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BJP 'party of Kumbhkarnas', promises underway schemes: Jairam

New Delhi: Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Monday termed the BJP as a "party of Kumbhkarnas" and said its election manifesto is a hastily prepared document which promises programmes already underway over the past 10

CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta raised the point of Ram Mandir that the BJP has again promised to built.

"They have again come up with the slogan that Ram Mandir should be constructed, only with the intention of consolidating Hindu votes in the country," said Dasgupta.

CPI-M leader Prakash Karat said: "BJP manifesto is communal and divisive. It shows how dangerous the mix of Hindutva and corporate power could be."