Can ED arrest Rahul-Sonia Gandhi in National Herald Case? How it can create problems for Congress; Facts & More

National Herald Case: In the National Herald case, the difficulties of Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi seem to be increasing.

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National Herald Case: In the National Herald case, the difficulties of Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi seem to be increasing. 

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday summoned Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the National Herald.

Sonia Gandhi has been asked to appear before the ED on June 8 while Rahul Gandhi has been asked to appear before the ED on June 2. Rahul Gandhi is not currently in the country, due to which a letter has been written to postpone the date of appearance till June 5. 

The Central Government was targeted by Congress regarding this whole matter, while on the other hand, it was said by the government that when no mistake was made, then what to worry about. After all, this is the whole matter of the National Herald, due to which this problem has arisen in front of the Gandhi family.

Congress's allegation and investigation agency's question

Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said on Wednesday that Sonia Gandhi will follow the summons. Singhvi and Congress leader Randeep Surjewala told reporters that Rahul Gandhi has written to the probe agency to postpone the date of his appearance till June 5 as he is not in the country. 

Singhvi said that the Modi government should know that by registering such fake and fabricated cases, it cannot succeed in its heinous and cowardly conspiracy.

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ED officials said the agency wants to record the statements of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED had recently questioned Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Pawan Bansal as part of the investigation. 


Officials said the ED wants to find out about the financial transactions, promoters of Young Indian and the role of ALJ by questioning Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and senior Congress leaders. 


The agency had registered a fresh case under criminal provisions of the PMLA after a trial court here took cognizance of the Income Tax Department's investigation against Young Indian Pvt Ltd. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy had complained in this regard in 2012.

How the whole matter started and how it progressed

In November 2012, Subramanian Swamy filed a case. In June 2014, two years after the case was registered, the court issued summons against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. In August this year, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) took cognizance and registered a money laundering case. 

After the registration of the case, on 19 December 2015, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and other accused including Rahul Gandhi were granted regular bail by the Patiala Court of Delhi. The next year in 2016, the Supreme Court refused to quash the action against the Congress leaders. 

It was a matter of relief that the court exempted all the accused from personal appearance. Two years later, in 2018, the Delhi High Court dismissed the petition filed by Sonia and Rahul Gandhi against the notice of the Income Tax Department. The Supreme Court was approached by Congress against this decision. The petition challenging the decision of the High Court. 

National Herald case, what is the charge

This matter is related to the National Herald newspaper. It was established in the year 1938 by the former Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. The newspaper was owned by Associated Journal Limited ALJ, which published two more newspapers, Navjeevan in Hindi and Qaumi Awaaz in Urdu. ALJ was incorporated as a non-commercial company in 1956 and exempted from tax under Section 25 of the Companies Act. 

The company gradually went into loss. The company also got a debt of 90 crores. Meanwhile, in the year 2010, another company was formed by the name Young Indian. Of which 76 per cent share was with Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and the rest was with Motilal Bora and Oscar Fernandes. 

Congress party transferred its loan of 90 crores to the new company Young Indian. Unable to repay the loan, The Associate Journal transferred all the shares to Young Indian. In return, Young Indian gave only Rs 50 lakh to The Associate Journal.

BJP bid on Congress's allegation

After the ED issued a summons in a money laundering case, Congress accused the government of using central agencies to target political rivals. At the same time, the government said that agencies do their work and if the opposition has not done anything wrong then it should not worry. 

In the cabinet briefing, it was said on behalf of the government that this issue has nothing to do with the decisions of the cabinet. Culture and Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy questioned why two Congress leaders are worried when they have not done any wrong.

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