National Herald Case: A Delhi court has issued notice to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald Money Laundering case. Earlier, Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court refused to issue a notice to the two leaders in the hearing on April 25 in this case. But a notice was issued during the hearing today. The next hearing will be held on 8 May.
The court said that while considering the charge sheet, the right to hear the accused cannot be taken away. The case will be heard on 8 May. The accused in the charge sheet have the right to hear to present their case. It is necessary to ensure fair hearing.
Earlier, the ED had filed a charge sheet in the money laundering case in the National Herald case. In which former Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi were accused in the money laundering case. The ED filed a charge sheet in the Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi. The charge sheet also includes the names of several leaders including senior Congress leaders Sam Pitroda and Suman Dubey.
What is the National Herald case?
The National Herald newspaper was founded in 1938 by former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. It was a symbol of freedom struggle, published by Associated Journal Limited i.e. AJL. After the financial crisis in 2008, the newspaper was closed and the dispute started from here. In 2010, a company called Young India Private Limited (Yil) was formed, with 38-38% stake of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. In this case, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy alleged in 2012 that YIL had purchased AJL’s assets worth more than Rs 2000 crore for only Rs 50 lakh. He demanded that a case of fraud and money treatment should be registered against him.
