“I think in the long term, it will not hurt the Gandhis because it is a case that is hard to prove and it is technical in nature”.
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All top Congress leaders as also Priyanka Gandhi met at Azad’s residence for a strategic session and later reached the court.
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The judge was also of the view that “the gravity of the allegations levelled against petitioners (Sonia, Rahul and others) has a fraudulent flavour involving a national political party and so, serious imputations smacking of criminality levelled against petitioners need to be properly looked into”.
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The activists led by Ongole City Congress president Sripathi Prakasam marched from the HCM Girls College to the Ambedkar statue by covering their mouths with black clothes to register their protest against what they called “political vendetta” by the ruling BJP-led NDA at the Centre.
“There is no doubt that we will lose precious time”, said a senior Delhi Congress leader.
“There have been several incidents which have put the Congress party on the defensive, including the National Herald case, citizenship controversy of Rahul Gandhi and the probe against the land deals of Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law, Robert Vadra”.
The Gandhis received bail on a surety of Rs 50,000 each and though the court made it clear it will not grant them exemption from personal appearances, the rejection of Swamy’s plea to restrain their foreign travel gave them a handle to declare victory outside. “Make no mistake about it”, said Kamal Nath, a senior leader as he arrived in court along with other senior members of the party.
Sonia and Rahul Gandhi walked through the gates of the Patiala House Courts with a faint smile. “The Central government is deliberately targeting the Opposition and making full use of the state machinery to do so”, she said. On Swamy’s complaint, the court had summoned the Gandhis, Congress treasurer Motilal Vora, general secretary Oscar Fernandes, journalist Suman Dubey and technocrat Sam Pitroda.
Shortly after returning from the court, both the Gandhis accused Modi of seeking to bend his opponents and said they were not afraid and will fight back. “Our struggle for Congress policies in the interest of the poor will continue”, she said as party workers raised slogans of support.
“They were accused of appropriating properties of thousands of crores of rupees and court had taken cognizance and issued summons”.
The next court date is on February 20, 2016, when the court is expected to start hearing Swamy’s evidence before possibly filing formal charges.
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“Modi has given Swamy a franchise to defame Sonia and Rahul”, he said. “Corruption is yours. The BJP has nothing to do with all this”, union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told the media here.
