For Sonia, unity doesn146;t begin at home

Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh, on the other hand, was in Delhi today to wait for the high command8217;s verdict. Sonia8217;s partymen in Delhi had their hands full with dissent brewing in other states. Soon after the controversy over the Ajit Jogi tapes, the party has been caught in another tape row in Himachal Pradesh. The AICC has reportedly asked Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh to explain the 8216;8216;facts8217;8217; stated in the tape, which points to his alleged involvement in a service selection scam.

Meanwhile, addressing the seminar organised by the Centre for Nehru Studies in AMU, Sonia dismissed the BJP8217;s claim that it had contested and won in three states on development issues. 8216;8216;Let no one be misled by the mask of modernity presented by the communal forces,8217;8217; she said.

She added: 8216;8216;Most Indians are religious8230;But a handful have become guardians of their faiths. This is the real battle ground for secularism.8217;8217;