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BJP attacks Congress over reports on Wal-Mart bribe payments in India

BJP today attacked Congress over US media report about payment of bribes to local officials in India by retail giant Wal-Mart for lobbying. Briefing reporters in New Delhi, party spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao said the corruption of previous regime is surfacing regularly giving a bad name to the country. He questioned whether the lobbying money was used to win over the Congress leaders during UPA rule.<br/><br/>Mr. Rao said that the revelation is damaging the image of brand India created by the NDA government. The BJP spokesperson also alleged that Congress is the synonyms of corruption. The US based newspaper has reported that Wal-Mart paid millions of dollars as bribe to junior officials to help move goods through customs or obtain real estate permits. In 2012, Wal-Mart disclosed that it had spent 25 million dollar over a span of four years to lobby US lawmakers to help it gain access to foreign markets including India.

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