'When facts ran thin, theatrics stepped in': Cong targets govt, ED over National Herald case

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge connected Tuesday stepped up his onslaught connected the BJP-led Centre and Enforcement Directorate (ED) aft Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi erstwhile again came nether scrutiny successful the

National Herald case

. Posting connected X, Kharge accused the Modi authorities of reopening an aged substance solely to people the Congress leadership.The expansive aged party's main Kharge wrote: "12 years connected and abruptly a caller FIR successful the aged lawsuit connected the Gandhi Family targeting the

Congress party

. Simply due to the fact that the Modi govt and the ED person exhausted their proviso of caller smears. When facts ran thin, theatrics stepped in: selective prosecutions, recycled allegations, and a thinly veiled effort to support opponents successful the dock. We are assured that the Judiciary volition spot done this governmental vendetta and mindless attempts to hound!"

The Delhi police’s economical offences helping has filed a caller FIR against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, six associates and respective concern entities, alleging a transgression conspiracy to "fraudulently" get Associated Journals Ltd, past a Congress-held entity with properties valued astatine astir Rs 2,000 crore.

The acquisition was made done Young Indian, successful which the Gandhis unneurotic held 76% shareholding.Responding to Congress’s complaint of governmental vendetta, the

BJP

demanded that the enactment explicate what it called the "loot by its leaders" successful the National Herald case. BJP person Ravi Shankar Prasad refuted the allegation of authorities interference, saying the substance predates the Modi administration. He said: "The federation should cognize that Young Indian successful which Sonia and Rahul ain 38% stock each, acquired assets worthy thousands of crores belonging to AJL, which was held by Congress and owned by National Herald, with lone Rs 50 lakh.

"The Congress, however, continues to cull the charges, accusing the ED of conducting a governmental witchunt astatine the government's behest.