New Delhi, April 15: In a major development in the National Herald case, Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed chargesheet against Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP, Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday (April 15).
As per reports from PTI, ED has filed chargesheet against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi in a money laundering case related to National Herald case.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took to his social media account and said, "Seizing the assets of the National Herald is a state-sponsored crime masquerading as the rule of law. Filing chargesheets against Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and some others is nothing but the politics of vendetta and intimidation by the PM and the HM gone completely berserk. The INC and its leadership will not be silenced. Satyameva Jayate."
Earlier in the month, the probe agency began the process of taking over assets worth Rs 661 crore belonging to Associated Journals Limited (AJL), as part of its probe.
The agency has formally issued notices to property registrars in Delhi, Mumbai, and Lucknow, signaling its intention to assume physical possession of these properties.
What Is The National Herald Case?
AJL, the publisher of the National Herald newspaper and digital platform, is controlled by Young Indian Private Limited - a company in which both Sonia and Rahul Gandhi hold a 38% stake. The ED has been investigating alleged financial misconduct related to Young Indian’s acquisition of AJL and has interrogated both leaders multiple times during the course of the investigation.
The ED’s case stems from a 2014 order by a Metropolitan Magistrate at Patiala House Court in Delhi, following a private complaint filed by former BJP MP Subramanian Swamy. The complaint alleged that Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, late Motilal Vora, Oscar Fernandes, Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda, and Young Indian were involved in a criminal conspiracy to fraudulently acquire AJL’s assets — valued at over Rs 2,000 crore — for just Rs 50 lakh.
