Congress making ‘unsuccessful try’ to politicise National Herald case: Maurya

By PTI

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday mentioned the Congress is making an “unsuccessful attempt” to politicise the National Herald case, apparently referring to the celebration’s proposed protest towards the summoning of its high leaders for questioning.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had not too long ago lodged a money-laundering case in reference to the National Herald-Associated Journals Ltd deal and summoned celebration president Sonia Gandhi and former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for questioning.

As Rahul Gandhi is about to look earlier than the company on Monday, the Congress has determined that every one its high leaders and MPs will take out a protest march to the company headquarters in New Delhi and stage a “satyagraha” towards the “misuse” of the company.

“The Congress is making an unsuccessful attempt to give a political shape to this case. Corruption is the national character of the Congress,” Maurya instructed reporters right here.

“Why the Congress feeling afraid in the National Herald case,” he requested, saying each celebration leaders are out on bail in a corruption case pertaining to National Herald.

He was apparently referring to a different case through which the Gandhis are out on bail.

Maurya alleged that the Congress leaders have began meddling with the nation’s “peace” and “identity” after the ED unveiled their wrongdoing.

The Congress leaders ought to know that the Narendra Modi authorities on the Centre will not enable anybody to plunder the nation’s sources, he mentioned.

Meanwhile, former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot, who arrived right here on Sunday, termed the ED discover a “conspiracy” by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Talking to reporters on the Congress headquarters right here, Pilot mentioned there’s anger amongst leaders and staff of the celebration concerning the “fake” case and all sitting and former MPs, MLAs, members of the manager committee of the celebration will take part within the Satyagraha protests on Monday morning.

The Congress has determined that every one its high leaders and MPs would take out a protest march to the company headquarters in New Delhi and stage a “satyagraha” towards what the celebration known as its “misuse” by the central authorities.

A Satyagraha programme may even be performed in any respect the state headquarters throughout the nation together with Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

The National Herald is printed by Associated Journals Limited (AJL) and owned by Young Indian Pvt Limited.

Both Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are among the many promoters and shareholders of Young Indian.

The questioning of the Gandhis is a part of the ED’s investigation to grasp the share holding sample, monetary transactions and function of the promoters of Young Indian and AJL.

The company registered a contemporary case after a trial court docket right here took cognisance of an Income Tax Department probe towards Young Indian Pvt Ltd on the idea of a personal prison criticism filed by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy in 2013.

Swamy had accused the Gandhis and others of conspiring to cheat and misappropriate funds with Young Indian Pvt Ltd, paying solely Rs 50 lakh to acquire the correct to recuperate Rs 90.25 crore that Associate Journals Ltd owed to the Congress.