Swamy to seek de-recognition of Congress party before EC

New Delhi, Nov 3: Janata Party president Dr Subramanian Swamy today tweeted that he would file a petition today before the Election Commission of India seeking derecognition of the Indian National Congress. Swamy tweeted: "Based on Congi confession of the loan crime yesterday I am filing a Petition today before ECI seeking De-recognition of Congi party." Last evening, Congress general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi had in a statement admitted that the party had given interest free oans to The Associated Journals Ltd which published National Herald and other newspapers. Dwivedi had said, the Congress had indeed given zero-interest loans from which"no commercial profit" has accrued to the Congress. Dwivedi said: "It is a matter of pride for the Congress that it has supported the Associated Journals Ltd, publisher of the National Herald and other newspapers, founded by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1937, which have played a role in our freedom movement. "Congress has done its duty in supporting The Associated Journals Ltd to help initiate a process to bring the newspaper back to health in compliance with the laws of the land. This support was extended by the Indian National Congress in the form of interest free loans from which no commercial profit has accrued to the Congress." The Congress on Friday had dared the Janata Party chief to sue Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi contending that the onus to prove allegations lay with those who make these. “If Swamy has guts, he should sue Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. It is for those to prove charges, who make allegations. If there is a violation let them take it to court,” party spokesperson P.C. Chacko told reporters. Chacko's challenge came a day after Rahul Gandhi threatened to pursue “all legal actions” against Swamy dubbing his allegations as “utterly false, entirely baseless and defamatory”. Chacko, however, refrained from giving a categorical reply whether the Congress would sue the Janata Party chief as suggested by Rahul Gandhi on Thursday. “Future course is open to us. All options are open to us,” he merely said.