No onjectionable comment against Patel: BJ

Friday, August 22, 2008, 22:05 [IST]

Bhopal, Aug 22 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janshakti has clarified that party President Uma Bharti had not made any objectionable comment against former Union Minister Prahlad Patel.

In a statement issued here today, the BJ stated that Ms Bharti had described Mr Patel as a dedicated worker during a press conference in Narsinghpur.

The BJ stated that nothing else was stated against Mr Patel.

Her statement was twisted out of context.

Some newspapers had published that Ms Bharti had made objectionable comments against Mr Patel.

UNI SHD-PS RR ND2122

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