Congress workers staged a protest at the Aligarh collectorate on Thursday against the Enforcement Directorate's chargesheet filed against senior party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.
The Congress party on Wednesday held a nationwide protest against the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate. Congress leaders launched a scathing attack on the BJP, accusing it of plotting "political vendetta" against the Gandhi family.
As part of the Congress call to resist "gross misuse of power by the Modi government", party activists participated in nationwide protests held at Enforcement Directorate offices in state capitals and Central Government offices in districts across the country.
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."
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.
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.
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."
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.
Several Congress workers have been detained by the police in various states as they are holding nationwide agitation against the Central government after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a prosecution complaint against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case.
Congress MP Kumari Selja on Wednesday said that the chargesheet filed against the Gandhis by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald case is "politically motivated".
The Congress workers held a protest against the Centre after the ED (Enforcement Directorate) filed a chargesheet against Congress leaders Rahul and Sonia Gandhi in connection with the National Herald. It was led by State Congress President Bhakta Charan Das.