The Congress on Monday urged the Centre to clarify whether it is open to third-party mediation on the Kashmir issue, warning that such a stance could potentially violate the Shimla Agreement of 1972.

In a significant development, the Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the citizenship status of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The court ruled that the plea lacked merit and sufficient grounds to question Gandhi’s Indian citizenship.

The government has been accused by the Congress party of placing caste enumeration in the national census on the back burner as a "headline without a deadline" and "diversionary tactic."

Never to be left behind, Kangana Ranaut struck back soon after, referring to the Congress government as political harrassment. She claimed that the bills are an instance of over-pricing as well as her home lying vacant for many years.

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri politicized the National Herald case yet again by labeling it an "open and shut" fraud, corruption, and money laundering case.

On April 15, 2025, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued a second summon to Robert Vadra, husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, concerning a money-laundering investigation linked to a land deal in Shikohpur village, Haryana.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena is at the center of a controversy following reports that he hosted a Holi lunch party for bureaucrats and their families, subsequently billing the state government ₹1.22 lakh for the event.