Gandhi's deliberations with senior ministers and leaders came on the heels of several opposition parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party, condemning the police action to break the fast at the Ramleela maidan.
The entire Opposition slammed the police action as a "shameful" chapter in India's democracy, with the BJP accusing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Gandhi of ordering the crackdown.
The BJP announced it would hold protests across the country against corruption and "police brutality" against Baba Ramdev and his followers.
Union Minister Kapil Sibal, who had held negotiations with the Baba, was present at the deliberations. Earlier in the day, Sibal had a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as also Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
Besides Mukherjee, the leaders present at the meeting with Sonia Gandhi were Home Minister P Chidambaram and Defence Minister A K Antony.
Ahmed Patel, political secretary to the Congress chief, as also party leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mukul Wasnik, Birender Singh and Jagdish Tytler were present at the meeting.
A senior leader, who declined to be identified, said the party was not told about the police action, like it was also not aware of the four ministers, led by Mukherjee, driving down to the Delhi airport on June 1 to meet Baba Ramdev, a move which had come for flak from several party leaders.
