The Congress alleged on Wednesday that the money-laundering law has been weaponised to target and humiliate people, and urged the Supreme Court to decide soon on the matter concerning the National Herald-Associated Journals Limited case.
The assertion came on a day when Congress president Sonia Gandhi (75) appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the third day to face questioning in connection with a money-laundering case pertaining to the National Herald newspaper.
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The Congress also fielded its senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad in solidarity with Sonia Gandhi and said political opponents should not be treated as “enemies”.
Azad, a prominent member of the “Group of 23 (G-23)” that has been critical of the Congress leadership, said the ED should keep in mind the age and health of Sonia Gandhi before subjecting her to repeated questioning in the case, in which party leader Rahul Gandhi has already been questioned for over 50 hours. He said the Congress chief is aged, has not been well and was admitted to a hospital, adding that she cannot withhold the pressure of probe agencies.
“Even in wars, kings used to give directions that women should not be attacked and those not keeping well should be spared,” Azad said, urging the agencies not to be harsh on an aged and ailing Sonia Gandhi.
“I would urge the government and the ED to keep this in mind as subjecting Sonia Gandhi to agencies like this is not right,” he added. Another senior member of the G-23 grouping and a former Union minister, Anand Sharma, said weaponisation of laws and their use to target and humiliate people should not happen.
