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BJP raked up temple issue as it failed to bring development:
Chavan
Nagpur (Maha), Jan 10 (PTI)Former Maharashtra chief
minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday said since the BJP
"failed" to bring development, it raked up the Ram temple
issue ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, but people will not
get misled by such "poll tactics".
Targeting the BJP-led central government over the
controversial Rafale jet deal, the senior Congress leader said
the issue would not fade and that the "truth will come out".
While the Opposition Congress has been alleging
corruption in the Rafale fighter jet deal, the government has
denied any wrongdoing.
Chavan was speaking to reporters in Nagpur district of
Maharashtra after the Congress began its fifth leg of the
'Sangharsh Yatra' to highlight "failures" of the central and
state governments, ahead of the forthcoming general polls.
"The BJP has no issues. It has failed on the
development front and hence, has raised the Ram temple issue
just six months before the elections. But, the public won't be
misled by these poll tactics," Chavan said.
Asked if the Ram temple issue and reservation for
general category poor were meant to divert the attention from
the Rafale jet deal row, Chavan said, "The Rafale issue is in
the Supreme Court and the public is also well aware of it."
"Whatever the government may do, the issue is not
going to fade and truth will ultimately come out," he said.
To a query on the impact of 10 per cent reservation to
general category poor on elections, he said its affect on
polls will be seen later.
"The bill has been passed but what impact it will have
on Maharashtra, specially on the debate over Maratha
reservation, there is no clarity on it. We will able to
comment when the Maharashtra government clarifies on the
impact of 10 per cent quota in the state," he said.
The Parliament had on Wednesday approved amending the
Constitution to provide 10 per cent reservation to general
category poor in government jobs and education.
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