National Herald Case: Congress leader Pawan Kheda said on Saturday that he presented his side before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald case. He said that this time the ED was clearly told that if the assets were not sold to repay the loan, then who is the advice to do this? Kheda said, ‘We do not do any great business. We had given interest -free debt so that the ideology could be carried forward through the newspaper.
ED has two-toured Congress
Pawan Kheda said that if the loan could not be repaid, the ED cannot suggest that the assets be sold. The Congress argues that he formed a non-profit company to revive the newspaper. Also, the ED has been demanded that the seized documents be brought on public records.
Supriya Srinet and Singhvi targeted ED
Earlier, Congress spokesperson Supriya Srinet on Friday described the case as ‘really strange’. He said- This is a strange case in which money laundering is alleged but money has not been transacted in it. The Congress party gave money for its revival as AJL was not an ordinary institution, but was established during the freedom movement of the country and we wanted to protect such an institution.
At the same time, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi also started his arguments and said that the matter is extraordinary, alleging alleged money laundering without any property. He said, ‘Young Indian did not get even an inch property from AJL. No Congress leader received any money.
ED allegations- conspiracy to grab property worth 2,000 crores
The Enforcement Directorate has accused Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, late Motilal Vora, Oscar Fernandes, Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda and Young Indian that they conspired to cheat the Associated Journals Limited (AJL) properties of more than Rs 2,000 crore. The ED claims that the Gandhi family had 76% shares of Young Indian and through this, the property was captured in lieu of loans of 90 crores. However, the Congress says that this step was taken only to make AJL a debt -free.