All stories by SYED FIRDAUS ASHRAF
'Fear, greed and cowardice have crept into BJP'
Rediff.com27 Jun 2018'There is no internal democracy in the BJP now.' 'Nobody discusses and hears problems of groups who oppose the leader.' 'The party is busy praising only one leader.'
He exposed the Rs 2,043 crore DSK scam
Rediff.com21 Jun 2018'The amount involved could as high as Rs 3,500 crore as there are a lot of depositors.' 'Yesterday, I met an investor who put in Rs 4 crore. That man doesn't have Rs 2,000 to spend on medicines.'
'Jammu and Ladakh were not treated equally so we pulled out'
Rediff.com20 Jun 2018'We had to respect the sentiments of the people of Jammu as our party was elected from Jammu.'
'J&K pullout means Modi will advance Lok Sabha polls'
Rediff.com19 Jun 2018'The BJP is thinking of advancing the polls before the situation deteriorates further in Kashmir.'
'Kejriwal's ambition, ego and greed have changed him'
Rediff.com19 Jun 2018Kapil Mishra was one of the closest aides of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. However, in May 2017, the tides turned. A loyalist of the Aam Aadmi Party founder, Mishra shocked one and all by openly accusing him of corruption, a claim that the AAP dismissed. Since then Mishra has become one of the most prominent AAP rebels. In the face of the sit-in by Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and ministers - Satyendar Jain and Gopal Rai at Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's office, Mishra spoke to Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com and said that this is the first time in history that a sitting chief minister of a state in India has kidnapped himself.
'My brother told us about BJP MP's role'
Rediff.com18 Jun 2018'The CM was in Gorakhpur when this attempt to murder took place on my brother.' 'I waited for two days to see what action the police takes, but after 48 hours, the police has not even questioned Paswan.'
'AAP won't be finished because people are with us'
Rediff.com15 Jun 2018'Modi and the BJP don't want Delhi to function.' 'The LG is like a puppet of the BJP.'
'Mumbai is sitting on a firebomb'
Rediff.com14 Jun 2018'In the last six years, there have been 29,140 fire incidents in Mumbai in which 300 people have died and 925 people have been injured.' 'So, at least 10 to 12 fire accidents take place in Mumbai every day.'
Vishwaroop 2 Trailer: Perfect launch for Kamal's politics
Rediff.com11 Jun 2018Vishwaroop 2 gives one's nationalistic adrenaline a high, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Dhadak Trailer Review: Janhvi and Ishaan are FABULOUS
Rediff.com11 Jun 2018The Dhadak trailer makes you believe that the film will redefine love in Bollywood, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'Dalits have realised BJP is not for them'
Rediff.com11 Jun 2018'If you look at the entire protest on April 2, you will find it was not only about the Atrocities Act dilution, but the accumulated anger of the Dalit community against the BJP over the last four years.'
RSS: 'Pranab has demolished Congress propaganda'
Rediff.com8 Jun 2018'For the last 10 years the Congress made the RSS an idea of intolerance, anti-minority, especially anti-Muslim, and an idea of fascism.' 'That has been demolished now by Pranab Mukherjee.'
'Army cannot do this, this is democracy'
Rediff.com6 Jun 2018'In a civilian area, the army cannot restrict civilians arbitrarily. It is not dadagiri.'
'Modi wants farmers to work for corporates'
Rediff.com5 Jun 2018'The policy is to consolidate farming into the hands of a few and to take away the food security of the country.' 'Once food is in the hands of 15 chosen corporate houses, you will get food, but at a price that they determine.'
'The BJP will be wiped out in 2019. 100 per cent'
Rediff.com1 Jun 2018'The BJP will be wiped out from all over India.'
The 8 losses that must worry these gents
Rediff.com1 Jun 2018Within four years of winning a single party majority in the Lok Sabha with 282 seats -- the first time it has happened in 30 years -- the BJP has lost it.
'The BJP will split in the future'
Rediff.com31 May 2018'More people will come out of the BJP. You just wait and watch.'
'Modi wave is no longer that effective'
Rediff.com31 May 2018'Farmers' issues will rule the narrative in the 2019 elections.'
Trailer review: Sanju proves Ranbir's acting chops
Rediff.com30 May 2018'I wonder what Zaibunissa Kazi would feel if she saw the trailer for Sanju.' 'An effort that proves movies are made about celebrities who get away after committing a crime while poor souls like Zaibunissa rot all their lives in prison only for knowing a star like Sanjay Dutt,' says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'Rs 77,000 cr bank loan fraud took place under Modi'
Rediff.com29 May 2018'Last year, Rs 20,000 crore was ripped off from the banking system.' 'The situation has deteriorated under the Modi government.'