Sonia, Rahul Gandhi get ED summon in National Herald case which was shut in 2015

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi in an alleged case of money laundering linked the National Herald case.

The case was pertinently closed by the central probe agency in 2015. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have been asked to appear before the ED on June 8.

Reacting to the development, the Congress has slammed the Narendra Modi govt. "The BJP is using puppet agencies to intimidate political opponents. National Heral has a history that goes back to independence days," Congress leader and senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said.

He added that all opposition leaders including Mamata Banerjee, Farooq Abdullah are under the attacks from central agencies. "All companies do improve balance sheet by turning loans into equities, Singhvi added.

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"In 2015, the ED closed the National Herald case. But the govt didn't like it and it removed the ED officials concerned, brought in new officials and reopened the case. This is to divert attention from inflation and other raging problems," Singhvi added.