Thursday, March 28, 2024

ED questions Mallikarjun Kharge in National Herald case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is questioning senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in money laundering probe linked to the National Herald case.

The 79-year-old politician was summoned to appear before the federal agency with regard to the probe and his statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

In 2012, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy had filed a complaint before a trial court alleging that some Congress leaders were involved in cheating and breach of trust in the acquisition of Associated Journals Ltd by Young Indian Ltd (YIL). He had alleged that YIL had ‘taken over’ the assets of the National Herald, a newspaper founded by Jawaharlal Nehru, in a ‘malicious’ way.

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Motilal Vora, Oscar Fernandes, journalist Suman Dubey and technocrat Sam Pitroda had been named in Swamy’s National Herald case.

In February, the Delhi High Court had sought the response of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul and other accused in the case. Justice Suresh Kait, while issuing notice to the Gandhis, AICC general secretary Oscar Fernandes, Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda and Young India (YI), had sought their stand on Swamy’s plea by April 12.

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