Overview

• The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet in Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Sam Pitroda under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
• The case involves allegations that Young Indian Pvt Ltd, controlled by the Gandhis, acquired Associated Journals Limited (AJL) assets worth ₹2,000 crore for a nominal ₹50 lakh.
• Congress has strongly condemned the chargesheet, calling it an act of 'political vendetta' by the Modi government, and staged nationwide protests on April 16, 2025.
• The ED has also issued notices to take possession of ₹661 crore in AJL properties attached in November 2023, including iconic locations in Delhi, Mumbai, and Lucknow.
• The chargesheet follows the ED's questioning of Robert Vadra in a separate money laundering case, amid BJP leaders defending the investigations as lawful and independent.