BJP condemns Azad8217;s remarks

MUMBAI, SEPT 2: The Bharatiya Janata Party8217;s Maharashtra unit today demanded an apology from senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad for his derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.

8220;The BJP condemns the character assassination of Vajpayee and demands a prompt apology from the Congressquot;, State BJP spokesman Prakash Jawdekar told reporters here.

The BJP spokesman said the nation knews of Vajpayee8217;s foster daughter and quot;the campaign launched by the Congress smacks of its sinister designs to defame a leader of Vajpayee8217;s staturequot;.

BJP activists also burnt an effigy of Azad at the party office here.