Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal termed the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) chargesheet against Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi in the National Herald money laundering case a "political vendetta."
Sarma alleged that the Gandhi family took over the National Herald company "fraudulently" and made profits despite it being a Section 19 company under the Companies Act, which prohibits profit-making.
A political showdown erupted between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) prosecution complaint against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald money laundering case.
Doubling down his attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the caste census issue, Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy questioned whether the benefit of the census is meant for Siddaramaiah himself or for the Congress party that provided him political backing.
He cited memoirs of notable figures such as Sardar Patel and CB Gupta, which reference criticisms of Nehru's actions by other leaders like Purshottam Das Tandon and Acharya Narendra Dev.
BJP leader SS Channy defended the BJP on Wednesday in connection with the ongoing Enforcement Directorate (ED) case against the Gandhis on National Herald
Addressing a joint press conference with fellow Congress MP Jairam Ramesh, Singhvi said, "This is nothing but vendetta in legal disguise. ED should answer why no NDA ally or BJP leader has ever been touched by the ED. Selective justice is nothing but political thuggery."
When asked about the National Herald issue, Naqvi said that the "report on trickery" had not been done by the BJP or the Modi Government. It is a legal action on the "mess of corruption" committed by the Congress earlier. "Victim hood reaction on legal action" has become "mode and mood" of t
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused the central government of "unnecessarily troubling" Congress leaders after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a charge sheet against Congress leaders Rahul and Sonia Gandhi in connection with the National Herald case.
On Tuesday, the ED filed a prosecution complaint (chargesheet) in Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court against Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Sam Pitroda, Suman Dubey and others, including several firms.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has laid stress on greater decorum and adherence to parliamentary etiquette, saying the conduct of the MPs must be impeccable as they are elected representatives representing lakhs of people.
The West Bengal Assembly's Leader of Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, has accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders of orchestrating communal violence in Murshidabad district.