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  • Sonia Gandhi’s 2nd spherical of ED wondering most likely on July 26

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress President Sonia Gandhi is anticipated to look ahead of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday for her 2nd spherical of wondering within the cash laundering case connected to the Nationwide Bring in newspaper.

    She is anticipated to depose ahead of the federal probe company round midday on July 26 for the recording of her commentary through the ED investigating officer, officers mentioned.

    First of all, she was once summoned through the company on Monday but it surely was once deferred through an afternoon.

    The 75-five-year-old Gandhi was once puzzled for over two hours right through her first day of wondering within the case on July 21 the place she responded to twenty-eight questions put forth through the company, this is probing alleged monetary irregularities within the Congress-promoted Younger Indian Non-public Restricted, which owns the Nationwide Bring in newspaper.

    Officers mentioned that find it irresistible was once at the first day of her look, all Covid-appropriate protocols will likely be installed position Tuesday as smartly such because the stationing of docs and an ambulance, ‘Covid detrimental’ certificate of investigators and right kind bodily distancing between Gandhi and the group of investigators.

    Gandhi’s youngsters Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi are anticipated to accompany her to the ED workplace once more as they did final week. Vadra might once more keep again in an effort to supply any medications and different hospital therapy, if required.

    ALSO READ | My daughter being focused for my stand on ‘loot’ through Sonia, Rahul Gandhi: Smriti Irani

    Congress has slammed the company’s motion in opposition to its most sensible management and termed it “political vendetta”.

    The Delhi Police may be anticipated to deploy an enormous drive, together with CRPF and RAF group of workers, and barricade all the over one kilometre stretch between her place of abode and the ED workplace.

    The transfer to query the Gandhis was once initiated after the ED past due final yr registered a recent case beneath the felony provisions of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act.

    This was once after an ordeal court docket right here took cognisance of an Source of revenue Tax division probe in opposition to Younger Indian according to a non-public felony grievance through BJP MP Subramanian Swamy in 2013.

    Sonia and Rahul Gandhi are some of the promoters and majority shareholders in Younger Indian. Like her son, the Congress president too has 38 according to cent shareholding.

    Swamy had accused the Gandhis and others of conspiring to cheat and misappropriate finances, with Younger Indian paying most effective Rs 50 lakh to acquire the fitting to recuperate Rs 90.25 crore that Affiliate Journals Restricted owed to the Congress.

    In February final yr, the Delhi Top Courtroom issued a understand to the Gandhis in quest of their reaction on Swamy’s plea.

    Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Pawan Bansal had been puzzled through the ED within the case in April.

    Congress has maintained there was no wrongdoing and Younger Indian is a “not-for-profit” corporate established beneath phase 25 of the Corporations Act and therefore there may also be no query of cash laundering.

    It’s understood that Rahul Gandhi, right through his deposition ahead of the ED, caught to the placement that there was once no private acquisition of property through himself or his circle of relatives.

    Consistent with the ED, property value about Rs 800 crore are “owned” through the AJL and the company needs to understand from the Gandhis how a not-for-profit corporate like Younger Indian was once endeavor industrial actions of renting out its land and construction property.

    NEW DELHI: Congress President Sonia Gandhi is anticipated to look ahead of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday for her 2nd spherical of wondering within the cash laundering case connected to the Nationwide Bring in newspaper.

    She is anticipated to depose ahead of the federal probe company round midday on July 26 for the recording of her commentary through the ED investigating officer, officers mentioned.

    First of all, she was once summoned through the company on Monday but it surely was once deferred through an afternoon.

    The 75-five-year-old Gandhi was once puzzled for over two hours right through her first day of wondering within the case on July 21 the place she responded to twenty-eight questions put forth through the company, this is probing alleged monetary irregularities within the Congress-promoted Younger Indian Non-public Restricted, which owns the Nationwide Bring in newspaper.

    Officers mentioned that find it irresistible was once at the first day of her look, all Covid-appropriate protocols will likely be installed position Tuesday as smartly such because the stationing of docs and an ambulance, ‘Covid detrimental’ certificate of investigators and right kind bodily distancing between Gandhi and the group of investigators.

    Gandhi’s youngsters Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi are anticipated to accompany her to the ED workplace once more as they did final week. Vadra might once more keep again in an effort to supply any medications and different hospital therapy, if required.

    ALSO READ | My daughter being focused for my stand on ‘loot’ through Sonia, Rahul Gandhi: Smriti Irani

    Congress has slammed the company’s motion in opposition to its most sensible management and termed it “political vendetta”.

    The Delhi Police may be anticipated to deploy an enormous drive, together with CRPF and RAF group of workers, and barricade all the over one kilometre stretch between her place of abode and the ED workplace.

    The transfer to query the Gandhis was once initiated after the ED past due final yr registered a recent case beneath the felony provisions of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act.

    This was once after an ordeal court docket right here took cognisance of an Source of revenue Tax division probe in opposition to Younger Indian according to a non-public felony grievance through BJP MP Subramanian Swamy in 2013.

    Sonia and Rahul Gandhi are some of the promoters and majority shareholders in Younger Indian. Like her son, the Congress president too has 38 according to cent shareholding.

    Swamy had accused the Gandhis and others of conspiring to cheat and misappropriate finances, with Younger Indian paying most effective Rs 50 lakh to acquire the fitting to recuperate Rs 90.25 crore that Affiliate Journals Restricted owed to the Congress.

    In February final yr, the Delhi Top Courtroom issued a understand to the Gandhis in quest of their reaction on Swamy’s plea.

    Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Pawan Bansal had been puzzled through the ED within the case in April.

    Congress has maintained there was no wrongdoing and Younger Indian is a “not-for-profit” corporate established beneath phase 25 of the Corporations Act and therefore there may also be no query of cash laundering.

    It’s understood that Rahul Gandhi, right through his deposition ahead of the ED, caught to the placement that there was once no private acquisition of property through himself or his circle of relatives.

    Consistent with the ED, property value about Rs 800 crore are “owned” through the AJL and the company needs to understand from the Gandhis how a not-for-profit corporate like Younger Indian was once endeavor industrial actions of renting out its land and construction property.

  • Nationwide Usher in case: Sonia Gandhi arrives at ED place of business for wondering; Delhi Police steps up safety

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday seemed ahead of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) right here for her wondering within the Nationwide Usher in cash laundering case.

    Gandhi, 75, arrived on the federal probe company’s headquarters situated at Vidyut Lane flanking A P J Abdul Kalam Street in central Delhi a little bit after midday escorted by means of her Z+ class CRPF safety duvet.

    Gandhi, who used to be recognized with Covid just lately, used to be noticed dressed in a masks and used to be accompanied by means of her youngsters Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi.

    Priyanka Gandhi shall be allowed to stick within the ‘Pravartan Bhawan’ headquarters of the company, clear of the wondering room, in order that in case of a well being factor she can also be together with her mom and supply her medications.

    Forward of her look, the Delhi Police deployed an enormous pressure and barricaded all of the over 1 km stretch between Gandhi’s place of dwelling on Akbar Street-Janpath and the ED place of business at the same time as visitors restrictions were enforced across the space.

    The birthday party has slammed the company’s motion towards its most sensible management and referred to as it a “political vendetta”.

    The Congress leader is deposing at the 3rd summons as she sought exemption on previous dates of June 8 and June 23 owing to coronavirus an infection.

    Her remark shall be recorded by means of the company underneath felony sections of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) and it’ll be even be taped in an audio-video mode.

    The company, in step with assets, will give her an method to both write down or dictate her solutions to an ED staffer over pc, who shall be provide together with the investigating officer of the case.

    The probe pertains to alleged monetary irregularities within the Congress-promoted Younger Indian Non-public Restricted, which owns the Nationwide Usher in newspaper.

    Her son and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has been wondered by means of the company within the case for over 50 hours in periods unfold throughout 5 days remaining month.

    The wondering shall be carried out retaining in thoughts Covid protocols and the consultation shall be carried out by means of the similar assistant director-level investigation officer who wondered Rahul Gandhi.

    The wondering staff will even have a girl officer and they all have received ‘covid detrimental’ certificate to be able to take part within the consultation, assets mentioned.

    The transfer to query the Gandhis used to be initiated after the ED past due remaining 12 months registered a recent case underneath the felony provisions of the PMLA after a tribulation courtroom right here took cognisance of an Source of revenue tax division probe towards Younger Indian at the foundation of a non-public felony criticism filed by means of BJP MP Subramanian Swamy in 2013.

    Sonia and Rahul Gandhi are some of the promoters and majority shareholders of Younger Indian.

    Like her son, the Congress president too has 38 in line with cent shareholding.

    Swamy had accused the Gandhis and others of conspiring to cheat and misappropriate budget, with YI paying best Rs 50 lakh to acquire the appropriate to recuperate Rs 90.25 crore that AJL owed to Congress.

    In February remaining 12 months, the Delhi Top Court docket issued a realize to the Gandhis for his or her reaction on Swamy’s plea, searching for to steer proof within the topic ahead of the trial courtroom.

    Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Pawan Bansal had been wondered by means of the ED on this case in April.

    The Congress birthday party has maintained that there was no wrongdoing and that Younger Indian is a “not-for-profit” corporate established underneath phase 25 of the Firms Act and therefore there can also be no query of cash laundering.

    It’s understood that Rahul Gandhi, right through his deposition ahead of the ED, caught to the location that there used to be no private acquisition of property by means of himself or his circle of relatives as Younger Indian used to be a “not-for-profit” corporate and that regardless of he being a majority shareholder more than a few monetary selections taken to restore the Nationwide Usher in newspaper used to be taken jointly by means of senior Congress birthday party leaders.

    The ED, assets mentioned, sought after to know how the mortgage used to be prolonged to AJL by means of the Congress birthday party and if the provisions of the Firms Act and the anti-money laundering legislation had been contravened on this AJL-Congress-Younger Indian deal.

    The ED says that property price about Rs 800 crore are “owned” by means of the AJL and it needs to grasp from the Gandhis how a not-for-profit corporate like Younger Indian used to be enterprise industrial actions of renting out its land and development property.

    A mortgage of Rs one crore taken by means of YI from a Kolkata-based corporate in February 2011 could also be underneath the scanner of the ED.

    The birthday party had mentioned AJL, which used to be established in 1937, confronted massive money owed and the Congress, from 2002 to 2011, gave Rs 90 crore to the Nationwide Usher in newspaper, out of which Rs 66 crore used to be used to pay salaries/VRS of reporters and staffers who labored there.

    The birthday party additionally slammed the Modi executive for “misusing” probe companies towards opposition leaders and staged protests.

    Senior Congress chief and Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot condemned the ED motion of calling Sonia for wondering and mentioned the probe company will have to first hang a press convention to spell out underneath what fees she is being probed.

    “I condemn the ED motion of calling Sonia Gandhi for wondering,” he instructed journalists at a press convention.

    “The ED will have to have long gone to her place of dwelling to take her responses to their questions,” he mentioned, mentioning previous precedents, including that that is being finished to annoy her.

    Regarding the wondering of Rahul Gandhi previous, Gehlot mentioned by no means has somebody wondered a pace-setter for 5 days in a row and lengthy hours of wondering.

    “Their goal is to demoralise and create issues,” he alleged.

    Gehlot mentioned this motion comes after the Udaipur declaration of the Congress birthday party, which won an excessively encouraging reaction from the general public.

    Previous, Congress chief Jairam Ramesh claimed the media used to be additionally being averted from getting into the Congress headquarters.

    “From the early hours of this morning the Delhi Police, clearly taking orders from the Union House Minister, is combating the media from getting into the Congress birthday party headquarters. This high-handedness used to be best to be anticipated and displays the mindset of the Modi Sarkar,” Ramesh mentioned on Twitter.

    He additionally mentioned that the ED motion comes to forestall Congress from elevating problems with the general public like worth upward push and unemployment, which they’ll proceed.

    The Congress has organised protests within the nationwide capital and around the nation.

    Gehlot alleged that there are two rules in India with one for the BJP and one for the opposition.

    He additionally alleged that the world across the Congress headquarters right here has been changed into a police cantonment and nobody is being allowed access.

    “They imagine the opposition as their enemies and the objective is to make the rustic opposition-free. Previous their slogan used to be to make it ‘Congress-mukt’,” he mentioned, alleging that the rustic is headed against such instances that every one Indians will have to be frightened.

    Gehlot additionally claimed that the ED is being utilized by the ruling BJP as a “large weapon to convey down governments of opposition”.

    “There cannot be anything else extra affordable and shameful than this,” he mentioned.

    He mentioned the ED has made 1,700 raids and their conviction price is 0.5 in line with cent as due processes and no longer adopted.

    The Rajasthan leader minister mentioned he sought after to fulfill the heads of the IT, CBI, ED and CBDT chairman because the credibility of those probe companies within the eyes of the general public is taking place.

    NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday seemed ahead of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) right here for her wondering within the Nationwide Usher in cash laundering case.

    Gandhi, 75, arrived on the federal probe company’s headquarters situated at Vidyut Lane flanking A P J Abdul Kalam Street in central Delhi a little bit after midday escorted by means of her Z+ class CRPF safety duvet.

    Gandhi, who used to be recognized with Covid just lately, used to be noticed dressed in a masks and used to be accompanied by means of her youngsters Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi.

    Priyanka Gandhi shall be allowed to stick within the ‘Pravartan Bhawan’ headquarters of the company, clear of the wondering room, in order that in case of a well being factor she can also be together with her mom and supply her medications.

    Forward of her look, the Delhi Police deployed an enormous pressure and barricaded all of the over 1 km stretch between Gandhi’s place of dwelling on Akbar Street-Janpath and the ED place of business at the same time as visitors restrictions were enforced across the space.

    The birthday party has slammed the company’s motion towards its most sensible management and referred to as it a “political vendetta”.

    The Congress leader is deposing at the 3rd summons as she sought exemption on previous dates of June 8 and June 23 owing to coronavirus an infection.

    Her remark shall be recorded by means of the company underneath felony sections of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) and it’ll be even be taped in an audio-video mode.

    The company, in step with assets, will give her an method to both write down or dictate her solutions to an ED staffer over pc, who shall be provide together with the investigating officer of the case.

    The probe pertains to alleged monetary irregularities within the Congress-promoted Younger Indian Non-public Restricted, which owns the Nationwide Usher in newspaper.

    Her son and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has been wondered by means of the company within the case for over 50 hours in periods unfold throughout 5 days remaining month.

    The wondering shall be carried out retaining in thoughts Covid protocols and the consultation shall be carried out by means of the similar assistant director-level investigation officer who wondered Rahul Gandhi.

    The wondering staff will even have a girl officer and they all have received ‘covid detrimental’ certificate to be able to take part within the consultation, assets mentioned.

    The transfer to query the Gandhis used to be initiated after the ED past due remaining 12 months registered a recent case underneath the felony provisions of the PMLA after a tribulation courtroom right here took cognisance of an Source of revenue tax division probe towards Younger Indian at the foundation of a non-public felony criticism filed by means of BJP MP Subramanian Swamy in 2013.

    Sonia and Rahul Gandhi are some of the promoters and majority shareholders of Younger Indian.

    Like her son, the Congress president too has 38 in line with cent shareholding.

    Swamy had accused the Gandhis and others of conspiring to cheat and misappropriate budget, with YI paying best Rs 50 lakh to acquire the appropriate to recuperate Rs 90.25 crore that AJL owed to Congress.

    In February remaining 12 months, the Delhi Top Court docket issued a realize to the Gandhis for his or her reaction on Swamy’s plea, searching for to steer proof within the topic ahead of the trial courtroom.

    Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Pawan Bansal had been wondered by means of the ED on this case in April.

    The Congress birthday party has maintained that there was no wrongdoing and that Younger Indian is a “not-for-profit” corporate established underneath phase 25 of the Firms Act and therefore there can also be no query of cash laundering.

    It’s understood that Rahul Gandhi, right through his deposition ahead of the ED, caught to the location that there used to be no private acquisition of property by means of himself or his circle of relatives as Younger Indian used to be a “not-for-profit” corporate and that regardless of he being a majority shareholder more than a few monetary selections taken to restore the Nationwide Usher in newspaper used to be taken jointly by means of senior Congress birthday party leaders.

    The ED, assets mentioned, sought after to know how the mortgage used to be prolonged to AJL by means of the Congress birthday party and if the provisions of the Firms Act and the anti-money laundering legislation had been contravened on this AJL-Congress-Younger Indian deal.

    The ED says that property price about Rs 800 crore are “owned” by means of the AJL and it needs to grasp from the Gandhis how a not-for-profit corporate like Younger Indian used to be enterprise industrial actions of renting out its land and development property.

    A mortgage of Rs one crore taken by means of YI from a Kolkata-based corporate in February 2011 could also be underneath the scanner of the ED.

    The birthday party had mentioned AJL, which used to be established in 1937, confronted massive money owed and the Congress, from 2002 to 2011, gave Rs 90 crore to the Nationwide Usher in newspaper, out of which Rs 66 crore used to be used to pay salaries/VRS of reporters and staffers who labored there.

    The birthday party additionally slammed the Modi executive for “misusing” probe companies towards opposition leaders and staged protests.

    Senior Congress chief and Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot condemned the ED motion of calling Sonia for wondering and mentioned the probe company will have to first hang a press convention to spell out underneath what fees she is being probed.

    “I condemn the ED motion of calling Sonia Gandhi for wondering,” he instructed journalists at a press convention.

    “The ED will have to have long gone to her place of dwelling to take her responses to their questions,” he mentioned, mentioning previous precedents, including that that is being finished to annoy her.

    Regarding the wondering of Rahul Gandhi previous, Gehlot mentioned by no means has somebody wondered a pace-setter for 5 days in a row and lengthy hours of wondering.

    “Their goal is to demoralise and create issues,” he alleged.

    Gehlot mentioned this motion comes after the Udaipur declaration of the Congress birthday party, which won an excessively encouraging reaction from the general public.

    Previous, Congress chief Jairam Ramesh claimed the media used to be additionally being averted from getting into the Congress headquarters.

    “From the early hours of this morning the Delhi Police, clearly taking orders from the Union House Minister, is combating the media from getting into the Congress birthday party headquarters. This high-handedness used to be best to be anticipated and displays the mindset of the Modi Sarkar,” Ramesh mentioned on Twitter.

    He additionally mentioned that the ED motion comes to forestall Congress from elevating problems with the general public like worth upward push and unemployment, which they’ll proceed.

    The Congress has organised protests within the nationwide capital and around the nation.

    Gehlot alleged that there are two rules in India with one for the BJP and one for the opposition.

    He additionally alleged that the world across the Congress headquarters right here has been changed into a police cantonment and nobody is being allowed access.

    “They imagine the opposition as their enemies and the objective is to make the rustic opposition-free. Previous their slogan used to be to make it ‘Congress-mukt’,” he mentioned, alleging that the rustic is headed against such instances that every one Indians will have to be frightened.

    Gehlot additionally claimed that the ED is being utilized by the ruling BJP as a “large weapon to convey down governments of opposition”.

    “There cannot be anything else extra affordable and shameful than this,” he mentioned.

    He mentioned the ED has made 1,700 raids and their conviction price is 0.5 in line with cent as due processes and no longer adopted.

    The Rajasthan leader minister mentioned he sought after to fulfill the heads of the IT, CBI, ED and CBDT chairman because the credibility of those probe companies within the eyes of the general public is taking place.

  • Gujarat riots: Ahmed Patel paid Teesta Setlavad, Sanjeev Bhat, others to border Modi, says SIT

    By means of ANI

    AHMEDABAD: Social activist Teesta Setalvad, former state Director Basic of Police (DGP) RB Sreekumar and previous IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt had authorised Rs 30 lakhs from Ahmed Patel, the political marketing consultant of the then Congress president Sonia Gandhi to allegedly body then Gujarat leader minister Narendra Modi and destabilise his govt following 2002 Gujarat riots, a Particular Investigating Group (SIT) record printed.

    The SIT was once shaped to probe Setalvad along side R B Sreekumar for legal conspiracy and forgery.

    SIT’s ACP BC Solanki’s Particular public prosecutors Mitesh Amin and Amit Patel filed a testimony within the classes courtroom on Friday in opposition to the bail plea filed by way of Teesta, Sreekumar within the Classes Court docket mentioning that the accused had entered into a bigger conspiracy with the purpose of acquiring unlawful cash and different advantages from Congress.

    ALSO READ | Sonia Gandhi acted thru Patel to border Modi in Gujarat riots: BJP

    Particularly, a metropolitan courtroom in Ahmedabad despatched Setalvad and Sreekumar to 14-day judicial custody on July 2. Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt was once arrested by way of the Ahmedabad Police’s Crime Department on Tuesday in reference to the Gujarat riots case for embezzling budget and forging paperwork.

    After the riots that broke out after the Godhra incident, the SIT filed severe fees in opposition to Teesta Setalvad, RB Sreekumar and Sanjeev Bhatt in terms of defaming a number of other people together with the then Leader Minister Narendra Modi and Gujarat in terms of petitions to more than a few commissions and the Superb Court docket.

    The SIT affidavit said that the accused had a lot of conferences with Patel the place they gained Rs 5 lakhs for the primary time and Rs 25 lakhs after two days. Ahmed Patel passed on to the great beyond in 2020.

    Final month, the Superb Court docket disregarded the plea filed by way of Zakia Jafri, widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, difficult the blank chit given by way of the Particular Investigation Group (SIT) to then Leader Minister Narendra Modi and a number of other others within the 2002 Gujarat riots.

    Ehsan Jafri was once amongst 69 other people killed all the way through violence on the Gulbarg Society in Ahmedabad on February 28, 2002. His widow Zakia Jafri challenged the SIT’s blank chit to 64 other people together with Narendra Modi who was once Leader Minister of Gujarat on the time.

    After 58 pilgrims had been burnt alive at the Sabarmati Categorical teach at Gujarat’s Godhra Railway Station on February 27, 2002, riots broke out around the state wherein greater than 1,000 other people had been killed. (ANI)

    AHMEDABAD: Social activist Teesta Setalvad, former state Director Basic of Police (DGP) RB Sreekumar and previous IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt had authorised Rs 30 lakhs from Ahmed Patel, the political marketing consultant of the then Congress president Sonia Gandhi to allegedly body then Gujarat leader minister Narendra Modi and destabilise his govt following 2002 Gujarat riots, a Particular Investigating Group (SIT) record printed.

    The SIT was once shaped to probe Setalvad along side R B Sreekumar for legal conspiracy and forgery.

    SIT’s ACP BC Solanki’s Particular public prosecutors Mitesh Amin and Amit Patel filed a testimony within the classes courtroom on Friday in opposition to the bail plea filed by way of Teesta, Sreekumar within the Classes Court docket mentioning that the accused had entered into a bigger conspiracy with the purpose of acquiring unlawful cash and different advantages from Congress.

    ALSO READ | Sonia Gandhi acted thru Patel to border Modi in Gujarat riots: BJP

    Particularly, a metropolitan courtroom in Ahmedabad despatched Setalvad and Sreekumar to 14-day judicial custody on July 2. Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt was once arrested by way of the Ahmedabad Police’s Crime Department on Tuesday in reference to the Gujarat riots case for embezzling budget and forging paperwork.

    After the riots that broke out after the Godhra incident, the SIT filed severe fees in opposition to Teesta Setalvad, RB Sreekumar and Sanjeev Bhatt in terms of defaming a number of other people together with the then Leader Minister Narendra Modi and Gujarat in terms of petitions to more than a few commissions and the Superb Court docket.

    The SIT affidavit said that the accused had a lot of conferences with Patel the place they gained Rs 5 lakhs for the primary time and Rs 25 lakhs after two days. Ahmed Patel passed on to the great beyond in 2020.

    Final month, the Superb Court docket disregarded the plea filed by way of Zakia Jafri, widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, difficult the blank chit given by way of the Particular Investigation Group (SIT) to then Leader Minister Narendra Modi and a number of other others within the 2002 Gujarat riots.

    Ehsan Jafri was once amongst 69 other people killed all the way through violence on the Gulbarg Society in Ahmedabad on February 28, 2002. His widow Zakia Jafri challenged the SIT’s blank chit to 64 other people together with Narendra Modi who was once Leader Minister of Gujarat on the time.

    After 58 pilgrims had been burnt alive at the Sabarmati Categorical teach at Gujarat’s Godhra Railway Station on February 27, 2002, riots broke out around the state wherein greater than 1,000 other people had been killed. (ANI)

  • Nationwide Usher in case: In recent realize, Sonia Gandhi requested to look sooner than ED on July 21

    Via On-line Table

    Congress president Sonia Gandhi was once on Monday served a recent realize by way of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to enroll in the probe on July 21 within the alleged cash laundering case hooked up to the Nationwide Usher in newspaper.

    On June 22, she had written to the ED about her sickness and asked them to defer the wondering, which was once approved by way of the probe company.

    “She was once struggling with Covid headaches and was once no longer are compatible for wondering,” stated a supply.

    Sonia Gandhi, who was once present process remedy at Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Health facility, was once discharged on July 11. She was once admitted to the medical institution on June 12 after she evolved bleeding from the nostril on June 12. She was once examined sure for Covid on June 2.

    Gandhi was once issued a 2nd summons for June 23 by way of the company, however the 75-year-old Congress chief may just no longer stay the date as she was once “strictly instructed to relaxation at house following her hospitalisation as a result of COVID-19 and a lung an infection”.

    Gandhi had sought suspending of the summons by way of 4 weeks and therefore, she has been requested to depose sooner than the company on July 21, the officers stated.

    Gandhi had previous been scheduled to look sooner than the Enforcement Directorate on June 8, however had sought extra time from the probe company in view of her Covid an infection. The company then issued a recent summons and requested her to enroll in on June 23.

    Previous, Rahul Gandhi was once puzzled for approximately 51 hours in five-day lengthy wondering. He was once reportedly puzzled about a couple of transactions made by way of the Kolkata-based Dotex Products Pvt Ltd.

  • ‘Repair plaque mentioning Sonia laid Atal Tunnel’s basis stone’: Congress’ ultimatum to Himachal govt

    In a press remark issued right here Sunday, Himachal Pradesh Congress president Pratibha Singh stated Gandhi had laid the basis stone of the tunnel on June 23, 2010.

  • Rape case filed in opposition to Sonia’s non-public secy

    By means of Categorical Information Carrier

    NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has registered a case of rape and felony intimidation in opposition to P P Madhavan, the private secretary of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, according to a criticism by way of a 26-year-old girl. “A criticism was once won at Uttam Nagar police station on June 25. A case below Sections 376, 506 of IPC has been registered. We’re investigating the topic,” stated Deputy Commissioner of Police M Harsh Vardhan. 

    In line with the complainant, Madhavan, 71, raped her after calling for a role interview. He additionally allegedly promised to marry her. The criticism says the girl’s overdue husband used to paintings on the Delhi place of work of the Congress. “I began searching for a role in February 2020 after my husband’s passing and contacted Madhavan. He known as me for interview.

    He used to speak to me on WhatsApp and habits video calls,” she stated within the criticism. “He driven himself on me inside of his automobile after riding me to a far off spot just about the Uttam Nagar metro station. He took me to a Sundar Nagar rental in February 2022 and groped me in opposition to my will,” the criticism added. When contacted, Madhavan stated the fees had been baseless, “I’m a 72-year-old individual. I’ve granddaughters. Those allegations are utterly baseless. She did this to tarnish my popularity,” he informed this paper. 

  • ED problems recent summons to Sonia Gandhi, asks her to enroll in probe via mid-July

    By means of IANS

    NEW DELHI: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday was once served a recent understand via the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to enroll in the probe via mid-July within the Nationwide Bring in case.

    On Wednesday, she wrote to the ED about her sickness and asked them to defer the wondering, which was once authorised via the probe company.

    “She was once struggling with Covid headaches and was once no longer have compatibility for wondering,” mentioned a supply.

    ALSO READ: Sonia Gandhi writes to ED looking for postponement of look until whole restoration from Covid

    Sonia Gandhi, who was once present process remedy at Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Clinic, was once discharged on Monday. She was once admitted to the clinic on June 12 after she advanced bleeding from the nostril on June 12. She was once examined certain for Covid on June 2.

    Gandhi had previous been scheduled to look earlier than the Enforcement Directorate on June 8, however had sought extra time from the probe company in view of her Covid an infection. The company then issued a recent summons and requested her to enroll in on June 23.

    Rahul Gandhi was once wondered for approximately 51 hours in five-day lengthy wondering.

    He was once reportedly wondered about a couple of transactions made via the Kolkata-based Dotex Products Pvt Ltd.

  • Selja, Singhvi made CWC contributors

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday appointed former Haryana unit leader Kumari Selja and Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi as contributors of the all-important birthday party operating committee.

    Former Rajya Sabha member T Subbarami Reddy has been made an everlasting invitee whilst ex-UPCC leader Ajay Kumar Lallu has been appointed as a distinct invitee to the CWC.

    The Congress Running Committee (CWC) is the highest decision-making frame of the grand outdated birthday party.

    “Congress President has appointed Kumari Selja and Abhishek Manu Singhvi as contributors of the CWC,” reputable communique from the birthday party mentioned.

    Gandhi had lately got rid of Haryana Congress chief Kuldeep Bishnoi as a distinct invitee of the CWC after the Rajya Sabha ballot debacle in Haryana.

    Bishnoi had cross-voted within the Rajya Sabha polls.

  • Sonia Gandhi writes to ED searching for postponement of look until entire restoration from Covid

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday wrote to the Enforcement Directorate searching for postponement of her look via a couple of weeks until she recovers utterly from Covid and a lung an infection.

    The Congress president were summoned via the company for wondering in a cash laundering case associated with the Nationwide Usher in newspaper on June 23.

    “Since she has been strictly recommended leisure at house following her hospitalisation as a result of Covid and lung an infection, Congress President Smt.

    Sonia Gandhi has written to ED these days searching for the postponement of her look there via a couple of weeks until she has recovered utterly,” Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh stated on Twitter.

    Gandhi used to be discharged on Monday from a personal Delhi clinic the place she used to be admitted for coronavirus-related headaches. Congress has accused the Centre of concentrated on opposition leaders via misusing investigative businesses and has termed all the motion “political vendetta”.

  • Sonia Gandhi discharged from medical institution, urged leisure at house 

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi used to be discharged from the Sir Ganga Ram Medical institution right here on Monday night time and used to be urged leisure at house, the birthday party mentioned.

    She used to be admitted to the medical institution on June 12, days after she examined sure for COVID-19 on June 2.

    “Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi has been discharged from Sir Ganga Ram Medical institution this night time and urged leisure at house,” birthday party basic secretary Jairam Ramesh mentioned.

    Ramesh had mentioned previous that Gandhi used to be admitted to the medical institution after profuse bleeding from the nostril following a contemporary Covid an infection.

    She used to be right away put beneath remedy and underwent a follow-up process on June 15, he mentioned.

    “A fungal an infection in her decrease breathing tract used to be additionally detected upon admission. She is recently being handled for it, at the side of different post-Covid signs,” he had mentioned on Friday.

    Gandhi, 75, used to be scheduled to seem prior to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a cash laundering case on June 8 however had sought extra time from the probe company in view of her Covid an infection.

    The company has issued a contemporary summons to her for look prior to it on June 23.