Congress Stages Nationwide Protest Against ED Over Sonia-Rahul Chargesheet

New Delhi.  The Congress has opened a big front against the central government after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed prosecution complaints against other Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi in the National Herald Money Laundering case. The party has announced a protests outside the ED offices across the country and the district level offices of the central government on 16 April. All India Congress Committee General Secretary KC Venugopal has appealed to workers, leaders and supporters to join it.

'Political revenge action', Congress accused

The Congress has termed this action of the Center as a "state -sponsored crime". Venugopal said in a statement that seizing the properties of National Herald and filing a charge sheet against top leaders not only misuse the law process, but a direct attack on democratic opposition. He called it an attempt to misuse power and political threats.

Protest at state and district level on 16 April

The Congress party has directed all the state Congress committees to perform strong demonstrations at ED offices and district headquarters in their respective states on 16 April. The party says that it will not sit silent for the values ​​of democracy, justice and truth, but will fight on the streets. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has alleged that Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi orchestrated a criminal conspiracy to usurp assets worth approximately ₹2,000 crore of Associated Journals Limited (AJL).

According to the ED, the Gandhis, along with other Congress associates, transferred a 99% stake in AJL to their private company, Young Indian, for a mere ₹50 lakh. This transaction effectively made Sonia and Rahul Gandhi the beneficial owners of AJL's properties, valued at thousands of crores.