Attempt to divert attention from economic crisis: Congress on chargesheet in National Herald case-OxBig News Network

A day after a fresh chargesheet was filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Congress leaders — Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi — in the National Herald case, the party on Tuesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for launching “political vendetta” against the party’s top leadership.

Addressing reporters at the party office, two senior leaders Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Jairam Ramesh said the ED move is aimed at deviating attention of the country from issues, including the economic situation, US tariffs, issues with China and Bangladesh.

In a scathing attack on PM and HM, MP Ramesh said, “The two men with criminal mindset are responsible for this. We won’t remain silent. Protests have happened across the country today.”

Ramesh said if some company wants to get debt free, new company can be opened and debt is transferred. “No law has been violated. No company’s law and money laundering law is violated, ” he said.

In his target on PM and HM, Ramesh said, “Two men are running a fake narrative. When ‘Make in India’ has failed, they are running ‘Fake in India’. This is a political vendetta. They are issuing threats and doing harassment. They have got a criminal mindset. We won’t be cowed down.”

Senior leader Singhvi said a “fake narrative” is being created that money laundering has happened. “There is not even a whip of a crime of any sort. Fake narrative has been created to to deviate and digress for the reasons we all know.”

Singhvi said this is actually a case which is “nothing but vendetta in the real sense”.

“This is a strange case. I would count it in the seven wonders of the world. Without money transaction, money laundering case has been made.”

He explained, “How has that happened? AGL is the oldest company. It didn’t become successful. In 50 years at different times, Congress gave the company loans. It amounted to Rs 90 crore over the years.”

He said in order to make the company debt free, a new company was made under rules. “Rs 90 crore debt was transferred to a new company Young India. The debt was converted into shares. This is what happened, ” he said.

Young India, he said was made under the section for not profit charitable company. “No salary, no perks, no property purchased sold, no transaction done. Property is as it was,” he added.

“Where is money trail? Proceeds of crime?” he questioned. “This is a joke of law, just political vendetta,” he added.