Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and party MP Rahul Gandhi were summoned by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday in connection with the National Herald corruption case.
ANI tweeted: “Enforcement Directorate summons Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and party MP Rahul Gandhi over the National Herald case, which was closed by the investigating agency in 2015.
The two leaders have been summoned by the investigating agency for questioning on June 8in the money laundering case that the party claims had been closed in 2015.
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“This is a strange case of money laundering where no money is involved. The case is more hollow than a pack of cards. We will face it. We are not intimidated. This reeks of vendetta, pettiness, fear and political cheapness,” Congress leader and senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi told reporters informing about the summons notice sent a few days ago. Singhvi said while Sonia Gandhi will appear for questioning if required but the party will write to the probe agency seeking some accommodation for Rahul Gandhi. “It is a political, social, economic, and legal battle,” he said.
The National Herald case pertains to the alleged misappropriation of assets of over Rs 2,000 crore in an equity transaction.
“In 2015, the ED closed the National Herald case. But the govt did not like it and it removed the ED officials concerned, brought in new officials and reopened the case. This is to divert attention from inflation and other raging problems,” Singhvi said.