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Congress Condemns ED Action as Vendetta in National Herald Case

Mallikarjun Kharge asserts party will not be intimidated as Sonia and Rahul Gandhi face allegations of laundering ₹988 crore and property usurpation.

Congress Party President Mallikarjun Kharge speaks during All India Congress Committee's national convention in Ahmedabad.
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Overview

  • The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet accusing Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi of laundering ₹988 crore and conspiring to transfer ₹2,000 crore worth of Associated Journals Limited properties to Young Indian Pvt Ltd.
  • National Herald properties in Delhi, Lucknow, and Mumbai have been provisionally attached by the ED as part of the investigation.
  • Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge denounced the chargesheet and property attachments, labeling the actions as politically motivated and part of a vendetta by the BJP-led government.
  • Kharge highlighted the Supreme Court's acknowledgment of opposition concerns regarding the Waqf (Amendment) Act, which Congress claims the government has used to stoke communal tensions.
  • The case is set for a cognisance hearing on April 25, 2025, with Congress leaders continuing nationwide protests against what they deem misuse of central agencies.