Launching a blistering attack on Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi for their "silence" over allegations of corruption against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, BJP today dared the state government to give its consent for CBI inquiry into these charges.

"The Congress Party and Virbhadra Singh have decided to brazen out the allegations of corruption. Sonia and Rahul Gandhi will hide behind silence," Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley today said on his blog.

Noting that the Himachal Pradesh chief minister has dared anyone to either lodge an FIR against him or to prove the allegations of corruption, Jaitley said that his letter to the CBI Director on December 29 in this regard constitutes an FIR.

"In order to investigate the same, the consent of the state government under section 6 of the Delhi Special Police (Establishment) Act is required.