In 2013, Rahul Gandhi, who held no official position in UPA government, publicly dismissed an ordinance meant to overturn a Supreme Court ruling as “nonsense” and tore it up during a press conference. He not only embarrassed the govt but also undermined Dr Singh's authority as PM.
Ms Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tried to ride on sympathy wave following the death of former PM Manmohan Singh despite the Centre allocating space for his memorial.
BJP MP Sambit Patra attacked Congress for indulging in "politics" over the demise of Manmohan Singh and said that if someone has "damaged the dignity" of former PM it's Congress party.
Asserting 'communal Muslim alliance' behind Congress victory in Wayanad in Lok Sabha elections, CPI(M) leader A Vijayaraghavan said that the worst extremist elements in the minorities were in with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.
The notice comes in response to a petition filed by Pankaj Pathak, who alleged that the remarks were like an "attempt to start a civil war in the country."
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra claimed that two Congress workers were allegedly killed by the police during party's protests in separate incidents in Uttar Pradesh and Assam. However, police has denied all the charges.
The BJP has criticized the selective response of the Congress leaders to these incidents. Kerala BJP President K. Surendran questioned the silence of several leaders over the attack in Wayanad.
"I had requested Sonia Gandhi in September to return the Nehru papers to PMML or allow us access either in digital or physical form," Rizwan Kadri told OpIndia.