National Herald case: ED asks Rahul Gandhi to appear on June 13
Rahul Gandhi, who had previously been summoned for June 2, had written to the investigation agency to request a delay because he is currently on a foreign tour and is expected to arrive in the country on June 5.
FollowCongress leader Rahul Gandhi has been summoned, on Friday, to appear before the Enforcement Directorate on June 13 for questioning in a money laundering case involving the National Herald newspaper after the leader requested a new date due to his foreign trip.
Gandhi, who had previously been summoned for June 2, had written to the investigation agency to request a delay because he is currently on a foreign tour and is expected to arrive in the country on June 5.
Meanwhile, Sonia Gandhi, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, Â is scheduled to appear before the federal agency on June 8 at its headquarters in central Delhi.
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As per Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, Sonia Gandhi has isolated herself, and she will be tested again before her appearance.
After Sonia Gandhi tested positive for Covid, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra confirmed on Friday that she had also tested Covid positive and had isolated herself.Â
The case involves the ED's investigation into alleged financial irregularities at the party-backed Young Indian, which owns the National Herald newspaper. Associated Journals Limited publishes the newspaper (AJL).
After a Delhi court took cognizance of an Income Tax Department probe against Young Indian Pvt Ltd based on a private criminal complaint filed by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy in 2013, the agency registered a new case under the criminal provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
As per the officials, the questioning of senior Congress leaders and the Gandhis is part of the investigation into the shareholding pattern, financial transactions, and role of the promoters of Young Indian and AJL.
In this case, the investigation agency recently questioned senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Pawan Bansal.
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