Ongoing Dispute Over National Herald Assets Sees Renewed Allegations Amid Upcoming Elections
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Allegations were made by Subramaniam Swamy in 2012 that the Congress party illegally acquired assets of Associated Journals worth Rs 5,000 crores.
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Sonia Gandhi decided to revive the defunct National Herald newspaper by converting debt to equity in the debt-ridden Associated Journals.
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The Modi government has used the ED to target political opponents, including repeated questioning of the Gandhis despite lack of evidence.
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The government attached properties of Associated Journals worth Rs 752 crores in November 2022 to create impression of Congress wrongdoing.
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The aim is to discredit Congress through false propaganda ahead of elections in absence of any evidence.