Disclose names of recipients of Walmart lobbying money: BJP

December 11, 2012 11:12

The BJP yesterday demanded a fair probe to find out the names of recipients and insisted that till this is done Walmart should not be allowed to set up shop in India. "The cat is out of the bag and the proof is properly documented. Walmart has said in its lobbying disclosure report that it has been paying since 2008 for access for favourable market condition in India and Rs. 125 crore has been spent," Deputy Leader of the BJP in the Rajya Sabha Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

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