Sonia Gandhi

"Friends, we have achieved a great deal in the last 75 years, but today's self-obsessed government is bent on trivialising the great sacrifices of our freedom fighters and the glorious achievements of the country, which can never be accepted," Sonia Gandhi said in her Independence Day message.

Congress and Rashtriya Janta Dal have informally extended support to Janata Dal-United chief Nitish Kumar whose relations with the BJP have been damaged beyond repair. Speculation is that Nitish, who ismiffed over the state being projected as a terror haven by the central government,has sought time to meet Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.

The Enforcement Directorate has questioned Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul Gandhi about alleged financial irregularities at the Congress-backed Young Indian, which owns the National Herald newspaper.

Mallikarjun Kharge, leader of Congress party in Rajya Sabha, shows his protest against price rise and unemployment by wearing a black kurta and turban. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is likely to join the protests.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are among the young Indian promoters and majority shareholders. The Congress president, like her son, owns 38 per cent of the company.

Enforcement Directorate questioned Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for nearly 50 hours over five days in June in a money laundering case. The central agency also questioned his mother, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, about alleged money laundering in connection with the National Herald newspaper.

Commission has scheduled Chowdhury's hearing for next Wednesday at 11.30 am and has also written to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, requesting that she intervene and take appropriate action against Chowdhury.

The heated exchange occurred during a break in the Lok Sabha, which had been adjourned due to loud protests by BJP MPs against Sonia Gandhi and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi was detained by the Delhi Police at Vijay Chowk along with other Members of Parliament from the party while they were staging a protest against the Enforcement Directorate's questioning of interim party president Sonia Gandhi.

Many social media users have criticised Smriti Irani, some even calling her "hypocrite", for allegedly lying about her daughter Zoish Irani owning a restaurant in Goa.