New Delhi, Oct 18 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Ravi Shanker Prasad on Saturday said that some political parties are using the Jamia Nagar encounter to gain political mileage.

Prasad said, "Some parties in the country are using Batla House encounter as an ATM card to debit political mileage out of their vote bank. The sufferers are again the common man because in the process they are causing irreparable damage to the morale of our security force which affects the safety of the Nation."

New Delhi, Oct.17: Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh on Friday said that his party has always favoured fostering positive ties with China.

Interacting with a 15-member Chinese delegation led by Yu Zhengsheng, Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Secretary of CPC Shanghai at the BJP Central Office here, Singh described India and China as two big countries, emerging economies and two great ancient civilizations,  and therefore, both of them having mutual good relations would benefit not only them, but also other parts of the world.

New Delhi, Oct 15 : The BJP today accused the UPA government of attempting to abuse and hurt Hindu sentiments by stating in the Supreme Court that there was no proof of Ram Sethu being a place of worship.

“By stating before the Supreme Court that there is no proof that Ram Sethu is a place of worship or that it is an integral part of Hindu religion, the UPA has once again tried to abuse and hurt Hindu sentiments,” party spokesperson Ravi Shanker Prasad told reporters.

Prasad said the government had no right to define what forms an integral part of Hindu religion.

Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh), Oct 11 : Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, L K Advani today denounced violence against any religion or place of worship as unacceptable.

Addressing a rally at Passi Ghat in Arunachal Pradesh Advani said, "Vandalism and violence against any religion or place of worship shall not be tolerated and is highly condemnable."

Advani further said that if there were differences it should be sorted out through dialogue.

New Delhi, Oct. 10 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has asked all "like-minded parties" in Andhra Pradesh to unite for the creation of a separate Telangana state.

"The party would like to call upon all like-minded parties favouring a separate Telangana to unite and fight for the cause together. This is not a new call. It has been our open invitation since long," party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar told reporters at New Delhi on Friday.

New Delhi, Oct 10 : The UPA Government should not be complacent on the global financial crisis, BJP spokesman Prakash Javadkar said on Friday.

Addressing a press conference in the capital, Javadekar said the increase in inflation, slow growth rate in the agriculture sector and downfall in industrial production were clear indications of a homebound crisis.