Rahul Gandhi

"The country is run by the Constitution and the law of the land. One man has failed politically, and they are trying to highlight controversies, make an issue out of these to brighten his career," the senior BJP leader said.

It is reportedly said that senior Congress leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, chief ministers of three Congress-ruled states, other national and state party leaders are likely to accompany him to the court.

Speaking to reporters at the airport, Haryana CM Baghel and Punjab CM Channi announced Rs 50 lakh compensation from each of their governments to the kin of the farmers and the journalist who were killed in the Sunday incident.

Addressing a press conference, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said the poll panel has taken decisions on vacancies that have occurred till February. The CEC also said the trial court in Surat has given Rahul Gandhi 30 days to seek a judicial remedy to the matter.

“The Congress leader has made some remarks yesterday. Those were very objectionable and baseless allegations. Those should be expunged and action should be taken against him,” Joshi told Speaker Om Birla.

Congress leader and Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi responded to calls from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and union ministers to suspend the Bharat Jodo Yatra amid concerns of rising COVID-19 cases, calling them "attempts to halt the yatra."

It is reportedly said that a rally will be held at Pathankot on January 19 before the yatra enters Jammu and Kashmir. The Gandhi scion will be walking three hours each in the morning and evening, covering 25 kilometres.

During the hearing, the defence counsel sought another date on Wednesday stating that the entire team was busy with the Surat case, in which Gandhi was sentenced to two years in prison and disqualified from the Lok Sabha.

The ED alleged that these cash deposits were received by Gokhale when he was a member of the Trinamool Congress (TMC). Sawai is understood to have been questioned about these instances and his statement was recorded under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

In connection with the probe, the federal agency is reportedly conducting raids at 12 different sites, including the Delhi office of the Congress-owned National Herald newspaper. It comes after ED questionedCongress President Sonia Gandhi for about three hours in the alleged money laundering case.