Sonia Gandhi backs PM, slams BJP at CWC meet

Members of the Congress Working Committee members met at the residence of the Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday to review the political situation after the announcement of economic reforms announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last week. Congress President Sonia Gandhi said that the tough decisions were the need of the hour. She also attacked the BJP for playing "negative politics. While stressing the urgent need to improve the economic situation, she said "new allies" will move in. Rahul Gandhi raised the issue of killing of panchayat members in Jammu & Kashmir. He said one should take note of the fact that non-implementation of panchayat raj in the state is behind the killings.