Pure political vendetta out of PM’s office, says Rahul Gandhi on National Herald case

I have full faith in judiciary, says Rahul Gandhi.

New Delhi

: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the National Herald case is -"hundred per cent political vendetta coming out of PMO-" but declared that he has full faith in the judiciary.

He also rejected the charge that Congress was using Parliament to threaten judiciary saying -"it is the other way round-".

-"One hundred per cent political vendetta. Pure political vendetta coming out of PMO. It is their way of doing politics. Pure 100 per cent vendetta,-" Gandhi told reporters outside Parliament.

He said he has full faith in the judiciary. -"I have full faith in judiciary. We will see at the end what comes out. Truth will come out.-"

Asked about Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu's charge that Congress was using Parliament to threaten judiciary (by disruption), he said, -"It is the other way round. Who is threatening judiciary. We all know.-"

Congress members disrupted proceedings in both the houses of Parliament yesterday and got the Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 PM today.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi and others were directed to appear in person on December 19 by a Delhi court which allowed their plea seeking exemption from personal appearance for the day in the National Herald case.

The Delhi High Court had on Monday rejected the pleas of Gandhis and others for quashing of the summons against them in the case and also turned down their pleas for exemption from personal appearance in the trial court.

Along with the Gandhis, five other accused -- Suman Dubey, Moti Lal Vohra, Oscar Fernandez, Sam Pitroda and Young India Ltd -- had challenged the summons issued to them by a trial court on a complaint by Swamy against them for alleged cheating and misappropriation of funds in taking control of the now-defunct daily.

The trial court had on June 26, last year summoned all the above accused to appear before it on August 7, 2014 on Swamy's complaint. The Congress leaders had, thereafter, on July 30, 2014, moved the high court which had stayed the summons on August 6, last year. Thereafter, on December 15, 2014, the court had further stayed the summons till final disposal of the petitions.