The Congress has once again found itself in a catch-22 situation. Will it risk unpopularity and accede to the Samajwadi Party's brazen defence of its decision to suspend IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, or will it stand firm and risk losing a critical vote on the food security bill?
The Samajwadi Party, incensed by a letter written by Congress President Sonia Gandhi to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressing concern over Nagpal's suspension had hit out at her, telling her to write two more letters about her son-in-law Robert Vadra.
