PM's statement will fool no one: Cong.

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI JAN. 4. The Congress today joined issue with the Prime Minister on his musings from Kerala, by terming it as an exercise ``obfuscation which would fool no one''.

The senior party leader and CWC member Mr. Ahmed Patel, accused the Prime Minister of indulging in doublespeak and trying to mislead the people on the sensitive issue. ``The Prime Minister cannot adopt five different positions, he should be categorical,'' he said.

Unconvinced by the Prime Minister's ``protestations of innocence'', Mr. Patel said Mr. Vajpayee could merely disown responsibility by simply giving a statement. The VHP and the Bajrang Dal have made their intentions clear. The Prime Minister must act decisively, people are not going to be taken in by his statements anymore, he said.

The party appeared to view Mr. Vajpayee's statement as a part of the Sangh Parivar's two pronged strategy to keep both the liberals as well as the hardliners happy.

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