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Insiders in the party told The Hindu that the party was not disturbed by the personal allegations and legal action initiated by Mr. Khurana and the BJP against the Chief Minister and the DPCC president, Chaudhary Prem Singh. "What to talk about the people of Delhi, Mr.Khurana's party itself is not taking him seriously and that is the reason we are not unnecessarily disturbed by this tirade. It is common knowledge that the BJP has mastered the art of speaking lies and now even the electorate have seen through their evil designs and no longer believe what they say. The latest round of allegations has further exposed Mr. Khurana and the BJP,'' remarked the AICC secretary, Anil Shastri, who has been stressing the need to focus on party set-up in order to gear it up for a united fight in the Assembly polls. Political observers feel the fact that Mr. Khurana's tirade has failed to stir up a debate is an indication of the rapport that the Chief Minister has established with the people and the kind of image she enjoys among the people of Delhi. In fact, many within the BJP feel that the five questions per day routine of Mr.Khurana has become a big joke, as people see nothing positive in these things except for a spate of allegations and charges. That is the reason why the Congress is not opting to react to these charges, which it terms as baseless. Congressmen feel that it is still three months to go for the polls and it is too early to take on the BJP. By the time the polls campaign really heats up, the BJP men and machinery will get worn out and would face a drought of issues to be raised against the Congress Government. It is learnt that the Congress party in Delhi is in the process of finalising its election strategy and the various aspects are being given the final touches. The party president, Sonia Gandhi, is personally taking interest in the organisational matters and would approve everything before it is put into practice. It is learnt that the AICC in charge Delhi, Ahmed Patel, would be taking up the matter with Ms. Gandhi in the last week of September and hopefully everything would be put in place by the first week of October. It is learnt that the issues of setting up a Campaign Committee, the Election Committee, the Publicity Committee and the Manifesto Committee are pending with the Congress president and would be made public early next month. The party is in the process of short listing the candidates for these posts and all efforts are being made to ensure that due representation is given to all sections of the party. The effort of the exercise would be to accommodate leaders from various castes and communities to avoid bad blood. The party would also be taking a decision soon on whether sitting Congress Councillors would be considered for tickets in the Assembly elections. The party is expected to give a push to its bid to retain power in Delhi from next month onwards by which time it expects that the Election Commission would spell out the details about the Assembly polls.
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