Gandhi in India is charged with money laundering against the background of opposition impact

The party of the opposition Congress of India said it would organize nationwide protests on Wednesday after the country’s financial crime agency accused Sonya and Okula Gandhi and others with money laundering.

Delhi Delhi’s Tuesday in Delhi’s Delhi Delhi’s court, accusing Gandhi of shaping Shell for the illegal acquisition of assets of the National Gazeta Herald 20 billion rupees ($ 233n; £ 176 million).

Congressional Secretary -Secretary Yaira Ramesh called the allegations “Vendetta’s policy and intimidation“The government.

Gandhi, who had previously denied any violations, did not comment on the allegations.

The investigation also calls other Congress party members, including his foreign chief Sam Petrad, news agency Ani reports.

The law enforcement directorate (ED) launched an investigation into the case in 2021 after a private complaint filed by Subromanian Swami, a member of the Bharatia Jonatia (BJP) party.

Swamy claimed that Gandhi used party funds to capture related Limited (AJL) magazines, which published a non -existent national newspaper Herald and illegally acquired the property worth millions via AJL.

Congress claims that he rescued the publisher from his historical heritage and has borrowed more than 900 million rupees over the years.

In 2010, AJL became unauthorized, thinking of his capital debt and assigning a recently created company called Young Indian, which, a party party, is a “non -profit company” without dividends paid by its shareholders and director.

Sonia and Rahul Gandhi are among the directors of the young Indian, and each of them owns 38% of the company. The remaining 24% belong to Congress executives, including Motilal Vora and Sam Pitroda.

Last week, law enforcement offices said the young Indian had purchased AJL Properties worth 20 billion. Rs of just 5 million, which significantly underestimating his value.

He also served a few Notifications about asset capture The cost of Rs 6.6 billion in several Indian cities – including Delhi and Mumbai – are associated with the Young Indian.

It is planned that the case will come to the hearing on April 25.

In recent years, the opposition has repeatedly accused the Narendra Modi government of law enforcement officers against its political opponents.

According to the data compiled by Reuters in 2024, the agency summoned, interrogated or conducted about 150 opposition politicians because Modi came to power in 2014.

Last year, ED arrested former chief Minister Delhi Arvinda Keirival in connection with alleged alcohol scam a month before key general elections. He spent five months in prison before being released on his own recognizance.

Herald’s National newspaper was founded in 1938 by Jawharlal Neru, the first Prime Minister of India and the great-grandfather of Rogul Gandhi.

He stopped publishing in 2008 after a clash with financial troubles, but later acquired by Congress in 2010 and restored as a digital news in 2017.

It was published by the Associated Journals Limited (AJL), which was created in 1937 with 5,000 freedom fighters as shareholders. AJL also published Qaumi Awaz in Urdu and Naevan on Hindi.

The National Bulletin became known for its association with the struggle for freedom of India and the nationalist position.

Nera often wrote columns with strong words, which led to the British government banned the newspaper in 1942. Three years later, he opened again.

After India gained independence in 1947, Nera resigned as chairman of the newspaper to become the prime minister.

But Congress continued to play a huge role in shaping the ideology of the newspaper.

In the report of the National Bulletin on his silver anniversary, in 1963, Nera told about the document “In general preferring Congress’s policy” while maintaining an “independent forecast”.

For many years, the National Bulletin has become a leading English language, with the support of the Congress party until it stopped in 2008 after many years of financial trouble.

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