ED’S QUESTION ANSWER ROUND BEGINS WITH RAHUL GANDHI
New Delhi (The Quiver) :On Monday,13 June , accompanied by Congress supporters, party workers, and senior Congress leaders, Rahul Gandhi appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after marching to the agency’s office for questioning in the National Herald money laundering case. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi also had accompanied Rahul Gandhi to the agency’s office.
According to latest information ,The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has begun questioning Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in connection with the money laundering probe linked to the National Herald newspaper.He is being asked questions about the acquisition of the Associated Journals Limited (AJL) by Young Indian Private Limited (YIL).
NATIONAL HERALD MONEY LAUNDERING CASE
The National Herald was started by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, was published by the AJL. In 2010, the AJL, which faced financial difficulties, was taken over by a newly-floated YIL with Suman Dubey and Sam Pitroda as directors, both of them Gandhi loyalists.
BJP ACCUSATIONS
In a complaint in the Delhi High Court, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy accused Sonia Gandhi and her son, Rahul Gandhi, and others of conspiring to cheat and misappropriate funds.
Officials familiar with the probe informed ,Rahul Gandhi is being asked questions about the takeover of the AJL by YIL since the Gandhis have 76% stakes in the latter.
An official said Rahul Gandhi will also be questioned about the allegations that “proceeds of crime” were used for purchasing land in Panchkula and pledging of the same to avail loan from Syndicate Bank to construct a building in Mumbai’s Bandra. The property, valued at Rs 16.38 crore, was attached in 2020.
The central anti-money laundering probe agency is expected to confront the Congress leader with the documents about allegations came against them.
Congress leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge and Pawan Bansal were earlier questioned in the case. Sonia Gandhi has been asked to join the probe in the case on June 23.
