Congress Treasurer Pawan Bansal appears before the ED on the National Herald scam
A day after Congress leader Mallikarjuna Kharge, Congress Treasurer Pawan Bansal also appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to the National Herald scam. The National Herald is published by Associated Journals Limited (AJL) and owned by Young Indian, a private company floated in 2010, where Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have 76% shares. Kharge is stated to be the CEO of the Young Indian while Bansal (73) is the new Managing Director of AJL from February 2021, after Motilal Vohra’s death.
The former Union Minister Pawan Bansal arrived with a bunch of files at the new Enforcement Directorate (ED) headquarters located in central Delhi around 10.30 AM. His statement will be recorded by the agency under the criminal provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the officials said. The ED had on Monday questioned Mallikarjun Kharge for about five hours in connection with the case.
The ED’s action came in few days after the ITAT (Income Tax Appellate Tribunal) ratified the Income Tax findings of huge tax evasion of more than Rs.415 crore by Young India, a new company floated by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi (76% shares to dubiously acquire the…
