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BJP, Cong join Ramdev to oppose E'way

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI, India, Sept. 19 -- THE BHARATIYA Janata Party (BJP) and Congress have joined hands with yoga guru Ramdev in opposing Chief Minister Mayawati's dream project Ganga Expressway project.

Ramdev, flanked by Union Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal of the Congress and Kanpur mayor, Ravindra Patni of the BJP, launched the campaign 'Aviral Ganga, Nirmal Ganga' (continuous Ganga, clean Ganga) at Sarsaiyya Ghat, and shot off a memorandum to the Central government for the protection of the holy river. The issue, which has already turned into a political controversy, has now taken religious overtone as large number of sadhus have lined up with Ramdeo on the issue.

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