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  The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Cut up because Kumar allegedly stole their leader’s thunder --- the Hajipur project was conceived when Paswan was rail minister but Kumar got it cleared by the Centre and inaugurated the premises on October 1 --- suspected Paswan supporters have pinched a marble plaque with the rail minister’s name inscribed on it.
Paswan today took the fight to Kumar’s lair, announcing that he would hold a massive rally in Barh --- the rail minister’s constituency --- tomorrow.
Sources in Paswan’s camp in Hajipur said the plaque was removed in retaliation to East-Central Railway’s move to wipe off Paswan’s name from the Hajipur complex though he first laid its foundation stone.
www.telegraphindia.com /1021008/asp/nation/story_1273001.asp   (374 words)

  
 Nitish vs Ram Vilas: Pt 2
Paswan was initially supposed to hold a protest demonstration in Hajipur against the BJP-led NDA government and also observe a 24-hour hunger-strike along with his supporters.
Paswan walked from the Hajipur crossing to the railway zonal headquarters, inspected the office, spoke to the officers and declared that the success of the zonal office would not have been possible without him.
Paswan said with the Cabinet confirmation, a major stride had been taken towards making the railway zonal office a success but still a lot remained to be done till it had become fully operational.
biharnews2k1.hypermart.net /20020731_paswan.htm   (538 words)

  
 Ram Vilas Paswan : HindustanTimes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ramvilas Paswan of the Lok Jan Shakti party is a Member of Parliament from Hajipur parliamentary constituency of Bihar.
Paswan's name had figured in the Guinness Book of World Record for winning the parliamentary election with the highest number of votes.
Paswan was re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term) in 1989.
www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_771260,001600690000.htm   (277 words)

  
 `Paswan positions Dalit Sena as third force' - Dalit Sena in the News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Paswan's outfit, the Dalit Sena, is being pepped up to emerge as powerful entity in Gujarat, which lacked a third force till the RJP was formed recently.
Paswan is strengthening the Sena by inviting members of all political parties to join it, thereby avoiding any direct conflict with them.
Soon after the Dalit rally in the city on Sunday, Paswan demonstrated his concern for the Muslims by contacting Vaghela from the residence of a Muslim corporator, Taufiq Khan Pathan, where he had gone to have dinner with some Muslim citizens in that predominantly Muslim locality in the walled city.
www.dalitstan.org /sena/samachar/guj3forc.html   (411 words)

  
 It’s not over, yet...
Now in isolation Paswan and his Lok Janshakti Party may not be a match to the NDA or the RJD-Congress combine.
Paswan who resigned from the Union council of ministers last year, has repeatedly stated that he will have no truck with the “communal” NDA.
In fact, the ego clash between Ram Vilas Paswan and Nitish Kumar was what had led to the separation of the Samata Party and the Janata Dal(U) in 1999.
www.bihartimes.com /articles/nalin/samta.html   (1030 words)

  
 Paswan flirting with Congress and Janata Dal (U)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ram Vilas Paswan, head Lok Janshakti Party and Union Minister for Steel and Fertilizers wants to have his cake as well as eat it.
Paswan wants to sew up an alliance with Janata Dal (United), a constituent of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as well as with the Congress, which is on the opposite side of the NDA and is the ruling the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) at the centre.
Paswan also ruled out any possibility of a post-poll pact with the BJP in Bihar saying that his party would prefer to sit in opposition then drink poison (read ally with the Hindutva BJP).
www.asiantribune.com /show_news.php?id=12042   (945 words)

  
 The Week   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Singh is learnt to have spoken to Paswan over the phone on December 1, the first day of the winter session and told him to exercise restraint as their verbal duel would have a fallout on the ruling coalition.
While Paswan is adamant that he will not tie up with the BJP in his fight against Lalu, Nitish has made it clear that the alliance will not happen without the BJP.
Paswan’s game plan in distancing himself from the saffron party is to woo the Muslim votes that have been solidly behind the RJD supremo since 1990.
www.the-week.com /24dec12/currentevents_article4.htm   (1176 words)

  
 Ram Vilas Paswan unwell, shifted to Delhi : HindustanTimes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Paswan was brought to the Escorts Heart Hospital in a special plane on Saturday afternoon.
Sources close to Paswan said the decision to shift him to a hospital here was taken after a team of doctors from Delhi examined him in Patna.
Paswan was in Patna for the past two days, taking part in public events.
www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1418440,00090002.htm   (187 words)

  
 archive: Paswan against involving Laloo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ram Vilas Paswan, today he personally would never side with any party or group trying to form a government at the Centre with the help of Mr.
Paswan was very critical of the Congress(I) and said the behaviour of the party in the last few weeks has shown that there was no difference between that party and the RJD.
Paswan suggested formation of a national government headed by the Vice-President to provide stability and said this was the right time for a debate on this issue.
www.media-watch.org /articles/0499/440.html   (322 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
NEW DELHI: The condition of Union Chemical and Fertilizers Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, who suffered a mild heart attack, is stable, sources at the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre said on Sunday.
Paswan is in the intensive care unit and would remain there for a couple of days, the hospital sources said.
Paswan was admitted to a cardiac speciality hospital in Patna on Saturday morning after he complained of uneasiness, congestion and pain in his chest.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005070415710100.htm&date=2005/07/04/&prd=th&   (103 words)

  
 Paswan finally splits JD(United)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Mr Paswan said he would be making a formal announcement about the formation of the new party at a rally in Delhi next Tuesday.
The party leadership is apparently of the opinion that the rebel leader should not be allowed to don the halo of a 'martyr' and derive advantage by being thrown out of the JD(U) at a time when he himself is intent on cutting loose from it.
Paswan had earlier stated that he would drop his plan to float another party if Yadav stepped down from the JD(U) president's post and installed Hegde in his place.
www.ambedkar.org /News/hl/Paswanfinally.htm   (514 words)

  
 Untouchable politics and politicians since 1956
Ram Vilas Paswan was Minister for Labour and Welfare in V. Singh's Government of 1989-90, and he was one of the driving forces behind the immensely controversial decision to adopt the Mandal Report and thus extend reservation of public employment to a new class of 'Backward' elements.
Ram Vilas Paswan was Minister for Railways in that Government - he retained the post after the Prime Ministerial change-over of 1997 - and he was widely regarded as the politician most relied upon by Prime Minister Gowda.
Kanshi Ram and Ram Vilas Paswan, bit-terly opposed though they are to each other, represent a new Untouch-able politics that is radical and assertive but also ruthlessly pragmatic.
www.ambedkar.org /books/tu1.htm   (665 words)

  
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 Point Blank   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ram Vilas Paswan and Sharad Yadav have been shifted out of important ministries like telecom and aviation where they were seen to be doling out freebies and stalling reforms.
If Sharad Yadav’s and Ram Vilas Paswan’s transfers have been because of their anti-reforms stand, then the choice of their new ministries is no less surprising.
Ram Vilas Paswan’s new ministry is the Coal, Steel and Mines – many have argued over the last few years that this ministry itself should be abolished.
www.indiainfoline.com /pobl/04sep01.html   (707 words)

  
 Debating India - A battle for Bihar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The public squabble between Laloo Prasad Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan, which has terribly embarrassed the United Progressive Alliance government, is a manifestation of the struggle for turf in the State ahead of the Assembly elections due next year.
Ram Vilas Paswan, Lok Janshakti Party president, at a party rally in Darbhanga, Bihar, in November.
Paswan’s statement in the November 28 "Maha Rally" in Patna that the Muslim-Yadav combination would be replaced by a Dalit-Muslim combination is a pointer to his thinking.
india.eu.org /2134.html   (1356 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Opinion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Medicines, says Ram Vilas Paswan, must be affordable to the common man. But imposing a blanket price control has its own hazards.
Paswan’s hope is that the disclosure of the high levels of profits would push prices down.
Ram Vilas Paswan came to the aid of the country which now has 17,000 drug companies.
www.telegraphindia.com /1040905/asp/opinion/story_3718881.asp   (1704 words)

  
 Govt to pursue job quota in private sector: Paswan
Steel and Fertilisers Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday asserted that government would pursue reservation for socially backward classes in the private sector as per commitment made in the Common Minimum Programme.
All policies of government will be according to the CMP," Paswan said when asked about the reported assurance by Finance Minister P Chidambaram to captains of Indian industry on Thursday in Mumbai that government would not take affirmative action on reservation in private sector.
Ram Vilas Paswan is not an asset to the new Govt.
inhome.rediff.com /money/2004/jun/04quota.htm   (492 words)

  
 PIB Press Release
Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister of Chemicals, Fertilizers and Steel said that the proposed regulatory authority of Steel would be an independent authority like TRAI and GAIL.
Shri Paswan also said that increasing prices of coking coal is a big problem and his Ministry’s main thrust will be to sort out this problem, as the country’s coking coal production is not sufficient to meet the requirement of steel plant.
Ram Vilas Paswan said that he will hold discussions with all concerned agencies including Petroleum Ministry to implement the suggestion.
www.pib.nic.in /release/release.asp?relid=2015   (430 words)

  
 Printer Friendly Version   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Paswan once explained the obsession with becoming ‘‘train mantri ’’: ‘‘This is one ministry where one gets to be in direct touch with the people.
Paswan's creation of the ECR zone, with the HQ in his borough of Hajipur, was probably the most crucial decision ever taken by a Bihari rail minister.
On the eve of the recent election, he moved to Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP and won from Balia.
www.indianexpress.com /print.php?content_id=48835   (1240 words)

  
 The Hindu : Other States / Bihar News : I take the blame, says Paswan
Paswan said, charging that his stand had caused anxiety to both the camps.
Paswan hit back at the Janata Dal (United) leader, Nitish Kumar, charging that he had remained silent for all seven days.
Paswan stressed that mid-way through the elections he had spoken about imposition of President's rule knowing well the ground realities and in the interest of the State.
www.hindu.com /2005/03/07/stories/2005030707581100.htm   (401 words)

  
 RJD's winning combination
The RJD-led coalition includes Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), the Congress(I), the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Paswan had fought the RJD bitterly in the last Lok Sabha and Assembly elections but was welcomed warmly by Laloo Prasad when he quit the NDA after the anti-minority riots in Gujarat.
"Of course, I had differences with Ram Vilas Paswan, but when he quit the government reacting to Gujarat, I knew he would be a valuable ally in the fight against the fascists," Laloo Prasad told Frontline.
www.flonnet.com /fl2108/stories/20040423005802100.htm   (900 words)

  
 M2 Presswire : Shri Ram Vilas Paswan leaves for three-nation European tour; India to be projected as an attractive ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Current Article: Shri Ram Vilas Paswan leaves for three-nation European tour; India to be projected as an attractive destination for investment in telecom sector.
Start / M / M2 Presswire / November 08, 2000 / Shri Ram Vilas Paswan leaves for three-nation European tour; India to be projected as an attractive destination for investment in telecom sector.
Shri Ram Vilas Paswan leaves for three-nation European tour; India to be projected as an attractive destination for investment in telecom sector.
static.elibrary.com /m/m2presswire/november082000/shriramvilaspaswanleavesforthreenationeuropeantour/index.html   (289 words)

  
 rediff.com: Impose President's Rule in Gujarat: Paswan
Union Minister for Coal and Mines Ram Vilas Paswan demanded imposition of President's Rule in Gujarat on Wednesday in Patna, after his arrival from New Delhi.
Paswan, who heads the Lok Jan Shakti Party, a National Democratic Alliance partner, said that President's Rule is essential to protect the lives and property of the minority community.
Paswan said that he and his party are in favour of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi stepping down.
www.rediff.com /news/2002/apr/10train2.htm   (125 words)

  
 Now, Paswan rushes to Mai Ambedkar’s aid
Lok Jan Shakti president and former Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan is the latest entrant in a line of politicians waiting to help Dr B R Ambedkar’s ailing 94-year-old wife Mai Ambedkar.
Paswan, who quit the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre protesting violence in Gujarat, is reportedly upset that Mai Ambedkar is being treated at a state-run hospital.
Paswan is upset at this and may demand better healthcare for her.
www.mid-day.com /news/city/2003/may/51623.htm   (253 words)

  
 Paswan's condition stable   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
New Delhi: The condition of Union Chemical and Fertilisers Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, who suffered a mild heart attack, is stable, sources at the hospital, where he is undergoing treatment, said today.
Paswan is in the intensive care unit at Escorts Heart Institute and will remain there for a couple of days, they said.
Paswan was admitted to a cardiac specialty hospital in Patna yesterday morning after he complained of uneasiness, congestion and pain in the chest.
web.mid-day.com /news/nation/2005/july/113002.htm   (158 words)

  
 Paswan hospitalised following cardiac attack (New Kerala, India's Top News Channel)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Patna: Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Ram Vilas Paswan was hospitalised today first in Patna and later in Delhi following a mild cardiac attack.
He (Paswan) is fine now and medicines are continuing and only after 48 hours we can tell what actually happened,” said Dr. A K Thakur of Heart Hospital, Patna.
59-year old Paswan was later admitted to the Escorts hospital which had sent a team of doctors led by Dr N Chandra to accompany him to the capital.
www.newkerala.com /news.php?action=fullnews&id=4494   (327 words)

  
 Rediff On The NeT: An interview with Ram Vilas Paswan, the federal railway minister
H D Deve Gowda has increasingly turned for advice and counsel to Railway Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, who is also the leader of the House in the Lok Sabha.
Yadav has sought to rattle his senior party colleagues by meeting Congress president and former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao twice in the course of the last fortnight.
Paswan discusses the relationship between the prime minister and Yadav, in this interview with Tara Shankar Sahay.
www.rediff.com /news/1996/0808tara.htm   (607 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Paswan urged the party workers to go to every block and panchayat of the state and enlighten the people with the policies and programmes of party.
Paswan criticised the NDA government at the Centre for its failure on many fronts.
Paswan felt an urgent need to provide jobs to unemployed youths as unemployment compels them to take to crime.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/xml/uncomp/articleshow?msid=146533   (698 words)

  
 BS Headline News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Paswan himself has managed to get more than 12 per cent of the popular vote, which puts him securely in the fl and makes him viable.
Paswan, therefore, is clear: his political strategy in the short term will be to ensure that the President’s Rule in the state stays for as long as possible.
But Paswan is clear on several things: he does not want to be the chief minister.
www.business-standard.com /bsonline/storypage.php?&autono=185692   (1049 words)

  
 'I am still fighting': Paswan
In February 2005, Paswan, a Cabinet minister in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, went to the polls in Bihar with the slogan: 'No RJD, No BJP.' He said he would never allow the RJD or Bharatiya Janata Party to form the government in the state.
Paswan had missied the Chance to move ljp to higher extend.
what paswan has thought of bihar?, his ancestral property or what.he is as desparate and frustated as lalu yadav, as nothing is going in thier...
www.rediff.com /news/2005/may/24inter1.htm   (1634 words)

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