Will 'top secret' note to Sonia help her in anti-Sikh riots case

January 15, 2014 16:25

Our correspondent in Delhi tells us that legal luminaries in the Congress has studied the USA court orders on Sonia Gandhi filed by Sikhs for Justice. The SFJ has alleged that the Congress president has been shielding Kamal Nath, Sajjan Kumar, Jagdish Tytler and other party leaders from prosecution for their alleged role in anti-Sikh riots.

Sonia's legal advisors in the party are considering whether the contempt notice against Sonia will lead to a Red Corner Notice. They are looking at whether she should visit the USA to continue her medical treatment.

It is believed a one-page note was submitted to Sonia Gandhi by a Union Minister, with the contents of the page marked as "top secret".

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