Summons for Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in National Herald case
Metropolitan magistrate said the complainant, had successfully established a prima facie case against all 6 persons
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday summoned Congress president Sonia Gandhi, vice-president Rahul Gandhi, party general secretary Oscar Fernandes, former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Motilal Vora and three others, including a private firm, in a criminal case filed by senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy for alleged cheating and misappropriation of funds in acquiring ownership of the now defunct daily National Herald.
Metropolitan magistrate Gomati Manocha said the complainant, Mr Swamy, had successfully established a prima facie case against all the six persons and the private firm under Sections 403, 406 and 420, read with Section 120-B, of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
“Hence, let all the six persons and the private firm be summoned on the next date of hearing,” the magistrate said, while fixing August 7 as the next date of hearing.
Cong violated income tax laws in the National Herald case, I wrote to Arun Jaitley about that: Subramanian Swamy pic.twitter.com/ZSUmbV6nOz
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 26, 2014They have to argue matter & should come to court, are talking like school children: Subramanian Swamy on AICC's response on National Herald
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