National Herald case: 100% political vendetta coming out of PMO, says Rahul

Rejects charge that Congress was using Parliament to threaten judiciary and said that it is the other way round

Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi
Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 10 2015 | 5:06 PM IST
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today 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."

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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.
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First Published: Dec 09 2015 | 1:42 PM IST

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