Congress leader Rahul Gandhi came forward in defence of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar who will appear before the Enforcement Directorate on Friday in a bank scam case. The former Congress chief tweeted, “Sharad Pawar Ji is the latest Opposition leader to be targeted by a vindictive Government. The timing of this action, a month before elections in Maharashtra, reeks of political opportunism.” Watch the full story.