The Congress has gone on the offensive after the Gandhis secured relief in the National Herald case. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge termed the verdict a “vindication” and accused PM Narendra Modi and HM Amit Shah of misusing investigative agencies for political vendetta. Kharge claimed the ruling was a setback for what he described as the BJP’s politics of intimidation, as the party sharpens its attack on the government following the court’s decision.