India, May 18 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold a training camp in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal for its leaders to improve their public speaking and avoid making mistakes, a move that comes after but the party says is not linked to recent controversies over two ministers' comments about Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and the armed forces.

The state BJP said the training programme was already planned and is part of regular party activities.

"It has nothing to do with recent statements of BJP leaders. Such events are held routinely, and nothing more should be read into it," PTI news agency quoted, MP BJP spokesperson as saying.

He said the training camp will be held in June, and its schedule will be announced soon.

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