Rahul146;s comments had desired effect: Cong

Singh also dismissed suggestions that the remarks would help revive the dead Ayodhya issue. He said the BJP would continue to rake up the issue till they come back to power at the Centre.

Singh also said Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao was wrong in trusting the VHP and BJP in 1992 during the crisis over the disputed structure in Ayodhya. 8220;Narasimha Rao, unfortunately, believed those people, who should not have been believed. It was certainly a mistake. Rao had himself admitted that he was misled on the affidavit filed by the VHP and the BJP leaders,8221; he said.

To a question on the criticism that Rahul8217;s comments were an indictment of Congress itself, he said, 8220;It was not indictment. The conditions were different.8221;