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New Delhi: India's political parties on Saturday joined ranks to slam US President George W. Bush's remark that the burgeoning Indian middle class was contributing to the rising food prices the world over.
"His [Bush's] statement is aimed at serving his own constituency in the US ahead of the presidential elections, rather than having much significance for India," said Prakash Javadekar, a spokesman for the opposition Bharatiya Janata party (BJP).
"The population in India has not increased overnight, neither has the standard of living improved all of a sudden," he said.
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Brinda Karat said: "What Bush has said is a reflection of an imperialist mentality of not feeding one's own people and blaming the crisis on India. The US is diverting its own food grains for biofuels."
However, Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari said: "There is no need to overreact."
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