"What the government has done is wrong," Gandhi told journalists in an impromptu press meet that took everyone by surprise. Gandhi chose to walk into the Press Club soon after Ajay Maken, in charge of Congress media communication, finished his press interaction.

Seeking to project the Congress party's line on the controversial ordinance that has evoked sharp response from sections of the opposition and the public at large, Gandhi said: "My opinion of the ordinance is that it is completely nonsense and should be torn up and thrown away."