Congress President Sonia Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on the ruling BJP in Karnataka saying its double standards on corruption has been exposed. Addressing the delegates of the Pradesh Congress Committee meeting in Tumkur, she said BJP's corruption and political corruption are more apparent now to the people.

Charging the BJP government with showing scant respect for rule of law, Sonia Gandhi said the post of Lokayukta had remained vacant in Karnataka for almost a year in contrast to UPA's determination to enact a strong Lokpal bill which was held up in Rajya Sabha by the BJP. She said people want a change from corruption and the divisive communal politics of the BJP.

Earlier, she visited the Nagasamudra village in Chitrdurga district of Karnataka, which has been hit by severe drought. During her 25-minute-long visit, villagers pleaded for loan waiver and complained about non-implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MNREGP) in the village. Sonia assured them to look into the problem.