Congress to hold protest against ED for filing chargesheet against Sonia, Rahul Gandhi tomorrow

The Congress on Tuesday called the ED's chargesheet against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case as vendetta politics and said it will hold protests outside ED offices across the country on Wednesday to register its strong opposition to such politics of vendetta and intimidation.Congress leader KC Venugopal said the witch hunt against Sonia Gandhi ji and Rahul Gandhi ji, using the frivolous, politically motivated & fabricated National Herald case, is a clear example of their attempt at intimidation and silencing of opposition voices. 

“This reeks of desperation from PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, who are failing to address the concerns of the people and are looking to continuously create distraction after distraction. However, it seems they have forgotten that this is a family that has given its blood for the country. Their petty tactics, using their lapdog agencies, are not going to deter us — in fact, it is only going to further strengthen our resolve against this divisive, destructive regime,” he said.

Venugopal said the Congress will hold protests outside ED offices across the country on Wednesday to register its strong opposition to such politics of vendetta and intimidation.

The development comes as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a chargesheet against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others on charges of money



laundering in the case.

"Filing chargesheets against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and some others is nothing but politics of vendetta and intimidation by the prime minister and the home minister gone completely berserk," Congress said in a post on X.

Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi called the case "fake" and said the government was exposing itself and its vendetta politics by indulging in such action.

"As stated years ago when this was initiated, the National Herald case is a one-trick wonder where this government has started a money-laundering investigation without there being any movement of money, any movement of property, any activity which caused a transfer," he said in a video statement.

A mere not-for-profit company was created to manage the National Herald's affairs where no dividends can be paid, no commercial transactions take place. The mere creation of that company with Sonia Gandhi and other members of the Gandhi family or the late Motilal Vora has been treated as an act of money laundering, he alleged.

"Now, there is nothing more except a chargesheet filed in a fake and non-existent case. Anyway, this will be contested fully in all aspects. Earlier, all statements had been recorded in this regard by the persons, including former Congress president Sonia Gandhi," the Congress leader said.