“Just two days ago, the ED had arrested Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case. Now, in another rapid action, the Enforcement Directorate has sent a summons to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former Congress President Rahul Gandhi. Both of them had been accused of involvement in the National Herald Scam. However, the party refuses that there was a scam. Party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala and leader of the party Abhishek Manu Singhvi revealed this in a press conference today. Congress said that the case pertains to money laundering allegations in the 2011-12 National Herald case. While Rahul Gandhi has been asked to appear before the agency on June 2nd which is tomorrow, Sonia Gandhi has been asked to appear on June 8th. However, the Party said that since Rahul Gandhi is not in the country at present, they have sought more time for Rahul to appear. The Congress also alleged that the case was closed in 2015 itself but the Modi govt transferred the then ED chief. and opened the case again. The party drew a comparison between the British and Modi govt and said that the national herald was then suppressed by Britishers, Modi govt today is doing the same.
But what is the National Herald case at the centre of the ED action?
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