Guwahati: The Enforcement Directorate summoned Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her MP son Rahul Gandhi for questioning in a money laundering case involving the National Herald newspaper on Wednesday.
The case was recently filed to look into potential financial irregularities at the Young Indian newspaper, which is owned by the party.
According to reports, the agency wants to record Sonia and Rahul Gandhi’s statements under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Associated Journals Limited (AJL) publishes the National Herald, which is owned by Young Indian Pvt Limited.
As part of the inquiry, the CBI recently questioned top Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Pawan Bansal.
The alleged misuse of assets worth over 2,000 crores in an equity transaction is the subject of the National Herald lawsuit.
The Gandhis were served with the notice a few days ago. The ED questioned former Union minister Pawan Bansal and senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge in April as part of the money laundering investigation into the National Herald case, reports stated.
In the instance of the acquisition of the Associated Journals Limited (AJL), which ran the Congress mouthpiece, National Herald, by Young Indian Pvt Ltd, accusations of cheating, conspiracy, and criminal breach of trust have been levelled.