Cong can’t do well under Rahul: BJP
New Delhi: Amid reports that Rahul Gandhi may be anointed the Congress Prime Ministerial candidate, BJP on Tuesday said the recent Assembly polls results have shown the party has “failed” under his leadership and has no possibility of doing well in the lok Sabha polls. Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha told reporters that after the Congress performance in the recent Assembly polls, it will not be easy for the ruling party to choose its PM candidate, unlike the BJP which had a clear choice. “If they make Rahul Gandhi their Prime Ministerial candidate then everybody knows what happened to the Congress in the Assembly elections. The whole country knows that Rahul Gandhi could not click anywhere,” Sinha said. BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi underlined that Congress should understand that it cannot wash away the taint of corruption with malgovernance. “If Congress tries to do so then this taint will spread further on the face and hands of that party,” he said.
India to participate in int’l meet on Syria
New Delhi: India is preparing to participate in the UN-sponsored international conference on Syria to be held in Geneva which will bring together all warring parties, domestic and international, to resolve the crisis and stabilise the Arab country. India has been informed very “authentically” about its invitation to Geneva II, scheduled for next month, and is awaiting a formal invite in this regard, the spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry said here on Tuesday.
CBI likely to close PE on Singh’s bribe complaint
New Delhi: Over 18 months after receiving a complaint, CBI may close a preliminary enquiry into former Army Chief Gen VK Singh’s complaint that he was allegedly offered a bribe of Rs 14 crore by a retired lt Gen to clear a tranche of sub-standard vehicles for use of the force. Gen (retd) Singh has not been able to provide documents to support his allegation and enquiry conducted by the CBI so far also does not conclude such a deal, official sources said.