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| National Herald case: India court summons Sonia and Rahul Gandhi | National Herald case: India court summons Sonia and Rahul Gandhi |
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| A court in India has summoned top Congress party leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi for allegedly "misappropriating assets" of a newspaper. | A court in India has summoned top Congress party leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi for allegedly "misappropriating assets" of a newspaper. |
| The National Herald newspaper, which ceased publication in 2008, was acquired by the Congress in 2010. | The National Herald newspaper, which ceased publication in 2008, was acquired by the Congress in 2010. |
| The party said it wanted to revive the paper, established in 1938 by India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru. | The party said it wanted to revive the paper, established in 1938 by India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru. |
| The petitioner, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, says the Gandhis took it over for its considerable assets. | The petitioner, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, says the Gandhis took it over for its considerable assets. |
| He says the leaders used party funds illegally to acquire the newspaper's properties. | He says the leaders used party funds illegally to acquire the newspaper's properties. |
| A Congress spokesman said the allegations against party president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi were "completely false". | |
| "I have found prima facie evidence against all the accused. The court has directed them to appear before it on 7 August," Metropolitan magistrate Gomati Manocha, said while issuing the summons on Thursday. | "I have found prima facie evidence against all the accused. The court has directed them to appear before it on 7 August," Metropolitan magistrate Gomati Manocha, said while issuing the summons on Thursday. |
| Besides the Gandhis, the court has also summoned Congress leaders Oscar Fernandes and Motilal Vora. | Besides the Gandhis, the court has also summoned Congress leaders Oscar Fernandes and Motilal Vora. |
| The Congress party lost the recent general elections, winning only 44 of the 543 seats after governing India for 10 years. | The Congress party lost the recent general elections, winning only 44 of the 543 seats after governing India for 10 years. |
| The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a landslide victory with 282 seats and has formed a government. | The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a landslide victory with 282 seats and has formed a government. |