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ED issues fresh summons to Sonia Gandhi for July 21 in National Herald Case

ED summons Sonia Gandhi: The probe relates to alleged financial irregularities in the Congress-promoted Young Indian Private Limited, which owns the National Herald newspaper.

Reported By : Atul Bhatia Edited By : Sri Lasya
New Delhi
Published : Jul 11, 2022 17:06 IST, Updated : Jul 11, 2022 18:04 IST
ED issues fresh summons to Sonia Gandhi for July 21 in
Image Source : PTI ED issues fresh summons to Sonia Gandhi for July 21 in National Herald Case

Highlights

  • Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was summoned again by ED for July 21
  • Congress president was first issued notice for appearance on June 8, but she contracted Covid

ED summons Sonia Gandhi: Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was summoned again by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper. 

Gandhi was issued a second summons for June 23 by the agency, but the 75-year-old Congress leader could not keep the date as she was "strictly advised to rest at home following her hospitalisation on account of COVID-19 and a lung infection".

Gandhi had sought postponing of the summons by four weeks and hence, she has been asked to depose before the agency on July 21, the officials said. The Congress president was first issued the notice for appearance on June 8 but after she reported positive for Covid, the summons for June 23 was issued.

Rahul Gandhi, Sonia's son and senior Congress leader, was earlier questioned for five days and has spent over 50 hours at the ED office over five sittings with the investigators questioning him over multiple sessions and recording his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The probe relates to alleged financial irregularities in the Congress-promoted Young Indian Private Limited, which owns the National Herald newspaper.

Congress has accused the Centre of targeting opposition leaders by misusing investigative agencies and has termed the entire action a "political vendetta".

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