Modi-Shah admn misusing ED, Herald ‘case’ before Bihar polls, says CG Cong

Raipur: All India Congress Committee (AICC) social media and digital platforms department chairperson Supriya Shrinate on Tuesday criticised the BJP-led central govt, asserting that the Modi-Shah administration utilised the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against the Congress party before the Bihar Assembly elections.
Addressing the National Herald case chargesheet, she stated that the Prime Minister and home minister's actions were prompted by the Congress party's recent historic Gujarat convention.
While media reports emerged about the filing, the contents of the ED chargesheet have not yet been made public, Shrinate said.
And so Shrinate declared the National Herald case as a calculated BJP strategy to redirect public attention from crucial national issues. She characterised it as a misrepresentation of the freedom struggle and national heritage. She identified the ED's chargesheet against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi as politically motivated, noting systematic targeting of the Gandhi family. She also questioned the application of money laundering charges where no financial transactions occurred, explaining that debt-to-equity conversion is standard financial practice.
Shrinate highlighted that the ED's conviction rate stands at 1%, with 98% of political cases targeting opposition parties. She condemned the cases against the Gandhi family as govt overreach and an assault on democratic opposition.
She provided historical context, noting that in 1937, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and other freedom fighters established the National Herald, with ‘Navjeevan' and ‘Qaumi Awaz' as its Hindi and Urdu editions. The British authorities banned the publication during 1942-1945.
Shrinate also said that the Election Commission previously dismissed complaints about these transactions, confirming their legality under the Representation of the People Act.
She alleged political interference in the ED's handling of the case, citing the 2015 removal of then ED Director Rajan Katoch.