Sonia Gandhi alleged that Congress workers and leaders "have faced persecution of all kinds". New Delhi, Nov 7 (PTI) "Great damage" has been done over the last 12 years to the fabric of India, democracy and institutions, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party, criticized the Modi administration for damaging India's democratic fabric over the past 12 years.