Dharmasthala, Sept. 1 -- union Minister Pralhad Joshi today mounted a blistering attack on Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, accusing her of betraying Hindus and standing by Pakistan and terrorists, while her party now conspires to malign the sacred shrine of Dharmasthala.

Addressing a mammoth gathering at the Dharmasthala Chalo rally, Joshi alleged that Sonia Gandhi epitomised the Congress party's politics of appeasement and disregard for Hindu sentiments. He recalled that during the 2008 Batla House encounter, when Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma was martyred fighting terrorists, the Congress president "did not shed a tear for the slain officer but showed grief when terrorists were killed.""This shows where their loyalties lie. Sonia Gandhi and...