On December 22, 2025, Delhi High Court has issued notice to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and other accused in the National Herald money laundering case. Actually, in this case, Rouse Avenue Court had refused to take action on the charge sheet against Rahul-Sonia. After this the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenged in the Delhi High Court.

Delhi High Court gave hearing date next year

Delhi High Court has accepted the petition of ED and given the next date of hearing as March 12, 2026. On behalf of ED, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta in his argument in Delhi High Court said that the final conclusion is that in exchange of the amount of Rs 50 lakh, the accused have received property worth Rs 2,000 crore.

Tushar Mehta said that in June 2014, a private complaint was filed by an individual, on which the lower court had taken cognizance and later the Delhi High Court had put a stay on it.

Names of many big personalities included in the charge sheet

ED had named Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Sam Pitroda, Suman Dubey, Sunil Bhandari, Young Indian and Dotex Merchandise Private Limited in its charge sheet. On ED’s investigation, Congress’s argument was that this is an act of political vendetta, whereas ED claims that this is a serious economic crime in which evidence of fraud and money laundering has been found.

ED accuses Sonia-Rahul of big scam

ED alleges that Congress leaders, as part of a conspiracy, acquired Associated Journals Ltd. To take over the assets of (AJL) worth Rs 2,000 crore, it was acquired through private company ‘Young Indian’ for only Rs 50 lakh. Sonia and Rahul hold 76% shares of this company.

In this case, the ‘income earned from crime’ was considered to be Rs 988 crore. Also, the market value of the associated properties has been said to be Rs 5,000 crore.

What is National Herald case?

The National Herald case in which the charge sheet has been filed against Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi is related to the National Herald newspaper. It was started in 1938 by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru along with 5 thousand freedom fighters. This newspaper was published by AJL. This newspaper was closed in 2008. Then news of controversy and scam on its acquisition started emerging.

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.

On December 16, 2025, Rouse Avenue Court has refused to hear the charge sheet filed by ED in the money laundering case related to National Herald. This decision has brought great relief to Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. The court has said that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) can continue the investigation if it wants.

Names of many big personalities included in the charge sheet

ED had named Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Sam Pitroda, Suman Dubey, Sunil Bhandari, Young Indian and Dotex Merchandise Private Limited in its charge sheet. On ED’s investigation, Congress’s argument was that this is an act of political vendetta, whereas ED claims that this is a serious economic crime in which evidence of fraud and money laundering has been found.

ED accuses Sonia-Rahul of big scam

ED alleges that Congress leaders, as part of a conspiracy, acquired Associated Journals Ltd. To take over the assets of (AJL) worth Rs 2,000 crore, it was acquired through private company ‘Young Indian’ for only Rs 50 lakh. Sonia and Rahul hold 76% shares of this company.

In this case, the ‘income earned from crime’ was considered to be Rs 988 crore. Also, the market value of the associated properties has been said to be Rs 5,000 crore.

Action taken to seize property before chargesheet

During the investigation on April 12, 2025, action was taken to seize the attached properties. ED had pasted notices on AJL’s building at Herald House (5A, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg) in Delhi, Bandra (East) in Mumbai and Visheshwar Nath Road in Lucknow.

Apart from these immovable properties worth Rs 661 crore, shares of AJL worth Rs 90.2 crore were attached by the ED in November 2023 to safeguard the proceeds of crime and prevent the accused from disposing of it.

What is National Herald case?

The National Herald case in which the charge sheet has been filed against Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi is related to the National Herald newspaper. It was started in 1938 by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru along with 5 thousand freedom fighters. This newspaper was published by AJL. This newspaper was closed in 2008. Then news of controversy and scam on its acquisition started emerging.

Delhi Police has registered an FIR against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and other accused on the complaint of Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald case. This action has been taken in the money laundering case. Now there has been a counterattack from the Congress side in this entire matter.

Congress leader Supriya Shrinet said, ‘Narendra Modi and Amit Shah’s pet investigation agencies are now busy in creating another false case on top of a fake case. In the National Herald case, a false case motivated by political vendetta has been going on for 12 years. In these 12 years, there was not even any summons in the ED case and on the basis of the predicate offense this entire false case was fabricated. Even charges have not been framed in this. In fact, the entire matter has been postponed by the court. No FIR was registered in the last 12 years.

He said, ‘Now suddenly after 12 years, ED has registered an FIR in the National Herald case. Interestingly, the court had ordered that the FIR be kept in a sealed cover and not be shared with the accused. But surprisingly, the copy of the FIR has reached everyone. Obviously it has been leaked by ED itself, because its details were only with ED and EOW.

Narendra Modi and Amit Shah’s pet investigation agencies are now busy in creating another false case on a fake case!

In the National Herald case, a false case motivated by political vendetta has been going on for 12 years.

In these 12 years, there was not even any summons in the ED case and the predicate offence…

— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) November 30, 2025

He said, ‘A cowardly and cowardly government is again playing its dirty tricks and doing only what it knows. She is misusing the investigating agencies for cheap politics and vendetta.

Srinet said, ‘The selective leaking of the FIR, its timing and intention, everything clearly shows that this government wants to divert attention from the real issues. No matter what you do, Modi ji, you can neither scare nor make Congress and our leaders bow down. The more you do all this, the more nervous and confused you will appear.

What did Singhvi say?

Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi made a post on social media saying, ‘FIR is neither a new wine, nor a new bottle nor a new glass. This is a unique case where neither any money moved nor any immovable property was transferred, yet a case of money laundering was discovered.

Congress said- this is politics of revenge

Jairam Ramesh posted on X, ‘Modi-Shah duo are continuing their politics of harassment, threat and vengeance against the top leadership of Congress. People who make threats are themselves insecure and afraid. The National Herald case is a completely fake case. Ultimately justice will prevail. Satyamev Jayate.’

EOW had filed a complaint on 3 October

The Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police had filed a complaint against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and seven others on October 3. This includes the names of the Gandhi family, Congress leaders Suman Dubey and Sam Pitroda, apart from establishments like Young Indian (YI) and Dotex Merchandise Limited, Dotex promoter Sunil Bhandari, Associated Journals Limited (AJL) and other unidentified people.

Next hearing on 16 December

These establishments have also been named as accused in the ED’s chargesheet filed in a Delhi court in April. The court has not yet taken cognizance of this and the next hearing is scheduled for December 16.

The BJP MLA also reacted to the comment of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on the India-Pakistan Asia Cup match. Sanjay Upadhyay said that Pakistan constantly promotes terrorism against India and indulges in terrorist activities. Talking about any kind of behavior or game with such a country is painful. If there is no match, except cricket between India and Pakistan, it is better.

When is India-Pakistan match in Asia Cup

In fact, on Monday (July 28) in the Lok Sabha, Owaisi said that from which Surat will play a cricket match with Pakistan? My conscience does not lose that I will see that match. In the Asia Cup, India and Pakistan will compete on September 14 at the Dubai International Stadium.

Congress attacked fiercely

BJP MLA Sanjay Upadhyay has attacked the Congress fiercely over the National Herald case. He alleged that the Gandhi family exploited the country arbitrarily. He said that the National Herald is a great corruption in itself. PM Modi has exposed this.

BJP MLA Sanjay Upadhyay said, “Congress has always considered this country as its legacy. A person born in a middle family for 11 years can be Prime Minister, it has not been digested yet.”

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– IANS (@ians_india) July 29, 2025

‘National Herald is very big corruption in itself’

He further said, “The Gandhi family has done the work of robbing the country, but PM Modi has worked to bring out this corruption, there is a great corruption in the National Herald in itself. The investigating agency is doing its work for action. Whatever she gives her report, action should be taken accordingly, this is the wish of all of us. ”

• Rousse Avenue Court on Tuesday (July 29) deferred decision on ED charge sheet in National Herald Money Laundering case
• Now this case was listed for inspection on 7 and 8 August
• On July 15, the Special Judge reserved the order for July 29 on the aspect of cognizance.
• The agency alleges that the Gandhi family had 76 per cent shares in Young Indian, which allegedly grabbed AJL’s property in exchange for a loan of Rs 90 crore.
• Chargesheet included many more names including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Sam Pitroda, Young Indian

Jammu kashmir: The controversy over the National Herald case does not seem to stop. On Friday, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha activists burnt the effigy of the Congress in Jammu regarding this matter.

While the Congress has mobilized against the BJP on the one hand on the National Herald case, the BJP is also engaged in surrounding the Congress in this matter. In this case, the BJP is constantly on the streets by making alleged corruption an issue and is a senior Congress leader on the target. In Jammu on Friday, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha activists demonstrated against the Congress on the National Herald case.

Shouting slogans against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha alleged that the Congress had sucked the blood of the same people who reached power. By lighting the effigy of the Congress, Arun Prabhat, president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha of the Congress, alleged that the way in which the country has been betting for more than 60 years, but there have been different scams during these 60 years.

The way the Enforcement Directorate has revealed the names of senior Congress leaders in the charge sheet in the National Herald case, opening the layers of the case. Arun Prabhat alleged, “The way the Congress has done many scams and gave its cooperation to scam it was unfortunate”. In this case, more than 50 hours Rahul Gandhi has been questioned and Sonia Gandhi has been questioned for more than 12 hours, it proves that both of them are involved in this case “,

He said that he was a share holder in the National Herald who was fighting the freedom struggle. But the Congress party has done the work of forcibly making this property to its name.

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National Herald Case: The Congress Party on Wednesday held a nationwide demonstration against the Fund of Lok Sabha Leader of Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Rajya Sabha MP and former National President of All India National Congress Sonia Gandhi in the National Herald case against the filing of charge sheet of Enforcement Directorate (ED). On this, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (Subhaspa) chief and UP government cabinet minister Om Prakash Rajbhar said that he has nothing to do except demonstrations.

Speaking to reporters in Varanasi, Subhaspa chief said, the Congress and the opposition have no other way except demonstration. Now he will only perform. When they live in power, they do not remember poor, weak and minorities. They do not miss bread, cloth, house, education, medicine. When they stay out of power, they do not have any work.

What said on Akhilesh Yadav and Mamta Banerjee
Taking a dig at the main opposition Samajwadi Party of Uttar Pradesh, he said, “When Akhilesh’s government was there, people used to call the SP’s party. Criminals used to roam like a holiday bull, but now the criminals are curbed in the state. Now all the criminals in the state are either in jail or are living in a crime. If someone is trying to commit crime, if someone is trying to commit a crime, then he is being tried to commit a crime, then he is being tried to commit a crime. Is.”

Mayawati was angry at the statement of SP leaders, said- ‘The atmosphere of tension and violence created an atmosphere by forwarding Dalit people …’

Regarding violence in protest against Waqf Act in the Trinamool Congress (TMC) -led West Bengal led by Mamta Banerjee, Rajbhar said, “Seeing the way violence is taking place in West Bengal, President’s rule should be imposed there. On the orders of the Calcutta High Court, the Central Reserve Force has been deployed there. The kind of incidents are happening there, people need to escape there.

Ashok Gehlot on National Herald Case: Politics has become hot in the case of charge sheet against Congress leaders in the National Herald case. Now in Rajasthan’s capital Jaipur, Congress leaders and workers will perform at the ED office. The performance of the Congress is going to start at 12.00 pm.

The demonstration will be held under the leadership of former CM Ashok Gehlot and State President Govind Singh Dotasara. Party workers from all over the state will participate in this demonstration. Regarding this, Ashok Gehlot has appealed to the public through social media posts.

‘This state sponsored crime’- Ashok Gehlot
Ashok Gehlot wrote on the social media platform X, “My request to all of you to all of you, in front of the Enforcement Directorate Office in Jaipur and in front of the Central Government’s office in every district, unite against our leader Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi united against the injustice being done in the National Herald case against Rahul Gandhi.”

Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Gehlot further wrote, “I am confident that those who have faith in democracy will also get moral support. Seizing the property of the National Herald in an arbitrary and unjust manner and filing a charge sheet against the party leadership is not a matter of legal process but a state -sponsored offense in the name of law.”

The senior Congress leader wrote in his post, “Recently filing a charge sheet against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and other senior leaders of our party shows a terrible abuse of power by the Government of India. It is a direct attack on the view of the democratic opposition and is a lewd effort of political threats by the ruling regime which is completely unconstitutional.”

Ashok Gehlot claimed that this is nothing but politics of revenge. Congress leadership and workers will never be silent on this injustice. We have fought for the soul of India before and we will do it again. The values ​​of truth, justice and constitutional democracy are indispensable to us. Satyamev Jayate is not just a slogan- this is a firm belief.

National Herald Case: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others on charges of money laundering related to National Herald. The Congress will protest against this outside the ED office across the country.

Congress general secretary organization KC Venugopal said, “PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah government has no limit to revenge against the opposition. Action is being taken against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi by using politics inspired and fabricated National Herald case so that the voice of the opposition can be silenced. It shows the Prime Minister and Home Minister’s frustration, which are failing to overcome the concerns of the Prime Minister and the Home Minister, which is trying to overcome the concerns of the Prime Minister and the Minister.”

‘This family shed blood for the country’

Congress leader KC Venugopal said, “It seems that he (BJP) has forgotten that it is a family that has shed his blood for the country. The use of these small tricks and agencies is not going to stop us, but it will further strengthen our resolutions against the destructive rule.”

Congress leader KC Venugopal said, “We will protest outside the ED offices across the country on Wednesday (April 16, 2025) and register our strong protest against such vengeance and threat politics.” The names of Congress leaders Sam Pitroda and Suman Dubey are also included as accused in the charge sheet. ED’s Special Public Prosecutor NK Matta filed a charge sheet under Section-three (Dhan Laundering) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and four (punishment for money laundering).

ED accused Rahul-Sonia

AJL is a publisher of the National Herald News Platform (newspaper and web portal), owned by Young Indian Private Limited. Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi are the shareholders of Young Indian, each, each has 38 percent shares. A few years ago, the ED questioned him for hours in this case.

The ED found in the investigation that Young Indian, a private company owned by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, bought AJL property worth Rs 2,000 crore for just Rs 50 lakh, which is much lower than its price. The ED alleged, “Young Indian and AJL properties were used to earn a crime income as fake donations of Rs 18 crore, fake advance fare of Rs 38 crore and fake advertisements of Rs 29 crore.