Fresh National Herald FIR stokes BJP-Cong slugfest

The BJP on Sunday dismissed as "baseless" the Congress' allegation of "vendetta politics" against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case, and asked the Congress leaders to give an account of the "loot" they allegedly committed instead of giving speeches.

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With Delhi Police filing an FIR against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case, the Congress on Sunday alleged that the "Modi-Shah duo" is continuing with its "mischievous politics of harassment, intimidation, and vendetta" against the party's top leadership.

Condemning the action, the opposition party also said the National Herald matter is a "completely bogus case" and justice will ultimately triumph.

Terming the Congress' allegations "baseless", senior BJP leader and former Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said PM Narendra Modi was not at the helm at the Centre when a private complaint was filed in the matter against the Congress leaders. "The matter dates back to 2008," he told reporters.

The BJP leader said that the crime branch of Delhi Police filed an FIR against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi after the ED requested it book them based on its findings in the investigation into the case under due provisions of law.