Gandhis vs Government: Legal Fight Turns Political Showdown

Unfazed by the Court’s decision to grant unconditional bail in the National Herald case, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday expressed confidence and said he would win the case against Gandhis in 2016. Pitroda is unwell and present process remedy in america.

Metropolitan Magistrate Loveleen was thereafter informed by his staff about the arrival of the Gandhis and other accused.

Senior Congress leaders Manmohan Singh, Sheila Dikshit, Ambika Soni, Meira Kumar, Kumari Sheilja, Motilal Vohra and Oscar Fernanddes had been in the court room.

The court fixed the next hearing for 2 pm on February 20, Mr. Sibal said. They had to navigate through jostling lawyers, journalists, security men and party workers to reach their cars. “We will fight for the rights of the poor and to uphold the principles and policies of the Congress”, she said.

The mother-son duo were accompanied to the court by Priyanka Vadra, daughter of Sonia.

“We will continue to fight for the poor of the nation and will not take a step backwards”, Rahul Gandhi said.

“The current federal government is deliberately targeting its opposition”, Sonia Gandhi told reporters after the hearing.

He said he had “full faith in the judiciary” and added that “we will see at the end what comes out”.

Mir said the case had been dismissed by the court on several occasions and the BJP leadership was trying to frame the Congress leaders as part of its political vendetta. I am an old Jan Sanghi and started my career in Jan Sangh.

However, the Gandhis’ lawyer Kapil Sibal said they themselves did not seek exemption from personal appearance. In deference and great respect to the court, we all appeared through counsel and each of the accused appeared except accused number six Sam Pitroda who has a medical problem. “Sonia and Rahul Gandhi are reputed person having deep political grass roots”. The trial court then issued summons to the two leaders among others in June 2014, but they approached the Delhi High Court seeking a stay. On Monday this week, the high court refused to stay the summons, and asked all of the accused to appear for a hearing on Saturday.

Swamy has accused them of cheating and misappropriation of funds in acquiring ownership of the now-defunct daily National Herald. On December 28, 2010, AJL had assigned this debt to Young Indian Ltd (YIL), a section 25 charitable company, for Rs. 50 lakh.

Hundreds of members of the Congress party were massed outside the court premises in Delhi in a show of support for the torchbearers of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty that has ruled India for most of its post-independence era after 1947, reports Reuters.