Overview

• The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against Sonia and Rahul Gandhi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in the National Herald case.
• Congress leaders staged protests at ED offices in Guwahati and Hyderabad, with detentions reported in Guwahati after demonstrations led by APCC president Bhupen Borah.
• In Hyderabad, TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud and senior Congress leaders led a dharna, accusing the BJP of using investigative agencies for political vendetta.
• Assam Congress leaders marched to the DGP’s office, alleging police harassment of their candidates ahead of Panchayat elections, including late-night detentions and threats.
• Congress maintains that BJP is weaponizing agencies like the ED and CBI to target opposition leaders and undermine democratic processes.