Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul are likely to choose to go to jail rather than seek bail in the National Herald case, top Congress sources have told NDTV.

The two top Congress leaders are among seven entities summoned by a trial court for a hearing in the case on Saturday.

Top sources in the Congress said that the Gandhis “are not inclined to seek bail and are ready to go to jail if required.” Their legal defence in the case will be a close-guarded secret till the appearance in court, they said.

The Congress is also preparing to stage a show of strength in the capital on that day, sources said. It has summoned its chief ministers and other state leaders for a meeting at the party headquarters, 24 Akbar Road, in New Delhi and all its lawmakers from both Houses of Parliament have also been asked to be present. They are likely to stage a march