Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today blamed the BJP for the defeat of Constitution Amendment Bill on Lok Pal, saying it exposed the "real face" of the opposition party.
Gandhi said the BJP had committed itself to supporting Constitutional status to Lok Pal in the Standing Committee deliberations.
"But yesterday, we saw their real face. The strength we wanted to give to Lok Pal Bill, they did not want it and voted against it," Gandhi said here.
However, she did not respond to questions on how the government will get the bill passed in Rajya Sabha as it does not have the numbers. "Happy New Year to you all," she said as media persons persisted with the query.
Her comments came as government faced an embarassment in Lok Sabha last night as it could not muster the requisite two-third majority for passing the Bill that provides Constitutional status to Lok Pal and Lokayuktas.