Ahmedabad Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was lying about the amendments made by his government to the land acquisition Bill, and said he "appreciates" the RSS' stand on the issue. Ramesh, who was here to brief the media about his party's stand on the second land ordinance, claimed that Modi was taking undue credit for some provisions in the new bill which were already there in the bill passed during UPA rule in 2013. "...our PM is repea...Read More

Ahmedabad, 18 June, 2014 And read what Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has to say about Narendra Modi's foreign policy and cabinet choices: "Mr Modi in many ways is like Mr Nixon who opened China to America. Modi could become India's Nixon when it comes to China or Pakistan," Ramesh said in an interview. "If we had invited Nawaz Sharif we would have been criticised for feeding him biriyani. But there is exchange of saris and shawls (now).Had Dr Manmohan Singh done s...Read More

Gandhinagar, 1 January 2014 Following is Gujarat government statement issued today from capital town: "Yesterday Jairam Ramesh gave a statement on Gujarat’s unutilized funds on the Watershed Programme. It appears as one of the many attempts by UPA ministers to criticize and deride Gujarat on the basis of incorrect & half baked data. Jairam Ramesh uses chicanery to target Gujarat, just because it is governed by a political adversary, which is very unbecoming of a Union...Read More

New Delhi, 20 December 2013 Union minister Jairam Ramesh today presented "India Today State of the States Award for Macro Economy" to Gujarat government. On behalf of the Gujarat government, the award was received by Narmada and Water Resources Principal Secretary and Resident Commissioner Shri Asim Khurana in New Delhi. Read More

Ahmedabad, 23 October 2013 The Gujarat Chief Minister has invited the Union Minister for Rural Development to the groundbreaking ceremony of a 182 meter high giant statue of Sardar Patel called the 'Statue of Unity' on Sardar Patel birth anniversery on October 31. Addressing the Congress leader as "My dear Jairamji", Modi said that project is mentored by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Rashtriya Ekta Trust and stressed that the the entity has been kept at "an arms' length fro...Read More

Ahmedabad, 24 September 2013 The Gujarat Congress regularly parades its national leaders and union minister before the media in Ahmedabad. Tomorrow Haryana minister Randeep Surjewala will be in city, today it was turn of Jairam Ramesh. "Our task is not easy in year 2014," Jairam Ramesh told media persons while addressing a press conference. "We have been in power for last ten years. There will be anti-incumbency factor. But our strategy is positive," he added. O...Read More

Gandhinagar, 21 August 2013 Union Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh in a letter to Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi expressed surprise at the fact that the centre has not received any proposal from Gujarat for Indira Awas Yojana for BJP householders in 2013/14. Jairam Ramesh's letter addressed to Narendra Modi(dated August 20th, 2013) was today circulated by Gujarat Congress to media. "I am writing to express my surprise at the fact that we have yet ...Read More

New Delhi, 13 June 2013 If you are regular reader of DeshGujarat, you most probably know about a post in which we have made a list of different phrases the Congress party has used for Narendra Modi so far. We are now adding one more title 'Bhasmasur' to that list. Union Minister Jairam Ramesh today described Narendra Modi as 'Bhasmasur', a mythological character known for trying to destroy his creator, and said the Gujarat Chief Minister has "consumed" hi...Read More

New Delhi, 1 March 2013 In a letter to the Gujarat Chief Minister, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said that under the Indira Awas Yojana scheme, the Gujarat government could sanction only 99,925 houses against the target of 1,36,470 homes in the last one year. Following is part of Jairam Ramesh's letter to Narendra Modi: The first installment of Rs 134.24 crore as Central share (75 per cent) was released in the beginning of this financial year. The first...Read More