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

Congress has worked towards a situation where corruption will be a thing of the past. I believe next Congress government will be able to overcome whatever tendencies are there towards corruption and there will be a Congress govt which will be a govt which will answer the needs and aspirations of our people.

1:42 pm: Reporters allowed to ask questions. Ajay Maken conducts question-answer session.

1:39 pm: Sonia: For other parties, manifestos may be only a token tradition, but for our party, it is a matter of principles. Principles are meant not to show off, but to adopt them in real life. Sonia ends speech. Jai Hind.

1:37 pm: Sonia: We will fight for unity not uniformity in this election. We will fight for social unity, in which communities are not pitted against each other. In this election, we will fight for a leadership which can empower people and give them collective strength. 

In this election, we will fight for an India in which it is not important what our religion, or caste, or language is. We will fight for a secular India, where everybody is Indian.