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A Delhi court Tuesday directed Congress president Sonia Gandhi, party vice president Rahul Gandhi and five others accused in the National Herald case to appear before it on December 19.
“Make sure all the accused appear on December 19. I am giving exemption from personal appearance only for today. Don’t come in the morning on December 19. You come at 3 pm,” Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen said after hearing submissions at the Patiala House Courts.
After a week of uncharacteristically civil debates in Parliament, both Houses returned to familiar scenes of chaos and disruptions on Tuesday. This was after the Delhi High Court dismissed a plea challenging the summons issued to Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi to appear before a court in the National Herald case.
The Congress’s initial reaction, crafted by its legal team, was exactly that - legalese. But the political spin room has pounced on this juicy opportunity drawing parallels to the case against Indira Gandhi after the Emergency. The Congress has rolled up its sleeves in fightback mode.
What about the GST — that ambitious indirect tax bill which the BJP so deseprately wants to pass through the Rajya Sabha ? Yes, the same one for which the Prime Minister’s kitchen brewed a kettle of top quality tea and called Sonia and Rahul Gandhi over. No go.
National Herald case: In 24 hours, Sonia spins new strategy, invokes Indira Gandhi, takes BJP head-on - Firstpost
“Make sure all the accused appear on December 19. I am giving exemption from personal appearance only for today. Don’t come in the morning on December 19. You come at 3 pm,” Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen said after hearing submissions at the Patiala House Courts.
After a week of uncharacteristically civil debates in Parliament, both Houses returned to familiar scenes of chaos and disruptions on Tuesday. This was after the Delhi High Court dismissed a plea challenging the summons issued to Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi to appear before a court in the National Herald case.
The Congress’s initial reaction, crafted by its legal team, was exactly that - legalese. But the political spin room has pounced on this juicy opportunity drawing parallels to the case against Indira Gandhi after the Emergency. The Congress has rolled up its sleeves in fightback mode.
What about the GST — that ambitious indirect tax bill which the BJP so deseprately wants to pass through the Rajya Sabha ? Yes, the same one for which the Prime Minister’s kitchen brewed a kettle of top quality tea and called Sonia and Rahul Gandhi over. No go.
National Herald case: In 24 hours, Sonia spins new strategy, invokes Indira Gandhi, takes BJP head-on - Firstpost
