Congress workers today staged protests at several places and burnt effigies of the Prime Minister in Madhya Pradesh against the petition filed against the party president Sonia Gandhi, vice president Rahul Gandhi and others in the high-voltage National Herald case.
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“Sometimes they disappear for 57 days without notice… the trial will get delayed”.
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“Sonia Gandhi has sacrificed a lot in her life time including the post of Prime Minister”.
Swamy pressed the court to impose conditions on the foreign travel of the accused, which was not accepted by the court.
The Nehru-Gandhi family and the Congress party that they dominate has ruled India for all but 10 years since the country gained independence from British rule in 1947.
The next hearing of the case has been set for February 20. They had to navigate through jostling lawyers, journalists, security men and party workers to reach their cars.
The National Herald newspaper was intently related to India’s freedom wrestle and the Indian National Congress until 2008.
In response to an application by the Gandhis’ lawyers, the metropolitan magistrate, Loveleen Singh, granted them bail at 50,000 rupees (Dh2,767) each. “What happened now?” He was referring to earlier reports that said the Congress leaders were considering going to jail in the hope that it would win them public sympathy. “What happened now”, he told reporters after the short hearing.
“How is parliament involved if some people have been summoned by a court?”
Sources said Swamy will be provide Z-category protection with CRPF cover and there is no place at his present place of residence for deployment of armed guards.
Senior Congress leader and former CLP leader in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Sunil Jakhar today said that the Bhartiya Janata Party government at the centre was resorting to political terrorism in an attempt to stifle the voice of dissent and the voice of opposition.
“I have so many friends (in the BJP)”. I am an old Jan Sanghi and started my career in Jan Sangh. I know them (BJP leaders) personally. “No one has told me anything to either slow down or pursue the National Herald case”.
Following the high court’s order, on December 8 the trial court had directed them to appear on December 19.
The leaders, along with three others, Motilal Vora, Oscar Fernandes and Suman Dubey, appeared at the Patiala House court.
Naqvi said: “Politicising a matter which is in court and then stalling the proceedings of parliament”.
At this stage, without evidence the charges can not be said to be serious in magnitude.
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Back in the party office, Sonia and Rahul met Congress Working Committee members and MPs, patiently waiting for the court drama to be over, to thank them for the show of solidarity.
