A Delhi court on Monday reserved its order on whether to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) chargesheet in the high-profile National Herald case involving top Congress leaders. Special Judge Vishal Gogne said the matter will next be heard on July 29.
The ED has named Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, deceased Congress leaders Motilal Vora and Oscar Fernandes, as well as Sam Pitroda, Suman Dubey, and two companies — Young Indian and Dotex Merchandise Pvt Ltd — in its chargesheet.
The agency has accused the Congress leadership of criminal conspiracy and money laundering linked to the alleged fraudulent takeover of assets worth ₹2,000 crore from Associated Journals Limited (AJL), the publisher of the now-defunct National Herald newspaper.
According to the ED, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi jointly controlled 76% of Young Indian, which acquired AJL’s massive assets in lieu of a ₹90 crore loan, an act the agency claims was a sham to usurp prime properties under the guise of debt clearance.
