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Group linked to the BJP campaigns against Labour in the UK, prompting accusations of 'foreign interference'

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Supporters of India's Bharatiya Janata Party gathering in Mumbai on Oct 24, 2019. A group called the Overseas Friends of BJP in UK said they would be campaigning against Britain's Labour Party.

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NEW DELHI - The Indian government's decision to take away Jammu and Kashmir's special status three months ago and impose a lockdown that is still partially in force has sparked a political controversy in Britain.
The Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP) in the United Kingdom, a group of British citizens allied with India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has announced it is campaigning against the Labour Party ahead of Britain's general election on December 12.
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