. Hindon aur Muslamanon ko ek doosre ko shak ki nigah se nahin dekhna chahiya. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee People say I am a noted lawyer, but now I appeal to you all to be my lawyer, aur aap hamara case janta ki adalat mein rakho. — Ram Jethmalani We are heading towards forming a government at the Centre. — Sonia Gandhi The wave in favour of the TDP is turning into a hurricane. The number of seats the TDP will get this time will be more than what it got in the previous elections. — N. Chandrababu Naidu For 27 years they (the National Conference) ruled the state. Tell me what have they done for you? — Mufti Mohammad Sayeed I'll not support any leader nor will I attend any election rally. — Joginder Kaur Himachal is shining because of the hardworking people and not due to the NDA or BJP. — Vidya Stokes
Yeh admi (Rudy) garibon ka sathi nahin hai. Yeh Goa mein 1400 rupiyah plate murga khata hai. —Laloo Prasad Yadav I need the support not because of elections, but because I have been striving for years that Hindus and Muslims in the country live together, foster brotherhood, help each other and feel secure so that they could take the country forward. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee Let me put to rest all speculation... Mr Vajpayee will contest and win from Lucknow and will be the next Prime Minister. — Venkaiah Naidu We have no relationship with them (Miri Piri Sewa Dal). There are so many people opposed to Badals but that does not mean that all are associated with us. — Capt Amarinder Singh Let the Congress chief come out with documents to substantiate claims and join me in an open debate on a public platform. If she wins, SAD will put the loan amount, with interest, from its pocket into the state exchequer and vice versa. — Parkash Singh Badal The BJP is making a mockery of democracy. We have a right to ask Vajpayee why he is tired of running a coalition. — D.Raja
PM talks of lofty ideas like Rajdharma, yet appreciates those who destroyed ideals of our society and politics. — Sonia Gandhi Sangh Parivar pressurised PM to talk about a single majority for BJP so it could implement Hindutva. — Vaiko The decision of the Congress to give ticket to Sajjan Kumar, Jagdish Tytler and their advocate R.K.Anand has shown that the party does not respect Sikh sentiments. — Avtar Singh Hit We have our own problems and issues on which we are contesting elections. I don't think fielding the two leaders(Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler) will affect us. —Capt Amarinder Singh These leaders had joined hands with the rioters when Sikhs were burnt alive and their women humiliated. — Vinod Khanna I can give it in writing that the loan has been waived off and they can ask the Prime Minister quoting me. — I.K.Gujral
— Rabri Devi Yesterday, Mr Vajpayee said he was tired of coalition politics, but today he is again seeking votes in the name of the NDA alliance. — Sonia Gandhi I had my family circumstances and would have had to stay there (London) for four or five days for my son. But by God's grace, everything is all right now and I am here. — Ram Jethmalani Mr Jethmalani will not only lose the election but also his credibility. — Arun Jaitley The RJD has little to show to the people, so they are relying on state machinery besides money and muscle power. — Sharad Yadav Former Prime Minister I.K.Gujral had waived only one debt installment and not Rs 8500 crore. — Capt Amarinder Singh As I have not been given any leadership responsibility for the NDA campaign in Bihar, I am free from the burden of delivering results. — Shatrughan Sinha It would not be a surprise if the Congress wins by majority. Sonia Gandhi will be the Prime Minister even if the Congress forms the government with alliances. — Dr Manmohan Singh
May I remind you that by casting your vote, you will be fulfilling the aspirations of the children and the youth of our nation and creating a powerful system that will make their dreams a reality. — A.P.J. Abdul Kalam I am worried. Will we have a 22-party coalition again ? It will not be good. I am asking all of you to help us and be prepared. We need security in this country. There may be an international crisis any time. — A.B.Vajpayee There is no need to name the next person because the first person is very much there. There is no dearth of leadership in the party. — Venkaiah Naidu We were expecting that Parliament would seek an apology for the unfortunate incident but instead the Congress was trying to send these persons(Sajjan Kumar, Jagdish Tytler) to Parliament. — Parkash Singh Badal There is actually a double mukhota here. The NDA itself is a mukhota for the BJP. A vote for the NDA is actually a vote for the BJP and its divisive agenda. — Sonia Gandhi
I would not attend cremations in Patiala where I was born and brought up if the electorate here voted for me. — Navjot Singh Sidhu Whatever Navjot does, he does it to full capacity. If he decides to do yoga he becomes a yogi. If he follows Vastu Shastra, he ends up knowing more than the Shastris themselves. It was the same with cricket. All 10 hours and no diversions. I am confident, he will take politics in the same vein. — Navjot Kaur Maine socha ki Hindu Marriage Act hai to maine Parkash ka naam bhar diya(I thought I had filled Parkash's name as per the Hindu Marriage Act). I could fill only one name. — Dharmendra One of the main factors to have emboldened the anti-Sikh policies of the Nehru-Gandhi family is the supine cowardice of Punjab Congress men, especially the Sikh Congress men. They are partners in crime. — Parkash Singh Badal No body has any authority to withdraw my candidature from the Parliamentary election. I remain a contesting candidate. — Ram Jethmalani The decision of the Election Commission to take action against Lalji Tandon has strengthened the roots of democracy. — Mayawati
What kind of speeches is she delivering ? Roni si soorat laker, she is telling people that I am dreaming like Mungeri Lal. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sonia cannot be PM because she has not made sacrifices for India. India is just a country for her, not her motherland. — Sushma Swaraj Though the PM said that the SP is ideologically close to us, there is no possibility of friendship with the SP. — Pramod Mahajan I will also focus on the people living below the poverty line. I would try to ensure that they have the basic amenities. The issues concerning the backward sections of society will also be taken up by me. — Selja Election in Lucknow should be countermanded. There should be a fresh notification for holding the poll in the constituency. — Kapil Sibal We will sweep the poll on the strength of our programmes initiated after assuming office. The feedback was that there was neither resentment nor hate against the government as was being falsely propagated by the Akalis and the BJP. — Capt Amarinder Singh
‘‘Bharat Mata ka udhaar chukana hai, isilye rajniti mein aaya hoon’’. — Dharmendra ‘‘India is not shining but, on the contrary, India is burning’’. — V.P. Singh ‘‘My first aim is to dislodge the Krishna government’’. — H.D. Devagowda ‘‘He (Ajit Jogi) will win because of the work done by him as DM of Raipur 24 years ago and relief work done as CM for three years’’. — Renu Jogi ‘‘The BJP has became the principal pole in national politics’’. — L.K. Advani ‘‘The need of the hour is to reduce the striping and destruction power of the CPI(M) which has been promoting gheraoes, hartals and work disruption’’. — A.K. Antang ‘‘They (NDA) won the majority of seats in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Bihar in the last election; this time they will be hard put to win even half the seats’’. — Sitaram Yechury ‘‘This general election is important because it is going to decide the future of the nation’’. — Abdul Haq Ansari When I am not holding any official position on behalf of the PM now, then where is the question of my being dropped or removed ? — Lalji Tandon
Congress aur unke netaon ka mansik santulan bigad gaya hai (Congress and its leaders have lost their mental balance). — Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Ram has filed his nominations to contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Lucknow constituency, from where I am seeking re-election. Since this is likely to be the last elections in which we will be active participants, I expect that he will reconsider his decision. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee I am on way to London tonight. I will be back in a day or two. Then
I will consult my supporters and the political parties which have supported me
and — Ram Jethmalani The BJP will face repercussions of personal and low-level attacks by Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister against opponents. — Sharad Pawar I am very happy today. The yatra was up to my expectations. My experience of Bharat Uday Yatra was exhilarating and humbling as well. — L. K. Advani It was a shameful incident. It is very sad that Prime Minister's own constituency in charge should be involved in such an incident which caused so many deaths. — Priyanka There will be no procession or ceremony. It will be a simple affair and even the massive rally that had been planned has been called off since it will be a day of chautha for all those who died. — Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Those who cannot see India is shining are blind. Take out their black glasses and throw them out. — Suresh Oberoi What great contributions are Vajpayee and his BJP talking about? Farmers have been compelled to commit suicide, unemployed have remained unemployed, insurgency has remained unresolved. — Sonia Gandhi I have not been keeping well for four days. But I am sure my condition is better than that of the Congress. — Varun Gandhi The masses are fed up with Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh and his policies and they have begun to dislike his way of functioning in the last two years. — Parkash Singh Badal When I had challenged him during the Assembly elections, he had wriggled out of the situation on the pretext that while he was the Chief Minister, I was merely Congress' state unit president. Now the tables have turned, but still he is calling me a junior. — Capt Amarinder Singh
One day they will have to give up arms and take shelter in peace. They are not doing a great job by targeting policemen and innocent people. They (Naxalites) should rethink what they are doing. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ms Gandhi's great achievement is that she has kept the party together and she is the best leader the party has. — Sheila Dikshit During Vajpayee's six-year rule, the country's prestige had gone up and it had generated a new hope and confidence in the people, isliye hum kehte hai ki aaj — L.K.Advani All militancy took its roots during the tenure of the NDA government, while the erstwhile Congress government had made a sincere attempt to solve the problem. People are frightened of Atal Bihari Vajpayee because during his tenure the country had suffered, with prices soaring and no development work done. — Sonia Gandhi There is no question of accepting anyone's agenda. The declared stand of the NDA on Ayodhya is that this dispute be solved either by the final verdict of the court or mutual talks. The NDA manifesto precisely says this. — Nitish Kumar The judgement of the court must be respected. If the object is to reinvestigate, that has to be complied with. — Arun Jaitely The Congress has done nothing to generate employment during its rule of more than 45 years except providing lip service by raising a slogan like garibi hatao. — Naresh Gujral
We will make India a developed country by 2020. Water, roads and power will be provided to all six lakh villages in the country. We will consider India developed when every field is irrigated and every family has a house. — L. K. Advani Rahul has analysed all the previous elections in the country even though he is new to the game of politics. — Sam Pitroda Till the time INLD cadres are alive, no harm will come upon you (Muslims). — Om Prakash Chautala Voters are wise and would not think about Bofors which has been investigated many times and nothing has come out of it. — Harkishen Singh Surjeet What is the use of dreaming about achieving double-digit growth if the feelings of minorities are suppressed. — Fali S.Nariman I am a Bihari by birth... in due course the prefix, Atal, was added to my name by my father Mr Krishna Bihari and thus I became an Atal Bihari. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee Digging up Bofors issue before the Lok Sabha polls showed that nothing in the NDA agenda had impressed the voters. — Laloo Prasad Yadav
I am good at working for the people though I would be a flop as a movie star. — Ram Naik It still brings tears to my eyes when I remember my mother struggling to board the train at Andheri station to Virar. — Govinda I am your Dharam. I belong to everybody- Muslims, Rajputs, Jats. I do not want to be divided on caste lines. — Dharmendra I have a special place in my heart for tribal society about whom I learnt from Indira Gandhi. She was like a mother to the tribals. Rajiv Gandhi followed her path. He loved you like his brothers. — Sonia Gandhi Silence itself reflects on the embarrassment. The cruellest of lies are often told in silence. This is exactly happening now. — Arun Jaitley Those in the seat of power and who have all through acted as persecutors of Rajiv Gandhi are unable to digest his judicial exoneation and somehow want to re-invent a story that stands politically and judicially rejected. — Ashwani Kumar Since the BJP has no concrete programme or agenda, it is trying to divert the public attention by raking old issues. — Harkishen Singh Surjeet
The manner in which the DM withdrew the extension of two hours given to the BJP for holding the public rally and his interruption when I was about to end my speech was either at someone's behest or to please someone or to show his clout. — L.K.Advani On the one hand, we are welcoming prime ninisters, chief ministers and governors of Indian origin who are now in Canada, the US or England, and here we are having different standards. It is a double-faced policy. — Amarinder Singh The Bofors guns come out whenever we (Gandhis) come out of our home.... Now, I have stepped out in the electoral field, some people have started shouting Bofors.
— Rahul Gandhi
As far as I know, Sonia Gandhi would give a fitting reply tomorrow to questions posed by Arun Jaitley on the (Bofors) scam.
— Ram Jethmalani
The right to silence may be available to an accused in the court but not to political persons, before the people, particularly those who aspire to hold high offices. — Arun Jaitely No party approached me to discuss that. Yes, Mr Ram Jethmalani spoke to me two days back but I told him that now it was too late in the day and if the other parties are keen on a united nominee, why don't they support my party candidate Madhu Gupa. — Mulayam Singh
Ram Mandir is an important issue for the BJP, which cannot be sidelined.The partners of the NDA seek a resolution of the issue through negotiations and the BJP will abide by it. —
Atal Bihari Vajpayee I am ready for a debate with Badal on national television, anytime, any day and on any issue. — Capt Amarinder Singh Ms Sonia Gandhi was not accused by the Central Bureau of Investigation which probed the case(Bofors) for 13 years. There was a case against Rajiv Gandhi and the case is dead. You cannot be prosecuted for the same offence twice. — Kapil Sibal The CBI files chargesheets only on legal evidence. I am raising questions about political propriety. I am not here on legal culpability but on political propriety. — Arun Jaitley The EC (Election Commission) seems to be prejudiced against my government otherwise why would they adopt dual policies on important matters? — Om Prakash Chautala The rulers of Bihar will have to change their style, otherwise they will be changed. —
L.K. Advani Even in Italy, any person of foreign origin is not allowed to become President or Prime Minister or, for that matter, contest any election. — Acharya Giriraj Kishore
Organisations are like individuals and need to reinvent themselves from time to time. The Congress is at a stage when it has to learn to reinvent itself. — Sam Pitroda A person of foreign origin cannot occupy a high public office in India as it involves the larger question of national security and emotions of millions of Indians. — Varun Gandhi Both my sons are contesting elections. By the EC's yardstick, I should also be removed. — Om Prakash Chautala We know what we will do. You should wait for our action. Our orders have to be respected. — N.
Gopalaswami Once I become MP, I will remove pitchers from the heads of women as I will work hard to provide potable water near their homes. Nobody will use thumb impressions as signature as literacy will be a core issue. Job opportunities will also be created. — Preneet Kaur Though I have carried out overall development of my constituency, I am committed to carrying out more development. — Sukhbir Badal
Like the Muslim League who advocated the division of the country, the Congress is also responsible for the creation of Pakistan. — Arun Jaitley We have to settle it(Ram Temple issue)through dialogue. What is wrong in it ? I do not think the NDA will have any objection to it. — George Fernandes I am in government and I am saying it with authority that a solution to the Ayothya issue will be found soon after the elections. — L.K.Advani Bolne dijiye....(let them speak). The more they attack us and use unparliamentary language the more we would stand to benefit. — Sonia Gandhi Any leader who wants to shed Manuwadi philosophy and desires to work for the under-privileged is welcomed to the BSP. — Mayawati Rahul will be a decent politician because he is a decent human being. He is very sincere, cares for the people and their problems, well educated about politics and economics... his will to work hard were the qualities that will ensure his success. — Priyanka If a doctor or an engineer can turn to politics why not an actor actress. — Moushumi Chatterjee
Many people have already made me the Prime Minister. I have not become Prime Minister yet ( of the 14th Lok Sabha)... Only when you give the required majority to us, can you have a person of your choice as Prime Minister. —Atal Bihari Vajpayee The Deputy Prime Minister should explain how a war with Pakistan can have any effect on the Hindu-Muslim relations in India unless he believes that the patriotism of
millions of Muslims in India is suspect. —Kapil Sibal
India is not shinning for those at the bottom of the pyramid —Sam Pitroda
Though Sonia Gandhi has been nursing the ambition to become the Prime Minister, she will never get the post. The foreign origin issue is a political issue. This is an issue of national honour. Has Mother India become so barren that she cannot give birth to a son or a daughter who can become the Prime Minister of this nation. —Sushma Swaraj
I think everyone in the government and the country's political elite know I had
nothing to do with the demolition. Not just me-- no BJP or RSS and VHP leader had planned for what happened on December 6, 1992. —L.K. Advani We are not marketing Vajpayee as a brand. The country has adopted him as a symbol of progress and economic development. — Jaswant Singh I am no great admirer of (Janardhan) Poojari but he appears to be totally ignorant of both history and geography. — Arun Jaitley It is not only the Congress party but the people of Punjab who have placed tremendous faith in me which I must justify by total commitment in the best traditions of parliamentary democracy. — Ashwani Kumar Joining politics was not an emotional decision. I thought over it for almost two years. During that period I worked in my father's constituency and ultimately felt politics was where I belonged to. I joined the party in 2002. — Sachin Pilot But in future, my efforts would be to maintain line and length so that my opponents do not get any chance to score a run. — Narendra Modi
It is a question of whether our country has to be ruled by a foreigner or an Indian. And our party firmly believes that the country has to be ruled by an Indian. —
Jayalalitha It is a disgrace for the Congress and this will definitely be an election issue. The — George Fernandes I have heard people say that nothing was done in the last 50 years and all of a sudden everything has been done in five. This is propagation of lies. —
Sam Pitroda Such a practice is not accepted by any advanced western democracy. I fear some Apeople will come up with exit polls of doubtful integrity just after the end of polling on April 20 and attempt to give the elections to one party and take it away from another. —
M.S. Gill The Congress had ruled the country for 50 long years by creating differences among people on the basis of caste, creed and religion and had sidelined the works of progress entirely. —
Om Prakash Chautala
The NDA government is the most corrupt in the history of India. The only achievement of this government has been a scam after scam, yet they claim of India shining. — Mulayam Singh I appeal to the Congressmen to ponder over it and rethink about their leadership. — L.K. Advani Our brothers sacrified their lives to defend the nation. But will any of her brothers come here to save the country? Mare hum aur raj kare woh (we die and other people rule). This is unacceptable. — Sushma Swaraj We want healthy public debate to evolve a code of conduct to prevent print media as well as electronic media from publicising personalised attacks. — Kapil Sibal The more personal attacks the BJP makes on the Gandhi family, the more it helps us. — Sonia Gandhi
Whether a foreigner can
occupy a high office in the country is a matter of debate which should
take place in a calm and composed atmosphere. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee By language we are Tamils, by race Dravidians and by
nationality Indians. — M Karunanidhi Every care has ben taken to
accommodate everyone. Proper representation has been given to youths and
other elements. There is no need to make fuss over these things. —
Vidya Stokes Article 370 is a bridge between Jammu and Kashmir and
India and if it is broken it would automatically mean secession of
Kashmir. — Muzzafar Hussein Beig It does not take much time for the real face beneath
that mask to be exposed. It has been ripped off over and over again and
the real face has been amply exposed by now. And we must all get
together to defeat the communal forces in this country. — Sonia
Gandhi The government is solid like a rock. Agar koi party se jana
chahta hai toh jaaye. — Om Parkash Chautala
I have not left the field. I am very much in the race. It has been wrongly reported in the media that I am pulling out of the fray from Lucknow. — Ram Jethamalani But now the Congress owes an explanation on the candidature of Mr Jogi from Mahasamand and Mohammad Shahbuddin from Siwan , who has been nominated by one of its alliance partners. — Arun Jaitley The BJP is a chameleon that changes its colours depending on the environment. The RSS, however, is a leopard which cannot change its spots. This document is an expression of this leopard-chameleon partnership. — Sitaram Yechuri It is wrong to say that only Gandhi-led freedom struggle is genuine. What about the revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh, can their contribution be belittled. — Acharya Giriraj Kishore But I am sure that going by the mood of the people in the country, Andhra Pradesh also will fall in line and will elect the TDP-BJP combine. We will not only be victorious but I am sure the TDP will get absolute majority. — Venkaiah Naidu I have come here to win hearts of people .. dil ki rajniti karne aaya hun. — Rahul Gandhi The Congress era in Indian politics is over and the BJP era has begun which will make India a developed nation and a great power. — Venkaiah Naidu Who is afraid of Jogi ? I fought his corruption and goondagardi when he was the chief minister and got him ousted. — V.C.Shukla We have still not declared a candidate in Amethi and the last word has not been said on Lucknow. We are ready to reconsider our decision on Lucknow provided the Congress ensures the BSP withdraws its candidate. — Amar Singh We will be among the front-ranking nations of the world. For this, people should give a third chance to Mr Vajpayee. — L.K.Advani
Mar
31, 2004 It is only you guys in the media who are pushing me to other roles. As far as I am concerned, my focus is on winning Amethi and taking part in the campaign. — Rahul Gandhi He (Italian Catholic missionary Father Busolin) has made me what I am today. But I still chose to protest against any person of foreign origin from becoming the prime minister primarily because I am a patriotic Indian. — P. A. Sangma We have a vision. They (Congress) have the confusion. While the BJP is forward, they are backward and their situation is awkward. — Venkaiah Naidu I joined hands with Lalooji to strengthen secular forces. It is time to forget past differences and work together for the larger interest of the nation. — Ram Vilas Paswan I can understand the compulsion of Amar Singh to help A.B. Vajpayee and the BJP-RSS combine but I would only ask him to refrain from using my name as an alibi for his action. — Arjun Singh
Mar
30, 2004 Had I said that the BJP had set a target of 2020 for India to emerge as a developed nation, people would have dismissed it as a mere election speech. But today people strongly believe it is possible, thanks to six years of BJP rule. —
L.K. Advani We will go alone in UP elections as 35 per cent of the population there constitutes the Bahujan Samaj who are our vote bank. — Mayawati Jahan pahle bomb se khela ja raha tha wahan ab cricket match khel rahe hain (earlier, we used to play with bombs, but now we are playing cricket). — Atal Bihari Vajpayee Three Congress leaders — Arjun Singh, Kapil Sibal and Pranab Mukherjee — had spoken in three different voices. Which of these statements should be taken as genuine? — Amar Singh The BJP is so power hungry that it will forge alliance with any party to attain power. It is the most unprincipled and opportunistic party in the country. — Om Prakash Chautala
We are inviting the Samajwadi Party to explore the possibility of seat adjustments among the Congress, the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal. —
Pranab Mukherjee The indications available point towards a hung Parliament and Mulayam Singh will have a major say in government formation in the post-election scenario. —
Amar Singh I am Bharatiya nari, Laxmanji’s
ardhangini, and I have vowed to wipe out the blot on his head. —
Sushila Devi Laxman The BJP is seeking people’s
mandate on the basis of performance of five-year-rule of the NDA
government at the Centre. — Prem Kumar Dhumal At least I worked for several years in Faridkot belt before contesting the election but there are people like Rahul Gandhi, who even with zero political experience are being projected as Prime Ministerial stuff by the Congressmen. — Sukhbir Badal
Mar
28, 2004 Where we were earlier throwing bombs, we are now playing cricket. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee I am like them, a common man with basic wants. Every man in the constituency will be able to identify with me. — Govinda Questioning the right of Mrs Gandhi, despite her being an Indian citizen, to assume high public offices is unconstitutional and violative of the model code of conduct. — Kapil Sibal The BSP will not align with any national or state-level party and will contest elections on its own since we do not like to be a factor for any party’s gain or loss. — Mayawati What is their (Left leaders’) problem if people accept Vajpayee as the national leader? He is the tallent leader in the country... there is no leader in the Opposition who can challenge him. — Venkaiah Naidu Why to blame the Congress. Even in the BJP, Finance Minister Jaswant Singh’s son and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje’s son have thrown their hats in the ring. — Sharad Pawar
Mar
27, 2004 Those who said that I would be unable to survive another five years in Parliament have done me a favour. Just as the more you melt gold, it becomes better, I too have become stronger. — Sunil Dutt I have undergone the trouble (travelling in local trains and buses) and struggled in my early days and will attempt to find out if things have improved or remained the same. — Govinda I have not yet selected any place for the electoral battle. No final decision has been taken. — Dharmendra We have a feeling that the Samajwadi Party is not moving on the road of secularism. We still ask them to change course. But if it continues to tread the path, we will have no option but to do what is necessary — Kapil Sibal The reason for arousing fear in the minds of India's Muslim minority was to perpetuate vote bank politics. Since 1947 the Congress has viewed the Muslim community as bloc vote. It had developed vested interests in keeping the Muslim community backward, frightened and aloof. — L.K. Advani Capt Amarinder Singh is hand in glove with Mr (Simranjit Singh) Mann to oppose SAD candidates during the Lok Sabha elections. — Parkash Singh Badal
Mar 26, 2004 We want these good relations to continue and in this situation of peace and harmony, the countries should continue to
progress. —Atal Bihari Vajpayee Congress supporters with the help of the Punjab police may indulge in malpractices and booth capturing in order to help the Congress in the Faridkot Lok Sabha
constituency. —Sukhbir Badal I had a dream, my ‘atma’ (soul) spoke to me and asked me to do something for Bharat mata (Mother
India). —Dharmendra Frustrated politicians are out to malign me and my
party. —L.K. Advani The BJP and the Congress were the ‘Manuvadi’ parties being concerned only about the upper castes and had always ill-treated the
Dalits. —Mayawati
Mar 25, 2004
When crores of Indians are living in poverty and when the prices are going up, how can the country shine ? — M.Karunanidhi It(Mr Rahul Gandhi's entry into politics) would not make any ripple in the country and would have no impact on the prospects of Uttar Pradesh. — L.K.Advani Is the country that weak as to wait for the arrival of two children to run it? — George Fernandes With the change in grassroots level chemistry in Karnataka and the 'repolarisation' of voters against the Congress, the national and state leaders were of the view that the NDA had to be strengthened in the state. — Arun Jaitley Rae Bareli had been the traditional seat of my mother-in-law(Indira Gandhi) and father-in-law(Feroze Gandhi) whereas Rahul will fight from where his father (and mother) contested. — Sonia Gandhi
Mar 24, 2004 We want to complete the incomplete work... roads are not complete and the plan to link rivers for ending floods and droughts in the country is to be implemented. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee
I have time and again said that only the construction of Ram temple was on our party agenda and even Ayodhya issue will be solved after the elections. —
L.K. Advani
It only shows desperation of the Congress. There are surveys that the Congress will get between 110-120 seats in the Lok Sabha polls, but I think they will go below hundred. — P.A. Sangma
If the Congress had indicated support for such a law, persons of foreign origin would have been legally debarred from holding top posts. — Venkaiah Naidu
It is not a question of heir of the dynasty. Rahul will now look after the constituency once served by Rajivji and me. It is only that Rahul decided to contest and Priyanka has not yet taken a decision. — Sonia Gandhi
Rahul desh ka ladka, usko jitayenge (Rahul is a son of the soil, we will make him win). — Laloo Prasad Yadav Minorities are exploited during elections and are used as vote banks. — Tarlochan Singh The Congress should spell out clearly its stand on the people of foreign origin occupying posts like that of the Prime Minister. — Venkaiah Naidu If a person of foreign origin can become a member of Parliament, then how can he or she be stopped from becoming the Prime Minister. — Ram Vilas Paswan As far as I am concerned, the Samata Party does not exist. If it exists in the Elections Commission’s view, we have no objection. — George Fernandes
Mar 22, 2004 If a need is felt, we
will bring a law barring people of foreign origin holding these posts.
There is nothing personal against any individual but it concerns the
country. — Venkaiah Naidu
We do not want to treat Muslims as a
vote-bank. — Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Mar 21, 2004 No sincere efforts have been made so far for firming up a formidable alliance among the secular groups... We have already identified 12 seats where we would put up our candidates in the coming Lok Sabha polls. — Ram Vilas Paswan I am confident that a mutually
acceptable seat-sharing formula will emerge. — Laloo Prasad Yadav
Mar 20, 2004 Those in power today can be on roads tomorrow — Atal Bihari Vajpayee
There is no Ayodhya in Karnataka. Bangalore is a high-tech city. I'm a high-tech Chief Minister S.M. Krishna
Mar 19, 2004 We will assess the
situation after the polls and take a decision keeping in mind the
interests of the Bahujan Samaj.
— Mayawati
We will play a role in helping the formation of a
secular government. What that role will be, we will decide when the time comes.
Mar 18, 2004 I have begun a new life and it is up to me whether I spoil my life or improve it. After retiring, my only status is that of a
citizen.
— M. S. Gill
You have to wait for sometime to know what role I adopt this
time.
— Film star Govinda
Mar 17, 2004 I am sure Sonia Gandhi will not be in favour of withdrawing support to his government. This is the handiwork of some party leaders close to her. — Mulayam Singh Yadav Mar 16, 2004 Sonia Gandhi's foreign
origin is hardly an issue. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The whole world is
watching the Indian elections and only time will tell the truth.
—
Salman Khurshid
Mar 15, 2004 Those who are following a communal agenda and are trying to influence the people through their rath yatras are sadly mistaken. — Shiela Dikshit How can they ask for an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party when the party (Congress) has not done anything for the Dalits and poor when in power? — Mayawati Mar 14, 2004 I have no doubt that, irrespective of who wins or loses in the election and by what margin, our democracy will emerge victorious.... — Atal Bihari Vajpayee The Prime Minister’s peace initiative will be taken forward if the Congress comes to power. — Sonia Gandhi
Mar 13, 2004 There is no tension
(caused by the yatra) only attention. — Venkaiah Naidu
Advani's
yatra indicates how the RSS is calling the shots. — Arjun Singh
What
is the need for joining the party. I am a born Congressman.
— Bishen
Singh Bedi Mar 12, 2004 Our journey means prosperity to all. Our efforts to make India a great power have begun. The 21st century is going to be ours. — L.K Advani The first 45 years since Independence were marked by terror and tyranny. — Mayawati The crony capitalism of the BJP will be a major poll plank for the Congress party. — Ashwani Kumar,
Congress MP
Mar 11, 2004
It’s not enough to say
sorry now for the Gujarat riots. — Om Puri
I am impressed with the
grit and determination of Mulayam Singh Yadav to fight communal
forces. — Jayaprada
If an alliance works out in Uttar Pradesh, well
and good. Otherwise we will fight alone. — Sonia Gandhi
Mar
10, 2004 There is (the) NDA agenda and beyond that nobody can do anything or violate it. — N. Chandrababu Naidu I was part of the Congress due to its ideology, but since the party has deviated from the ideology of Nehru and Shastri, I disassociated from it. — I.K. Gujral
Mar
9, 2004
I consider Mr Vajpayee and Mr Advani as two souls of one body.
— Ram
Jethmalani Advani’s yatra will have no communal problems. He is going
on a yatra to ask the people to vote for his party. — George
Fernandes The Vishwa Hindu Parishad as an organisation is not going
to support it (yatra). — Acharya Giriraj Kishore Mar
7, 2004
All ‘Swayamsevaks’ (RSS volunteers) will help the BJP. — Venkaiah Naidu
‘‘Ulta chor kotwal ko dante’’............
—Virbhadra to BJP on corruption
Mar
6, 2004 Only when the incumbent fails there is anti-incumbency. Here the incumbent will not fail. — Vasundhara Raje They are scared of a woman since long and that is why all this......... Sonia Gandhi (on Advani’s yatra)
Mar
5, 2004 If you are satisfied with us, then vote for the BJP;
if not, support the Congress; but remember there is no third force in
the state. — L.K. Advani (addressing a rally in Haryana)
The BJP
could join hands with the Congress to remain in power.
— Om Prakash Chautala (reacting to Advani’s remarks)
It is not a journey from
northern to southern India, but a yatra from North Block to South
Block. — Congress spokesman Salman Khursheed
Mar 4, 2004 Mayawati is working under the influence and pressure
of the BJP, whether it is because of the CBI cases against her or any
other issue. — Rashid Alvi (on being removed from the BSP)
If the
BJP leaders mend their ways and remove the issue of Ram temple from
their agenda, we can again enter into a coalition with them.
— Om
Prakash Chautala Mar 3, 2004 It is not a statesman's job to build temples, which should be left to religious leaders. A statesman is to build the nation
— Om Prakash Chautala
We will be the main force after the elections. Nobody willbe able to ignore us
— Mulayam Singh Yadav
Mar 2, 2004 I will work towards providing a government which does not repeat a Tehelka or a Judeo or Gujarat riots
— Ram Jethmalani
Just because I have joined the Congress, it does not mean that I will stop admiring Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
— Naveen Jindal Mar 1, 2004 Come election time, Mr
A.B. Vajpayee dusts off his mukhota and begins donning it.
— S. Jaipal Reddy
There is nothing new about dissidence, but no new front is coming up.
— Parkash Singh Badal
I too could have committed a few mistakes.
— Digvijay Singh
Feb 29, 2004 I am not a subordinate of Balasaheb that I should ask for his permission — Ram Jethmalani (on his meeting with Sonia) There was an invitation from Sonia Gandhi to have tea with her this afternoon, but I skipped it and reached here to have rice — Bhupen Hazarika Feb 28, 2004 Like Mandela, who served 27 years in jail, I am prepared to go to jail for life. — Mayawati The Congress would be better off if opportunists like her (Dr Najma
Heptulla) leave. — Sonia Gandhi The Congress has no right to call Dr Heptulla an opportunist. — P.A. Sangma Feb 27, 2004 We are against criminalisation of politics.
— Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Mr (D. P.) Yadav has not been convicted by a court of law in any case.
— Arun Jaitley
The BJP is a sea where rivers and rivulets culminate and get purified.
— Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
The best make mistakes. I am glad the BJP corrected its mistake in time.
— George Fernandes
Feb 26, 2004 Winter mein birds bahar se aate hain, pyas bujhate hain aur chale jaate hain. — Kapil Sibal speaking on Najma Heptulla Ram temple is not an issue. It is linked to people's emotion. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee The Opposition lacks clarity on leadership, agenda and alliance. — Venkaiah Naidu Feb 25, 2004 It is India which is shining and not Bharat. — Ram Vilas Paswan The problem is not with the party, but with the party leadership. — Najma Heptulla Hindutva means putting the nation first. — L.K. Advani I have no intention of joining active politics at this stage. — Dara Singh Feb 24, 2004 I am hesitant and I have also brought a written speech but if I read it you would think that I am a reader and not a leader. Varun Gandhi National parties have lost their credibility and importance because they tell lies. Mulayam Singh Yadav I have never felt that I am a foreigner. Sonia Gandhi Feb 23, 2004 Our growth rate has surprised the world, but the Opposition appears to be confused on it. Atal Bihari Vajpayee We don’t want an unprincipled alliance the likes of which the Bharatiya Janata Party has entered into. Arjun Singh Unko apne neta mein na koi shradha hai, na bhakti, na
bhay. Venkaiah Naidu Feb 22, 2004
People are fed up with the INLD Government. They have reposed faith in our policies.
— Bansi Lal
The government has been elected for five years and will complete its full term.
— Om Prakash Chautala
Feb 21, 2004
Congress has cheated India for 50 years. It has ruined the country. —
Venkaiah Naidu I am joining the BJP as I feel very close to its ideology. —
Hema Malini The BJP is insulting all those who helped India progress. —
Anand Sharma, Feb
20, 2004
It’s India, not BJP shining, so why the fuss?
— L.K. Advani
BJP is stressing on stars because its own stars are under stress
— Cong spokesman Kapil Sibal
We want to bring swarg here. The dreams of Mungeri Lal are being fulfilled.
— Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The only objective of the BJP is to gain power by raking up religious issues.
— Sonia Gandhi
Feb 19, 2004
Our party is united while daggers are drawn among Akalis. — Capt Amarinder Singh If you hold four more rallies like this one, the Congress will get cold feet and flee. —
Gurcharan Singh Tohra Kamal to keechad mein ugta hai par apne achhe karam se Bhagwan ke shish pe chadta hai. — Navjot Sidhu
Feb 18, 2004
Giving the reins of the nation to Mrs Sonia Gandhi would be like putting a person who does not know driving into the driver’s seat. — Parkash Singh Badal Videsh mool ka mudda ek mudda hai, lekin mukhya mudda nahin hai. — Varun Gandhi on his aunt’s foreign origin issue I will definitely become the Prime Minister one day — Laloo Prasad Yadav
Feb
17, 2004 Sports and cultural programmes should never be linked to politics. — Anand Sharma RSS is convinced that the BJP has not given up on the Ram mandir agenda. — Ram Madhav,
RSS spokesperson Incumbency is generally a disadvantage but this time incumbency is our biggest asset. — L.K. Advani Feb
16, 2004 Our priority is to create a sense of security in the minds of the migrants — I.D. Swami The Congress will use its resources to counter this malicious BJP campaign aimed at diverting the attention of the people. — Ashwani Kumar, Congress spokesman We were in alliance with the BJP which had contradictory views with us on several issues. But it is not so with the Congress. — Vaiko Feb
15, 2004
I am as Indian as any other Indian.
— Sonia Gandhi
Time for youth to enter politics.
— Salman Khurshid
Today’s Congress only believes in opportunism.
— Venkaiah Naidu
Only my candidates will win.
— K. Karunakaran
Feb
14, 2004 With well-meaning people joining the BJP, we want to change the political campaign to a peoples’
campaign. — Venkaiah Naidu Now that the courts have decided Mr Jaitley has started talking about it outside the court room. — Kapil Sibal I am a victim of the anti-reforms lobby in aviation circles. — Rajiv Pratap Rudy Polls should be clean for once this time. — Mamata Banerjee
Feb
13, 2004 Today’s Congress has left everything and believes only in opportunism. — Venkaiah Naidu All Congress workers ought to help the party during elections — Motilal Vohra Rajiv Pratap Rudy is a shining example of BJP’s Shining India campaign. — Kapil Sibal It is the NDA which is crumbling piece by piece. —
A.B. Bardhan, CPI General Secretary Feb
12, 2004 We want to bring swarg here. The dreams of Mungeri Lal are being fulfilled. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The only objective of the BJP is to gain power by raking up religious issues. — Sonia Gandhi
People are fed up with the INLD Government. They have reposed faith in our policies. — Bansi Lal
The government has been elected for five years and will complete its full term. — Om Prakash Chautala
Feb
11, 2004 The feel-good factor is nothing but an election gimmick and a hoax. — Sonia Gandhi The BJP does not need a certificate from the Congress President on the feel-good factor. — Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi There is no difference between Mr Vajpayee and Mr Advani. Both belong to the same school of the RSS. — Anand Sharma We are proud of our achievements and we should not stray from our issues. —
L.K. Advani
Feb
10, 2004 Cong attitude generally irresponsible
and always negative — Lal Krishna Advani
Vajpayee is Baanke Bihari of Mathura
— Uma Bharti
What do they have besides Vajpayee?
—Sonia Gandhi
Statues do not make one the sole leader of the State
— Venkaiah Naidu Feb
9, 2004 Mayawati is not a coward as described
by Sonia. She has got an independent mind. — M. Venkaiah Naidu
They are deluding themselves if they believe that they can come back
to power. The Indian voters is very wise.
— H.D. Deva Gowda
Chauthi baari Atal Bihari is the slogan of the nation
— Lal Krishna Advani
We cannot any more tolerate the language used by the BJP leaders in
the state. We are left with no other option.
— Ajay Chautala Feb
8, 2004 Give us one more tenure to resolve
these issues forever
— Atal Bihari Vajpayee We must expose the Prime Minister
for his constantly shifting stance on national issues — Sonia Gandhi Atalji ka naam, Atalji ka kaam aur
sab ke upar Ram — Kalyan Singh Feel good is Farce good factor — Sheila Dikshit |
