ED notice to Sonia, Rahul out of ‘political vendetta’, says Pawan Khera; Congress to protest in Ahmedabad on June 13

Gujarat Congress workers will protest outside the ED’s office in Ahmedabad on Monday over the issue, State party president Jagdish Thakor said

Congress national spokesperson Pawan Khera on Sunday claimed there was “political vendetta” behind the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) notices to party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case as they had been fearlessly questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Gujarat Congress workers will protest outside the ED’s office in Ahmedabad on Monday over the issue, State party president Jagdish Thakor said.

The ED had issued summons to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul Gandhi in a money laundering case linked to the National Herald-Associated Journals Ltd deal. Rahul Gandhi is set to appear before the ED in Delhi on Monday.

“There is not an iota of illegal activity. Despite this, Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi were served notices by the ED out of political vendetta, with the aim to gain some headlines for a week,” Mr. Khera told reporters at the Congress office in Ahmedabad.

“We should learn from Prime Minister Narendra Modi how to manage headlines. Our leaders will honour the ED notice and will go to its office with pride and fearlessness because they have not done anything wrong,” he said.

Mr. Khera claimed the ruling BJP was trying to suppress the voices that question Prime Minister Modi.