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Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi Summoned By ED In Alleged Money Laundering Case

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in an alleged money laundering case related to National Herald, which was closed in 2015.

Notably, Congress claimed that the case was closed by the investigating agency in 2015.

“The BJP is using puppet agencies to intimidate political opponents. National Heral has a history that goes back to independence days,” Congress leader and senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said adding that all opposition leaders including Mamata Banerjee, and Farooq Abdullah are under the attacks from central agencies.

“All companies do improve balance sheet by turning loans into equities, Singhvi added.

“In 2015, the ED closed the National Herald case. But the govt didn’t like it and it removed the ED officials concerned, brought in new officials and reopened the case. This is to divert attention from inflation and other raging problems,” Singhvi added.

Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said, “We will not get frightened, we will not bow down.”

The National Herald case pertains to the alleged misappropriation of assets worth over Rs 2,000 crore in equity transactions.

A few days ago, a notice has been given to the Gandhi family. In April, the ED had questioned former Union minister Pawan Bansal, and senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge in connection with the money laundering probe in the National Herald case.

Accusations of cheating, conspiracy and criminal breach of trust in the acquisition of the Associated Journals Limited (AJL), which ran the Congress mouthpiece, National Herald, by Young Indian Pvt Ltd have been levelled in the case.

(With Agency Inputs)

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