Leader of the house in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley, reacted to the continued disruption and finally the adjournment of both houses of Parliament over the National Herald case. Jaitely said, "Why stall parliament over a court decision? Nobody enjoys immunity from court proceedings. It is a case based on a private complaint and the govt has
nothing to do with it."


BJP minister Ravi Shankar Prasad added, "There is no political vendetta in the National Herald case; Congress leaders should face the court: it's the court's decision, not the Delhi police or the CBI's decision."

Congress members, upset over the 'National Herald' case, on Tueday disrupted the Parliament, protesting against alleged vendetta politics leading to repeated adjournments in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi, son Rahul Gandhi and others were on Tuesday directed to appear in person on December 19 by a Delhi court which allowed their plea seeking exemption from personal appearance for the day in the National Herald case.

No sooner had both the Houses assembled for the day, Congress members stormed the Well, shouting slogans against the government and refusing to heed to the Chairs repeated pleas that they return to their seats and raise the issue.

While no Congress member specified the issue, their vociferous protests came a day after the Delhi High Court, in a blow to Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, declined to give them any relief in the case, asking them to appear before a trial court. 'We are protesting in both Houses against this dictatorship. Democracy in danger', says Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad.

Meanwhile, Subramanian Swamy, on the basis of whose complaint the National Herald case against the Gandhis was filed, responded to Congress claims that the BJP was was using proxy litigation to take on the Congress. Swamy said, "I'm not acting on the BJP's behalf. I don't need any minister poking his nose in my case. Cong members are jokers. Their lawyers are misleading them. I don't need support from the BJP to take on Rahul and Sonia."