New Delhi: Hinting at political vendetta against her, Congress President Sonia Gandhi refrained from commenting on the proceedings against her and her son party Vice President Rahul Gandhi. When asked if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was targeting her, she said "leave it to you to judge."
Keeping a firm stand, Sonia maintained that she had nothing to be afraid of. "I'm daughter-in-law of Indira Gandhi, I'm not scared of anything. Why should I be scared," she said.
Her statement comes even as the Gandhis have been given an exemption from appearing in the Patiala House Court on Tuesday and have been asked to be present on the next hearing on December 19.
The legal team of the Gandhis will inturn get time to prepare a petition for the apex court. They say the Gandhis will appear before court when the fresh summons is issued. The trial court judge who issued the summons to the Gandhis will not hear the matter today - she was moved out 6 months back as part of a routine transfer. Counsel for the Gandhis are likely to seek issuance of fresh summons.
Counsel for the Gandhis had met in the morning to take a final call whether Sonia should appear in the court. However, Rahul had left for Chennai and Puducherry on Tuesday morning to meet flood victims.
Making scathing observations on the "questionable conduct" regarding how they took control of the publication, Justice Sunil Gaur on Monday dismissed Gandhis' plea to quash the summons issued against them in the case. The court also turned down the request of Gandhis and five others for exemption from personal appearance in the case in the trial court, where it is listed for Tuesday.
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 BJP leader Subramanian Swamy against them for alleged cheating and misappropriation of funds in taking control of the now-defunct daily.
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