Herald case: Court questions ED action against Gandhis
New Delhi, July 3 -- A Delhi court on Wednesday questioned the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on its money laundering probe against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case, asking why the agency acted against them, when corporates, and state-owned companies routinely write off loans.
The questions were raised by special judge Vishal Gogne while hearing ED's submissions on the point of cognisance of the charge sheet in the matter.
The agency's claim is that the Gandhis acquired beneficial ownership of the assets of the party-run newspaper National Herald's parent company Associated Journals Limited (AJL), worth Rs.2,000 crore, for a mere Rs.50 lakh that was paid to the Congress Party.
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