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  Govt concedes 'Z-Plus' Security demands from more MPs

  Politics | March 09, 2013 10:45 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 9: Union government has conceded demands for ‘Z plus' security by some more politicians. The new entrants include Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma and BSP MP Brajesh Pathak.Verma, the Steel minister, was

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  Govt to come out with National Steel Vision

  November 17, 2012 14:41 IST

  Jamshedpur, Nov 17: The government is in advanced stages of finalising a 'National steel vision', Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma has said. "India is the fourth largest producer of steel in the world and is

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  People of India want to see Rahul as PM, says Beni Prasad Verma

  Politics | November 16, 2012 23:12 IST

  Jamshedpur, Nov 16: People of this country want to see Rahul Gandhi as Prime Minister of the country, Union Minister for Steel Beni Prasad Verma said a day after the young AICC General Secretary was

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  Beni Prasad's bouncer, says, Rs 71 lakh is too small an amount

  Politics | October 15, 2012 16:01 IST

  New Delhi,Oct 15: Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma again put his foot in his mounth by saying that the amount of Rs 71 lakh was too small an amount for a minister like Salman Khurshid.

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  Amar Singh should not be taken back in SP: Beni Prasad

  Politics | September 24, 2012 13:46 IST

  Lucknow, Sep 24: Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma, a former SP leader, has cautioned the party against taking back Amar Singh in its fold amidst reports of a rapprochement between him and the party.He advised

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  It will be Rahul vs Modi in 2014: Beni Prasad

  Politics | September 23, 2012 16:05 IST

  Barabanki, Aug 20: In comments that can stoke a fresh controversy, Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma on Monday said the next Lok Sabha elections will see a direct fight between Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi.A

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  Maverick Beni Prasad Verma says, he is happy with rising prices

  Politics | September 23, 2012 15:46 IST

  Barabanki(UP)/New Delhi, Aug.20:  Union minister Beni Prasad Verma was today at the centre of a controversy with remarks that he was “happy” over rising prices of food items as it will benefit farmers, evoking a

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  Mulayam not allowing UP govt to function properly: Beni Prasad Verma

  Politics | September 23, 2012 15:45 IST

  Barabanki, Aug 20:  In comments that are not likely to go down well with the Samajwadi Party, Union minister Beni Prasad Verma has said the UP government has not been able to function properly due

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  Stop maligning India, Steel Minister tells L N Mittal

  July 01, 2012 11:33 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 1: Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma today said NRI billionaire L N Mittal should stop “maligning” India and its government, asking why the steel baron was not setting up his plants in

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  Congress Will Prefer BSP To SP In Govt Formation, Says Beni Prasad Verma

  India | March 04, 2012 18:31 IST

  Barabanki, UP, March 4: In a remark bound to raise the hackles in the ruling party, Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma said here today that the Congress will hold the "key" to government formation

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  EC Lets Off Beni Prasad Verma With A Warning

  India | March 04, 2012 7:24 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 4 : The Election Commission tonight let off Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma with a warning for his remarks on Muslim sub-quota and closed the model code of conduct violation case against

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  EC Grants Personal Hearing To Beni, To Appear On Feb 24

  India | February 21, 2012 22:23 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 21: Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma was today granted personal hearing by the Election Commission to explain his minorities sub-quota remarks for which the poll body slapped a notice and he is

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  Congress Says, Beni Holds EC In High Esteem

  India | February 20, 2012 17:46 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 20: Ahead of Union steel minister Beni Prasad Verma's likely response to the Election Commission on minorities' sub-quota issue, Congress on Monday said the party leader holds the poll authority in the

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  It Was A Slip Of Tongue, Says Beni Prasad Verma

  India | February 18, 2012 20:49 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 18: Days after "daring" the Election Commission (EC) to take action against him over his remarks on sub-quota for minorities Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma termed the controversial comments as "a

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  Trinamool Demands Verma Be Debarred From Campaigning In UP

  Politics | February 16, 2012 19:25 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 16: Alleging a “political conspiracy” and an “attempt to befool Muslims” behind Congress ministers' statements on sub-quota for backward minorities, UPA ally Trinamool Congress today demanded that Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma

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  Beni Dares EC, Says Quota For Muslims Will Be Hiked

  India | February 16, 2012 16:48 IST

  Farukkhabad (UP), Feb 16 : After Salman Khurshid, Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma dared the Election Commission to take action against him when he declared that quota for Muslims would be increased.  “Reservation for

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  Rahul Gandhi Could Be PM In 2014, Says Beni Prasad

  India | February 11, 2012 10:32 IST

  Jaunpur, Feb 11: In remarks that could further embarrass Congress, Union minister Beni Prasad Verma on Friday made a reference to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's age and said that Rahul Gandhi would be the Prime

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  BJP Says, Beni Verma Was Booed By Voters In Presence Of Sonia Gandhi

  India | February 02, 2012 16:21 IST

  Balrampur, Feb 2: A day after Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma faced the ire of voters at a poll rally, BJP today questioned how Rahul Gandhi would fulfil the promise of changing UP in five

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  Mulayam's Socialism Limited To Single Family Says Congress

  India | January 29, 2012 9:33 IST

  Bahraich, Jan 29 : Accusing SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav of “nepotism”, union steel minister Beni Prasad Verma on Saturday  said that his socialism was confined to a single family.“Crores of families live in the

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  Rahul, Modi Will Fight 2014 Lok Sabha Battle, Says Beni Prasad Verma

  India | January 25, 2012 18:55 IST

  Barabanki, Jan 25: Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma today described the current assembly polls in five states as a "semifinal", a prelude to the 2014 Lok Sabha general elections in which the main contenders