Sonia and Rahul
National News: The legal difficulties of Congress's top leaders, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, are deepening in the National Herald money laundering case. On the complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi has ordered a daily hearing between July 2 to 8. The case is related to a suspected loan of Rs 90.25 crore associated with the Congress party and alleged embezzlement of property worth about Rs 2,000 crore.
The matter begins with the loan that the Congress gave to the Associated Journals Limited (AJL) in the year 2010. The ED alleges that the entire loan was transferred to a company named 'Young Indian' for just Rs 50 lakh, in which Sonia and Rahul Gandhi have a 76 percent stake.
The ED claims that this transaction was only a 'paper trick', through which Young Indian captured AJL's prized properties. The estimated price of these properties is said to be around Rs 2,000 crore.
ED's lawyer Joheb Hussain said in the court that this loan was given by the public donation and membership fee of the people received by the Congress. It should have been used for party activities, but it was taken personal advantage by transferring it to a commercial unit - which is directly cheated by public confidence.
The ED reported that AJL's properties earned Rs 142 crore in the form of rent, which was used by the accused for personal benefit. According to the ED, it was part of a organized plan of money laundering, which continued for years. The accused continued to take advantage of this until the properties were seized in November 2023.
The court, given the seriousness of the case, did not consider it a normal case. The special judge said that this is an MP/MLA court, and now it will be heard fast. On behalf of the Congress, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi sought time to examine the 5,000-page documents, on which the court gave time until July but heard a strict order of hearing daily from July 2 to 8.
A total of seven people including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Sam Pitroda, Suman Dubey and two companies have been accused in this case. The court asked whether Sam Pitroda would appear in the court, on which the ED made it clear that even his absence would not stop the proceedings.
The court will now decide whether to take cognizance of the charge sheet filed by the ED. If the court starts the process of fixing the charges, the matter can prove to be very serious and difficult for Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
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