The Enforcement Department probe is an attempt to muzzle Rahul Gandhi’s voice, Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala said in a special briefing on Tuesday morning. “We are Gandhi’s heirs and the ‘Satyagraha’ won’t stop,” he added. Stay here for all live updates
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL HERALD CASE?
In 2012, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and advocate Subramanian Swamy filed a complaint before a trial court alleging that some Congress leaders were involved in cheating and breach of trust in the acquisition of Associated Journals Ltd by Young Indian Ltd (YIL). He alleged that YIL had ‘taken over’ the assets of the National Herald in a ‘malicious’ way.
The National Herald was a newspaper founded by Jawaharlal Nehru along with other freedom fighters in 1938. It was meant to voice the concerns of the liberal brigade in the Indian National Congress. Published by Associated Journals Limited (ALJ), this newspaper became a mouthpiece of the Congress party after Independence. ALJ also published two other newspapers, one each in Hindi and Urdu. In 2008, the paper closed down with a debt of over Rs 90 crore