former Congress president Sonia Gandhi was seen arriving at Rahul Gandhi's residence in the national capital before he embarked for the Gurjat city to appeal against the order of a magistrate court in Surat.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday met his mother and former party president Sonia Gandhi ahead of his appearance in a Surat court to appeal against his conviction in a defamation case tomorrow.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday hit out at the Centre for Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from Lok Sabha following his conviction and sentencing to two years in a criminal defamation case and said that the BJP hatched a conspiracy against the Congress.
In an attempt to show unity, the opposition parties protested against the Centre over the Adani Group issue wearing black attire and marched from the Parliament complex towards Vijay Chowk in the national capital on Monday.
"If I touch you now, they say I'm wiping my nose on your back. Utter nonsense. Have you seen that? That I am helping you over there, they're saying that I'm wiping my nose on you," Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was seen saying as he helped party chief Mallikarjun Kharge down the stairs.
He has also been called a Congress sympathiser, for having worked closely with Sonia Gandhi from 2010 to 2012 in the National Advisory Committee, considered "the most powerful club in the Manmohan Singh government".
Congress General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP KC Venugopal on Friday gave notice of a question of privilege against the Prime
Minister of India for his alleged derogatory remarks against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.