Congress accuses BJP of hypocrisy on minority issue

New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) The Congress Party today said the new book "History of Jan Sangh' had exposed the mask with which the Opposition BJP had been trying to mislead the people of the country, and said the main Opposition party owes an explanation to the nation for its hypocrisy.

AICC Spokesman Abishek Manu Singhvi told mediapersons here that the book clearly stated that the principal objective behind the foundation of the Jan Sangh was to oppose the Muslims, espcially the minorities.

"This kind of double standards has been the hallmark of politics of the BJP and the RSS," he said, adding the book clearly brings to fore the purpose of and the rationale behind the very existence of the BJP and its predecessor.

The book contained a preface by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha L K Advani, he added.

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