National Herald case: Gandhi family seeks time to file reply, Delhi HC adjourns hearing to March 9
The ED has filed a prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with the case.
The ED has filed a prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with the case.
ED has approached Delhi HC challenging the trial court order that declined to take cognisance of its complaint in the National Herald case.
Buoyed by the Court ruling in the National Herald case, terming the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) action illegal and malicious, the Madhya Pradesh Congress staged a protest braving water cannons in front of the state BJP Headquarters in Bhopal on Wednesday
Speaking to the media, Marandi said the Congress party was indulging in “baseless rhetoric” to obscure alleged corruption. He maintained that the recent order of the Rouse Avenue Court did not grant a clean chit to Sonia Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi.
The party termed the court’s decision a major victory and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of misusing Central agencies to target political opponents.
However, police stopped them as the march reached the Shaheed Smarak. This prompted the protesters to stage a dharna and raise slogans against the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in the state.
During the protest, Congress leaders burned an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and raised thunderous slogans against him.
The protest was led by state Congress president Keshav Mahato Kamlesh.
Sources, in fact, say that the Enforcement Directorate may soon get a stay on the court order and may not have to release the multi-crore National Herald property it had seized.
While extending solidarity with the Congress leadership, Stalin accused the BJP of being ‘hell-bent on hounding the Gandhi family’.
