Demand for Modi-Amit Shah’s resignation in India

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has launched a scathing attack on the BJP over the recent decision of the Delhi court in the National Herald case. In a press conference on Wednesday morning, he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah should resign.

Kharge said, "This court's decision is a big slap in the face for Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. They should resign to the effect that people will not be harassed in future."

A Delhi court on Tuesday refused to accept the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate. The chargesheet named senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

Kharge alleged that the National Herald case was filed out of political vendetta to harass the Gandhi family. In his words, the case is completely false and politically motivated.

In his words, "This case is completely false. It has been taken forward with political vendetta and ulterior motives.’ Kharge alleged that the current government is using the ED against opposition leaders for political gains.

However, he feels that justice has been established in the court’s decision. He said, ‘Truth has triumphed. We wholeheartedly welcome this verdict.’

The court said in its observations that it is not possible to give judicial recognition to the charge sheet in the eyes of law. The court further said that the role of the CBI and the framework of the PMLA Act have been clearly seen in the ED’s action in this case. Special Judge Vishal Gogone of the Rouse Avenue Court said that it is not legal to initiate judicial proceedings in a money laundering case based on personal complaints without an FIR.

It is worth noting that the BJP had leveled corruption allegations against the National Herald newspaper founded by Jawaharlal Nehru in 2013. Then, after the Narendra Modi government came to power in 2014, a new controversy started over the matter.

It is alleged that the company that owned the newspaper, Associated Journals Limited, had a total debt of 90 crore taka in the market, most of which was borrowed from the Congress.