Live reporting: Sonia, Rahul reject opinion polls, say Modi balloon will explode, release manifesto

We will fight in these elections for an India which is not for a few, but which belongs to all the Indians, who have equal rights on this country.

1:35 pm: Sonia: Congress promises Health for All and Housing for All. We are promising pension for disabled and other sections of society. 2014 elections are not for good programmes. This election is for safeguarding the constitutional framework, which had been bequeathed to us by our forefathers after the freedom movement.

1:33 pm: Sonia Gandhi: You have seen under the leadership of Dr Manmohan Singh, there has been a huge economic change and social consolidation in the last 10 years.

This was a time of rapid economic growth, in which all sections of society found many doors opened for them. Most of the Panchayati Raj institutions got huge financial support. Many landmark bills were passed.

1:32 pm: Sonia Gandhi: (speaking in Hindi): We adopted a different process this time. Rahulji spoke to different sections of society. It was not possible to accomodate all the suggestions. We will publish all of them in a separate booklet soon.