Sardar Patel had in 1950 shot off multiple letters to Nehru, warning him of National Herald's financial impropriety, which India's first PM chose to brush aside.
The FIR was filed on 3rd October following a complaint from the Investigative Unit of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The ED has been investigating a money laundering case linked to the National Herald property from 2008 to 2024
Sonia Gandhi’s article is less an environmental plea than a political tactic. By crying “disaster” at every bold step forward, Congress reveals not vision but fear of change. The real disaster would be to let such alarmism derail India’s strategic future.
Despite repeated letters from the PMML Trust and historian Rizwan Kadri, Sonia Gandhi has not responded regarding the 51 cartons of Nehru’s papers taken in 2008. Legal options, including theft charges, are being considered.
Acknowledging Sonia Gandhi's right to express her views, the Israeli ambassador added that leaders like her should be aware of the regional (Middle East) situation.
Incidentally, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi had back in 2001, taken a holy dip at the Kumbh Mela in 2001, when her Indianness was rightly being questioned, however, years after a long political career, Gandhi was neither seen at the 2007 Kumbh nor at the once-in-a-century Mahakumbh 2025.
"I and every BJP Karyakarta strongly condemns the usage of the phrase "poor thing" by Smt. Sonia Gandhi for Honourable President of India, Droupadi Murmu Ji. The deliberate usage of such words shows the elitist, anti-poor and anti-tribal nature of the Congress Party," JP Nadda, BJP President said in a post on X.