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BJP decries Congress leaders’ “Goebbellian propaganda” on victory in three States

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the Congress leaders of indulging in “Goebbellian propaganda” that the party’s victory in three States reflected the trust reposed by people in AICC president Sonia Gandhi’s leadership.

At a press conference here on Wednesday, G. Kishan Reddy, MLA, and N. Ramchander Rao, spokesperson, said that the BJP had lost to the Congress in Rajasthan and New Delhi due to certain lapses in the party’s strategy and not due to people’s faith in Ms. Gandhi’s leadership.

They maintained that the Congress had won in only five of the 18 States after Manmohan Singh became the Prime Minister. Did it mean that the party was defeated in the remaining 13 States due to lack of people’s faith in her stewardship? The BJP leaders said local issues, a leader’s ability and the government’s functioning would impact the outcome in such elections rather than national issues. They hit out at the Congress for indulging in propaganda that people were not affected by recent incidents of terrorism.

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