In the National Herald case, the Delhi court on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) has refused to take cognizance of the ED charge sheet against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and 5 other people. Congress has called it the victory of truth. The party said that the illegal actions and conspiracies of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi have failed and the propaganda has collapsed.
Truth’s victory is certain: Kharge
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge posted on Twitter, ‘When false allegations were made to defame National Herald, Congress Party and our leaders, I had also said that if we are not afraid of the British, then what are BJP-RSS or Modi-Shah. Today the court has also foiled this conspiracy hatched out of malicious intent for political revenge by declaring the action of the Modi government illegal.
He said that no matter how forcefully the vote-thief government tries to crush democracy, we will continue to fight for the 140 crore Indian citizens and to save the Constitution. Kharge said, ‘The victory of truth is certain.’
Nothing in National Herald case: Priyanka Gandhi
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that there is nothing in the National Herald case. He told reporters in the Parliament complex, ‘We have repeatedly said that truth will prevail. There is nothing in the National Herald case, this is the truth. The government is dragging this case. No one can withdraw money from the company, no one can use it and no one can sell anything.
Priyanka Gandhi claimed, ‘This truth is known to everyone including the judiciary. Ultimately the truth will be revealed to everyone.
Pawan Kheda also targeted
Congress media department head Pawan Khera claimed that now the truth has been exposed about how Gangs of Gandhinagar uses government agencies like a private army. He told reporters, ‘You have seen that the democracy of this country is on the verge of destruction, if anyone has stopped it, it is Rahul Gandhi. That’s why the ruling party hatches a conspiracy to break the morale of Rahul Gandhiji, but this conspiracy is against you, against this country. It is against the fundamental rights of every Indian.
Kheda claimed, ‘The people of the country have entrusted the task of protecting democracy to the opposition, which the opposition and Rahul Gandhi ji are doing very strongly – this is the problem of ‘Gangs of Gandhinagar’.’
Singhvi said – National Herald had a great victory
Senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi wrote on Twitter, ‘Great victory in the National Herald case. The judge did not find this matter even worth taking into consideration. This is the strangest case till date, in which there was no exchange of money at all, not even an inch of change in the immovable property, yet the ED says that huge money laundering has taken place.
He said that despite all this, BJP is creating a lot of ruckus over alleged money laundering. Singhvi said that exaggerating anything, doing a lot of propaganda and having no truth has become the identity of the present government. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinet said in a statement, ‘Today truth has won. Modi government’s vendetta politics and illegal actions against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, which have been going on for the last 10 years, have been completely exposed today.
He said, ‘The court’s decision is that the ED case is outside its jurisdiction, it has no FIR without which no case can be made out. The Modi government has been taking action against Congress for a decade with the spirit of political vendetta and revenge, which has been exposed today in front of the entire country.
ED will appeal against the court’s decision
He said that this propaganda has failed. At the same time, the Enforcement Directorate said that it will file an appeal against the court order.
Special Judge Vishal Gogane said that the charge sheet filed in this case is based on the investigation conducted on the complaint of a private person and not on the FIR related to any original crime. He said that taking cognizance of this is not acceptable under the law.

