New Delhi, April 16 -- The Congress termed as political vendetta, the Enforcement Directorate's charge sheet against party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald money laundering case. The party's legal expert Abhishek Manu Singhvi said, "Now that there is nothing more than a charge sheet filed in a fake, non-existent case, this is being contested and will be contested fully in all aspects."

The charge sheet also triggered reactions from other opposition parties, which denounced ED's move and said the agency was being weaponised to target the opposition.

The Congress leadership, according to functionaries aware of the developments, has already held several rounds of consultations with Singhvi, who is set to represe...