Congress launch nationwide protest against ED action on Gandhis, several workers detained
Hundreds of Congress workers and leaders gathered outside the offices of the Enforcement Directorate across several states and held demonstration over the chargesheet filed against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul in the National Herald money laundering case.
Massive police force was deployed near the Congress office in Delhi barricades were installed to prevent a law and order situation. Several workers were also detained.
"This is a politically motivated case. There is no transaction, transfer of property, asset transaction, there is no case. We will fight it out legally... Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi have been purposefully targeted. This has been done to suppress the voice of the opposition," senior leader Sachin Pilot said.
#WATCH | Congress workers hold a protest against the central government at their 24, Akbar Road party office in Delhi.
The party is holding a nationwide protest in front of Enforcement Directorate offices at the State Headquarters and in front of Central Government offices at… pic.twitter.com/Yj1aAKDGry — ANI (@ANI) April 16, 2025
The protests erupted after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) submitted a chargesheet against Sonia and Rahul Gandhi to a special PMLA court as part of its money laundering investigation into the National herald case.
According to the chargesheet, the ED has accused the Gandhis and other individuals of acquiring the assets of Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), the publisher of the National Herald, at a significantly undervalued price of ₹50 lakh, while the actual market value of the assets is estimated at ₹2,000 crore.
AJL was originally established by India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. The ED claims that the assets were taken over by Young Indian, a “not-for-profit” organization controlled by Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. Both leaders are currently out on bail in connection with the case.
- With inputs from agencies
