Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi would rather go to jail than apply for bail or sign a personal bond when he appears in court on December 19 in the National Herald case. I am not scared, ” she said even as she held a series of strategy meetings to deal with the crisis.
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“We are very keen to come before the court”, Singhvi told Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen, adding, “Please give us a date of your choice and that of the convenience of Dr Subramanian Swamy”. Sources have revealed that Congress brass has decided that both Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul will appear before the lower court.
Naidu, who also addressed a press conference, accused the Congress of using Parliament to intimidate and silence the judiciary after the Gandhis were not given relief by court in the Herald case.
“I absolutely see a political vendetta”.
“Let them do what they want”.
Indira Gandhi’s arrest was a turning point in her attempt to regain public sympathy then as she defied arrest by Delhi policemen in what was alleged to be vendetta by the Janata government. “I am going to keep posing questions, keep pressure on the government”, he said. Where he wrote without naming Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, that the Congress leaders created a ‘Chakravyuh for themselves through the series of financial transaction and tax exemption which was transferred to a real estate company.
Contending that there was “misrepresentation of facts”, he said, “The government is ready for any discussion…There are serious allegations on Congress leaders”.
Senior advocate Ramesh Gupta, counsel for another accused Sam Pitroda, a former chairman of National Innovation Council, told the court that Pitroda lived in the U.S. and needed time to reach India.
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Both the Houses of Parliament were repeatedly adjourned and no business was conducted after the Congress members disrupted proceedings shouting slogans in the well against the government on the Herald case issue, accusing the government of political vendetta. So far, only the Trinamool Congress’s Mamata Banerjee has appeared to commiserate with the Gandhis over the directive to appear in court. They prefer the Gandhis to personally appear before the court to “demonstrate their commitment to follow the legal process”.
