Sonia strikes back: BJP trying to spread lies

October 18, 2012 17:45

Congress president Sonia Gandhi addressing a press conference on corruption right now. Hitting out at the BJP-run Karnataka government, a strident Sonia says corrupt state governments must go and corrupt leaders as well. "The BJP is trying to spread lies about us, trying to defame us."

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