Overview

• The Enforcement Directorate has filed its first chargesheet against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and others, including Sam Pitroda and Suman Dubey, in the National Herald money laundering case.
• The case alleges that Associated Journals Limited's (AJL) assets, worth over ₹2,000 crore, were acquired by Young Indian Pvt Ltd, controlled by the Gandhis, for just ₹50 lakh.
• The ED has also taken steps to seize immovable assets worth ₹661 crore linked to the case, including prominent properties in Delhi, Mumbai, and Lucknow.
• Separately, Robert Vadra, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband, was questioned for over six hours regarding a 2008 Haryana land deal involving his company Skylight Hospitality, which is suspected to be part of a money laundering scheme.
• Congress leaders have condemned the investigations and charges as politically motivated, announcing nationwide protests against what they describe as a misuse of investigative agencies.