A Responsible Opposition Leader Smt.Sushma Swaraj

Manmohan Singh and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina review an honour guard in Dhaka

Willy-nilly, Sushma Swaraj has offered Manmohan Singh what Mamata Banerjee denied him: a touch of balm on the Bangladesh wound.  Over Prime Ministers (Mr. Manmohan Singh) visit to Bangladesh on first week of this September 2011 Smt. Sushma Swaraj specifically said that “The beginning has been very, very good.” 


“Relations between the two countries (India and Bangladesh) have strengthened…. There was some communication gap that is why she (Mamata) did not join the delegation. Since she was not in the delegation, the Prime Minister thought it would be safe to just keep it (Teesta deal) aside for a later period,” Sushma added. 


The statement is clearly stirring a theory that Smt. Sushma Swaraj was trying to cast herself in the mould of a responsible Opposition leader who can easily bear a larger mantle should the occasion arise. She has shown that politicians like her are not into the politics for the sake of "dirty politics game" but are actually there to safeguard the interests of the Indian people & for overall development of India. Hope that Manmohan Singh Ministry thinks the same & do something for this country rather than just trying to defend the Constitution & the interest of the High Command.

Smt. Sushma Swaraj Says BJP backs Advani's anti-corruption yatra

(From left) Sushma Swaraj, L.K. Advani, Nitin Gadkari at the office bearers' meeting in Delhi.

Two senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have claimed that there is no division in the party over LK Advani's proposed yatra against corruption. Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, Leaders of opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha respectively, said that Advani is undertaking the yatra with the full support of the party.

 

"At the BJP Parliamentary Board meet yesterday, party President (Nitin Gadkari) asked officials to formulate a plan on Advani's yatra. The entire party backs it," said Sushma Swaraj.

Smt. Sushma Swaraj to attend seminar on regional cooperation in Singapore on 14th September,2011

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj along with some senior BJP leaders (Ananth Kumar, Balbir Punj and Chandan Mitra) today left for Singapore to attend a seminar on peace and regional cooperation between India and its East Asian neighbours. On her Twitter handle, Swaraj said she is leaving for a trip to Singapore from September 13-16. "Going for ISAS lecture on 'Building bridges for Peace and Regional Cooperation- India and its East Asian neighbours'," Swaraj said. The Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) is organising the event.Senior BJP leaders and MPs Ananth Kumar, Balbir Punj and Chandan Mitra are part of the delegation led by Swaraj.

Event Details:-

Building Bridges for Peace and Regional Cooperation:

Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Member of Parliament and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha

3.00pm - 4.30pm

About Swaraj Kaushal (Husband of Smt. Sushma Swaraj)

Swaraj Kaushal is a former governor of Mizoram. Born in 1952 in Solan he studied law at Punjab University. He married Sushma Swaraj in 1975 and they have a daughter. He was designated as Senior Advocate by Supreme Court of India in 1986. He was associated with Socialist Party. He played prominent role in negotiations for Mizoram Peace Accord which ended 20 years of insurgency. He also represented Government of India in the Nagaland peace negotiations. He was made Advocate General of Mizoram in 1987 and later Governor of Mizoram in 1990. He was the youngest ever Governor of a State. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in August, 1998.