“We have no option but to raise our voice against political vendetta as the Parliament is a law making forum”, Tiwari said. They have acquired properties worth a huge amount without spending anything.
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“Sonia and the other accused, Motilal Vora, Oscar Fernandes, Sam Pitroda and officials of Young India, the company in control of the Herald’s assets, are expected to apply for bail but Rahul is likely to say it is a witch-hunt and refuse to take bail”, a source was quoted as saying by The Telegraph. As the accused were to appear in the trial court on Tuesday, Abhishek Manu Singhvi pleaded before the court that the accused be exempted from personal appearance on Tuesday and that they were willing to appear on a later date. Congress members in unison alleged a “political vendetta” against their top leaders. Irani, who had unsuccessfully contested 2014 Lok Sabha polls against Gandhi from Amethi constituency, said, courts in the country are “independent and there is no individual, who is bigger than the law”.
The Gandhis belief that they are above the law and the sense of entitlement stems from an impression made possible by the way India’s Grand Old Party has made a dynasty of the Gandhis.
Like the previous two days, proceedings in Rajya Sabha were washed out on Thursday as Congress members continued to create uproar over the Herald case, triggering protests from the ruling side which contended that the House was being held “hostage”.
“100 percent political vendetta coming out of PMO”. He said that the government is ready to discuss any issue on the floor of the house.
“Why then disturb parliament and prevent legislative activity from continuing? Public mandate is not to harass opposition”, Kumar told reporters outside Parliament.
Several Congress members trooped into the Well of the House shouting anti-government slogans like “Modi teri tanashahi nahi chalegi, nahi chalegi (Dictatorship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be tolerated)” and “Hitlershahi nahi chalegi (Hitler-like attitude will not be tolerated)”.
This is one case that could herald trouble for mother-son duo Sonia Gandhi and Rahul. But for that to happen, each and every Congressmen will have to fight in unison. By disrupting democracy the financial web created by the Congress leaders can not be undone. But the results of legal battles are always uncertain. A Congress MP from Maharashtra said: “Looks like we will have to do this kind of disruption daily till December 19, when they appear in the court”. “The Government has passed no order in relation to the disputed transactions”, he said. “Is that a charge against the Courts?”, he asked.
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AlCC general secretary CP Joshi and APCC president Anjan Dutta were also present on the occasion among other prominent party leaders and its youth wings. The Congress has learned it the hard way the high cost of a damaged image when Singh’s clean persona was sullied by allegations of scams, ranging from 2G to coal and more, in the UPA government.
