New Delhi, July 1 -- Continuing his attack against Congress, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday alleged that India was sold to the Soviet Union by the Gandhi family.

Citing a CIA document, Dubey reiterated his allegations that under the leadership of the late Congress leader HKL Bhagat, the Soviet Union funded more than 150 Congress MPs, and Congress candidate Subhadra Joshi took Rs 5 lakhs from the German government from 1977-80.

"The diaries of CIA and Mitrokhin mention that under the leadership of the late Congress leader HKL Bhagat, more than 150 Congress MPs were funded by Soviet Russia. It also mentions that a total of 16,000 news articles were published by Russia, according to their wish... It also mentions that Congress candidate...