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Sports minister's slum race rekindles Delhi BJP's tussle at home

Senior leaders opposing Goel's programme has brought to the fore the troubles within the Delhi BJP

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on 26 May, when National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre completes three years. On the same day, Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Vijay Goel has organised a "Slum Yuva Daud" in New Delhi.

This has irked a number of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, claim party sources.

Goel, in a press conference on Wednesday, announced that his campaign, “Slum Yuva Daud” - also organised to mark three years of the NDA in power - would start at 6 am. There are plans of newly elected BJP councillors adopting

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