Cong synonymous with graft: Javadekar

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Press Trust of India Dehradun
Last Updated : Jan 21 2013 | 5:46 PM IST

"The Congress has broken its own record in graft with each new scam. So much so that it has become synonymous with corruption," BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar told reporters here.

"The issue of corruption at the back of inflation has always toppled governments at the Centre and this is what is going to happen again (in 2014 LS polls)," he said.

"Corruption was the issue in 1975-1977 which saw the ouster of the Congress government. It was again an issue during Rajiv Gandhi's time in 1987 and his government was overthrown in 1989. History is going to repeat itself in 2014," the BJP leader said.

Exuding confidence the BJP would romp home with massive mandate both in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat, he said "the Tehri bypoll result in Uttarakhand is a pointer to what lies in store for the Congress in these states."

"The defeat of the Congress in Tehri is not an exception. It forecasts the downfall of the Congress in 2014 general elections," Javadekar said. MORE

  

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First Published: Nov 06 2012 | 6:55 PM IST

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