The case against rahul gandhi and sonia gandhi was brought before the trial court in 2012 by BJP's Subramania Swamy. Both used congress party funds to buy AJL. Subramaniam Swamy has accused the company of trying to seize and amass assets worth more than Rs 2,000 crore. When the National Herald was shut down in 2008, the AJL joined the congress party. The company was indebted to the tune of Rs 90 crore.

In 2010, congress extended the loan to Young india Pvt. Ltd., a non-profit organization launched a few months ago. sonia gandhi and rahul gandhi were both members of the company's board of directors. The two each owned 38 percent of the company. The remaining 24% stake was held by congress leaders Motilal Vora, oscar Fernandes, journalist suman Dube and businessman Sam Pitroda. Their names are also featured in this case. Subramaniam Swamy has accused rahul gandhi and sonia gandhi of maneuvering to "seize" millions of assets with "malicious" intent.

A.J.L. And the bjp leader has accused Young india of having full control over its real estate assets in Delhi, Lucknow, mumbai and other cities.

What does congress say?

The congress has described it as a "bizarre case of money laundering without money", accusing it of being a "political retaliation" by the BJP. The congress, which has ruled the country for many years since independence, has said it will "fight the case without fear".

AJL, the publishing house of the National Herald. The party said that despite the financial crisis, congress did not abandon it because it believed in its historical heritage. At various times the congress party as a whole has been swayed by the AJL. 90 crore loan to the company. In 2010, A.J.L. The congress party said the company was released from debt and allotted shares to the newly formed Young india Pvt.

The congress has termed Young india a "non-profit" and has not paid any dividends to its shareholders and directors. "AJL continues to be the owner, printing company and publisher of the National Herald. There has been no change or transfer of its assets," congress said. By targeting the National Herald, the bjp is "disrespecting India's freedom fighters and their role in the freedom struggle," said congress spokesman abhishek Manu Singhvi.

He also accused the bjp government of using all law enforcement agencies, including the enforcement department, to harass its political opponents. prime minister Narendra Modi's bjp government has been widely accused of using government agencies against its critics.