Congress Leader Priyanka Gandhi Faces Money Laundering Charges In Haryana Land Deal

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi has been named by the Enforcement Directorate in its chargesheet filed in a case pertaining to Prevention of Money Laundering Act, as reported by ANI.

The chargesheet mentions her involvement in the purchase of 40 kanals (equivalent to five acres) of agricultural land in Haryana's Faridabad from a Delhi-based real agent HL Pahwa, in 2006. Later, she reportedly sold the same land back to Pahwa in February 2010.

Responding to this development, Aam Aadmi Party Chief National Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar remarked, "We've witnessed the continuous actions taken by the ED against opposition leaders, with many of our leaders ending up in jail. The principle of 'guilty until proven innocent' seems to apply to the opposition, while the entire country follows the principle of 'innocent until proven guilty'..."