Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi are likely to hit back at the BJP over the AgustaWestland deal at a 'save democracy' protest outside Parliament but is not sure if any of them will speak during a debate in the issue in the Lok Sabha.
According to sources, the Congress has submitted the names of chief whip Jyotiraditya Scindia, senior leader M Veerappa Moily and first time lawmaker Gaurav Gogoi as its likely speakers when the Lower House debates the copter deal.
However, sources said the Congress can submit fresh names of speakers on Friday morning if needed, leaving the field open for Sonia or Rahul.
Two days after the BJP and the Congress targeted each other over the controversial chopper deal in a debate in the Rajya Sabha, both Sonia and Rahul are expected to hit back at the Centre over the issue when the Grand Old Party will stage a show of strength at Delhi's iconic Jantar Mantar to protest against Agusta and address a host of other issues.
The entire top brass of the party is slated to attend the event to express solidarity with the Gandhis.
The 'save democracy' protest rally on Friday is primarily an attempt by the Congress to do some damage control over the Agusta issue.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the protest rally will also focus on issues like President's Rule in Uttarakhand, the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case, Agusta deal and the communal politics of the BJP.
Ramesh squarely blamed PM Modi of trying to manage the Agusta probe to indict Sonia and Rahul.
