Bharat Bandh call given to divert people's attention from Herald case: BJP

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 10 2018 | 9:00 PM IST

The BJP Monday claimed that the 'Bharat Bandh' call given by the Congress was to divert the people's attention from the hearing in the Delhi High Court on a matter related to the National Herald case involving its "corrupt" leaders.

Welcoming the Delhi High Court's order to dismiss pleas of Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi challenging the reopening of their tax assessments for 2011-12, the BJP's national spokesperson, Sambit Patra, said it was a "victory of common man."

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First Published: Sep 10 2018 | 9:00 PM IST

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