Chandigarh/Jalandhar, April 17 -- Punjab Congress leaders and workers held a protest outside the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Sector 9, Chandigarh, terming the chargesheet against party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case "political vendetta".

They also accused the BJP-led Union government of "misusing" central agencies and trying to "defame" the Gandhi family with "false" charges.

The ED has filed a chargesheet against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and others before a special court in the National Herald case, accusing them of allegedly laundering Rs.988 crore. The chargesheet also names senior Congress leaders Sam Pitroda and Suman Dubey as co-accused.

Led by the Congress' Punjab unit chief Ama...