Shimla, Dec. 24 -- Lashing out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the national coordinator of the National Talent Hunt programme of Congress and in-charge of Himachal Pradesh, Chitra Batham, said the BJP government at the Center is "suppressing democracy by misusing power".

Batham was in Shimla to launch the National Talent Hunt programme on Tuesday. Talking to media, she said, "The BJP government at the Centre is suppressing democracy by misusing power and violating the fundamental principles of the Constitution."

"At this time, the Congress has decided to launch a comprehensive national campaign, under which it will appoint trained spokespersons to raise awareness through the media in every village and city," she added.

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