ED likely to re-open National Herald Case against Sonia, Rahul

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is likely to register a complaint of money laundering in the National Herald case against Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi.

The ED's decision comes weeks after the Department of Revenue had sought legal opinion on the noting of a joint director, who was looking into the case earlier that a Prevention of Money Laundering Act case cannot be made out as there is no predicate offence against the two Congress leaders.

According to reports, the legal opinion is in favour of filing a case against them.

Reacting to media query, the Congress has said that the government is indulging in political vendetta.

Party spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed alleged that the Finance Ministry is under pressure to reopen the National Herald case. He said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who had earlier spoken about closure of files, should explain why the files are being opened and notice issued.