New Delhi, Mar 23 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has termed as ''unprecedented'' the Election Commission''s request not to nominate Varun Gandhi as the party''s candidate in the Pilibhit constitutency for the upcoming polls due to his controversial remarks.
New Delhi, Mar. 20 : The Delhi High Court has granted anticipatory bail to BJP MP Varun Gandhi in an alleged case of making inflammatory and communal speeches during his campaign in Pilibhit constituency.
The bail will stop police from arresting Gandhi till March 27.
Varun has got bail on a personal bond of 50,000 rupees.
Earlier on Friday morning, Gandhi''s lawyers visited the Election Commission's office to submit his response to the alleged communal statements.
New Delhi, Mar 20 : Election Commission officials from Pilibhit visited former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi''s residence here on Friday to enquire about the hate speech delivered by her son Varun Gandhi.
The officials, who were accompanied by a Delhi Police team, handed over a copy of the CD.
A K Mishra, a Tehsildar rank officer of the UP Government, who led a two-member team, said: "We have come here in connection with the CD case. We have handed over a copy of the CD."
Allahabad, Mar 19 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi on Thursday moved the Allahabad High Court challenging the criminal case lodged against him on the directives of the Election Commission for his alleged anti-Muslims remarks.
He claimed that the whole issue was created by his political rivals and was the result of a political conspiracy.
“It was a part of a political conspiracy to spoil my political career and tarnish my secular image,” Gandhi said.
New Delhi - Varun Gandhi, the grandson of the late Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi, said Wednesday that a video showing him making a "hate speech" against Muslims was "doctored" and a "political conspiracy" had been hatched to malign him.
New Delhi, Mar 17: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi, on Wednesday claimed that the tape showing his alleged anti-Muslim remarks has been doctored.
He told reporters that the CD released on March 16 was tampered with and refused to accept that the tape contained his voice.
Gandhi said that he is proud of his faith and is a Gandhi, a Hindu and an Indian in equal measure. " I''ve been a victim of a political controversy," said Gandhi.
New Delhi, Mar 23 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has termed as ''unprecedented'' the Election Commission''s request not to nominate Varun Gandhi as the party''s candidate in the Pilibhit constitutency for the upcoming polls due to his controversial remarks.
New Delhi, Mar. 20 : The Delhi High Court has granted anticipatory bail to BJP MP Varun Gandhi in an alleged case of making inflammatory and communal speeches during his campaign in Pilibhit constituency.
New Delhi, Mar 20 : Election Commission officials from Pilibhit visited former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi''s residence here on Friday to enquire about the hate speech delivered by her son Varun Gandhi.
Allahabad, Mar 19 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi on Thursday moved the Allahabad High Court challenging the criminal case lodged against him on the directives of the Election Commission for his alleged anti-Muslims remarks.
New Delhi - Varun Gandhi, the grandson of the late Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi, said Wednesday that a video showing him making a "hate speech" against Muslims was "doctored" and a "political conspiracy" had been hatched to malign him.
New Delhi, Mar 17: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi, on Wednesday claimed that the tape showing his alleged anti-Muslim remarks has been doctored.
