"BJP compelled to use its agencies...": Congress

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party over EDs action to attach properties worth 751 crores in the National Herald Case and said that BJP is compelled to misuse its agencies as it is staring at its defeat in 5 pollbound StatesThe Directorate of Enforcement ED has issued an order to provisionally attach properties worth Rs 7519 Crore in a moneylaundering case investigated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLA 2002 against Associated Journals Limited AJL and Young Indian YI on TuesdayReports of attachment of AJLs properties by the Enforcement Directorate are a clear indication of the BJPs panic in the ongoing elections Staring at defeat in Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Telangana and Mizoram the BJP Govt feels compelled to misuse its agencies This attempt too will fail and the BJP will be defeated in the polls National Herald was the voice of the Freedom Movement The Indian National Congress is proud of its role in the Freedom Movement Mallikarjun Kharge said on XFurther the Congress President referred to a quote from former Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru and said that the party has full faith in the wisdom of the people of IndiaWe are reminded of Pandit Nehrus quote on the masthead of the newspaper Freedom is in peril Defend it with all your might We will continue to fight for the ideals on which our Democratic Republic is founded The Indian National Congress has full faith in the wisdom of the people of India to see through this nefarious game Mallikarjun Kharge addedCongress leader KC Venugopal Rao also took to X and said that the case has been madeup and shows shameful vendetta politicsThe ED attaching properties of AJL and Young Indian in a completely frivolous and madeup case is shameful vendetta politics The BJP must realise that going after Indias largest opposition party is akin to going after Indian democracy Venugopal saidHe further accused the BJP as the murderers of Indian DemocracyThey are staring at a historic loss in the ongoing 5 state elections and in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections If they think they can intimidate us or tarnish our reputation in the peoples eyes they are grossly mistaken The BJP and its allied agencies are the murderers of Indian democracy 14 billion Indians will give a befitting reply to this fascist politics of revenge and intimidation KC Venugopal addedInvestigation revealed that Associated Journals Ltd AJL is in possession of proceeds of crime in the form of immovable properties spread across many cities of India such as Delhi Mumbai and Lucknow to the tune of Rs 66169 Crore and Young Indian YI is in possession of proceeds of crime to the tune of Rs 9021 Crore in the form of investment in equity shares of AJLED initiated a moneylaundering investigation on the basis of a process issued by the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate of Delhi after taking cognizance of a private complaint vide order dated June 26 2014This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever