NEW DELHI: Congress Speaker Sonia Gandhi will appear before the Executive Directorate (ED) regarding Department of the National Herald on Thursday. The ED summoned Sonia on June 1 to appear before its investigators on June 8 in its first case involving a money laundering case involving the National Herald. The head of Congress has been issued a new summons as she is unable to participate in the ED investigation in this case after testing positive for Covid-19. Last month, ED asked a question Rahul Gandhi In some cases.
Here are the main points:
Parliament raises slogans in favor of Sonia
Congressional staffers are holding slogans at the party office, extending their support for party leader Sonia Gandhi.
The opposition party is set to hold protests across the country against Sonia Gandhi’s questioning and has branded the agency’s actions against its top leader as a ‘political protestor’.
‘Police do not allow media to enter AICC headquarters’
Before questioning by Chief of Staff of Parliament Sonia Gandhi by the Executive Directorate (ED), the party on Thursday alleged that the Delhi Police were preventing the media from entering the AICC headquarters here and said that “the This high hand” reflects the thinking of the Narendra Modi government. .
“Since the early hours of this morning, the Delhi Police – apparently taking orders from the Union Home Minister – are preventing the media from entering the party headquarters of the Parliament,” said Parliament Secretary General Jairam Ramesh. in a tweet.
“This magnanimity is only expected and reflects the mindset of Modi Sarkar,” he added.
High security around ED . office
Security has been beefed up outside the Office of Enforcement (ED) ahead of Congressional leader Sonia Gandhi’s interrogation in the National Herald case.
Paramilitary forces have been deployed in nearby areas to avoid any kind of unexpected incidents.
Police have also deployed additional teams to monitor people visiting nearby areas and lanes.
Sonia’s session with ED was postponed twice
The ED summoned Sonia Gandhi on June 1 to appear before investigators on June 8 in the first case involving a money laundering case involving the National Herald.
The agency issued similar summons to investigators Sonia Gandhi on June 8 and then on June 21.
Sonia Gandhi was unable to appear for questioning after testing positive and was hospitalized with Covid-19. The leader of the National Assembly had a mild fever on the evening of June 1 and was found to be positive for Covid-19 when tested the next morning. After being discharged from the hospital, she asked for more time to appear in front of the agency.
The ED wants to document Sonia Gandhi’s statements under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Rahul Gandhi was interrogated for more than 5 days
The Leader of Congress and Rahul Gandhi, son of Sonia Gandhi, were examined at the ED office in the National Herald case for more than 50 hours spanning five days.
During Rahul’s interrogation, the ED sought details of transactions and verifiable documents to substantiate Parliament’s claim that it paid Rs 90 crore to Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), the publisher. copy of the National Herald to cover costs and fulfill obligations to its employees. .
In 2010, the Gandhis founded Young Indian which took control of AJL by taking over the entire Rs 90 crore debt owed by AJL. However, subsequent investigations revealed that YI paid only Rs 50 lakh instead of Rs 90 but Parliament agreed to transfer all shares of the company to Young Indian and pay the entire account.
Sharing details of his interrogation, Rahul said: “I was made to sit in a small dark room. There were three ED officers interrogating me. They would leave the room to give instructions but I was sitting on a chair inside. many hours and patiently answering all their queries.”
The National Herald case
The case to investigate alleged financial misconduct under the PMLA was registered about nine months ago after a trial court found the Income Tax Department investigation was made on the basis of the complaint. Private criminal of former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP in 2013.
The petitioner approached the court alleging that the assets of Associated Journals Limited (AJL), the publisher of the National Herald, had been fraudulently acquired and transferred to Young Indian Pvt Limited (YIL), in which Sonia Gandhi and her son own 38%. share each.
YIL supporters include Speakers of Parliament Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Swamy alleged that Gandhis cheated and appropriated the money, YIL paid only Rs 50 lakh to get the right to recover Rs 90.25 crore which AJL owed the Congress.
Congress considers YIL to be a not-for-profit corporation under Section 25 of the Companies Act of 1956, which cannot accrue profits nor pay dividends to its shareholders.
Here are the main points:
Parliament raises slogans in favor of Sonia
Congressional staffers are holding slogans at the party office, extending their support for party leader Sonia Gandhi.
The opposition party is set to hold protests across the country against Sonia Gandhi’s questioning and has branded the agency’s actions against its top leader as a ‘political protestor’.
‘Police do not allow media to enter AICC headquarters’
Before questioning by Chief of Staff of Parliament Sonia Gandhi by the Executive Directorate (ED), the party on Thursday alleged that the Delhi Police were preventing the media from entering the AICC headquarters here and said that “the This high hand” reflects the thinking of the Narendra Modi government. .
“Since the early hours of this morning, the Delhi Police – apparently taking orders from the Union Home Minister – are preventing the media from entering the party headquarters of the Parliament,” said Parliament Secretary General Jairam Ramesh. in a tweet.
“This magnanimity is only expected and reflects the mindset of Modi Sarkar,” he added.
High security around ED . office
Security has been beefed up outside the Office of Enforcement (ED) ahead of Congressional leader Sonia Gandhi’s interrogation in the National Herald case.
Paramilitary forces have been deployed in nearby areas to avoid any kind of unexpected incidents.
Police have also deployed additional teams to monitor people visiting nearby areas and lanes.
Sonia’s session with ED was postponed twice
The ED summoned Sonia Gandhi on June 1 to appear before investigators on June 8 in the first case involving a money laundering case involving the National Herald.
The agency issued similar summons to investigators Sonia Gandhi on June 8 and then on June 21.
Sonia Gandhi was unable to appear for questioning after testing positive and was hospitalized with Covid-19. The leader of the National Assembly had a mild fever on the evening of June 1 and was found to be positive for Covid-19 when tested the next morning. After being discharged from the hospital, she asked for more time to appear in front of the agency.
The ED wants to document Sonia Gandhi’s statements under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Rahul Gandhi was interrogated for more than 5 days
The Leader of Congress and Rahul Gandhi, son of Sonia Gandhi, were examined at the ED office in the National Herald case for more than 50 hours spanning five days.
During Rahul’s interrogation, the ED sought details of transactions and verifiable documents to substantiate Parliament’s claim that it paid Rs 90 crore to Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), the publisher. copy of the National Herald to cover costs and fulfill obligations to its employees. .
In 2010, the Gandhis founded Young Indian which took control of AJL by taking over the entire Rs 90 crore debt owed by AJL. However, subsequent investigations revealed that YI paid only Rs 50 lakh instead of Rs 90 but Parliament agreed to transfer all shares of the company to Young Indian and pay the entire account.
Sharing details of his interrogation, Rahul said: “I was made to sit in a small dark room. There were three ED officers interrogating me. They would leave the room to give instructions but I was sitting on a chair inside. many hours and patiently answering all their queries.”
The National Herald case
The case to investigate alleged financial misconduct under the PMLA was registered about nine months ago after a trial court found the Income Tax Department investigation was made on the basis of the complaint. Private criminal of former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP in 2013.
The petitioner approached the court alleging that the assets of Associated Journals Limited (AJL), the publisher of the National Herald, had been fraudulently acquired and transferred to Young Indian Pvt Limited (YIL), in which Sonia Gandhi and her son own 38%. share each.
YIL supporters include Speakers of Parliament Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Swamy alleged that Gandhis cheated and appropriated the money, YIL paid only Rs 50 lakh to get the right to recover Rs 90.25 crore which AJL owed the Congress.
Congress considers YIL to be a not-for-profit corporation under Section 25 of the Companies Act of 1956, which cannot accrue profits nor pay dividends to its shareholders.
