Congress lost elections on ''dal-sabji-pyaz'': Advani

New Delhi, Feb 28 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition L K Advani today said the Congress lost Punjab and Uttarakhand on the issue of ''dal-sabji-pyaz'' while the UPA lost Bihar on ''bijli-sadak- pani''.

The newspapers say that the Left allies have cautioned the Congress, 'you have lost two states; but don't lose the lessons of this setback,' but today's budget shows that the Congress refuses to learn any lessons from the past, Mr Advani asserted.

At a time when the common man feeling is deeply distressed about the soaring costs of his daily meals, it was astounding to hear Finance Minister P Chidambaram exult about the ''good news for cat and dog lovers,'' and reduce duty on pet foods from 30 per cent to 20 per cent, he remarked.

This government came to power on the slogan of ''Congress ke haath aam admi ke saath'' but the budget is a total betrayal of this mandate, the BJP leader said.

UNI