National Herald case: Siddaramaiah, DKS cheer Delhi court ruling, throw weight behind Gandhis

Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Dy CM DK Shivakumar on Tuesday threw weight behind AICC leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi after a Delhi court refused to take cognizance in proceedings arising from a fresh FIR in the National Herald case.

Both leaders, in separate posts on X, said the court has exposed illegality and mala fide intent of the Modi Government.

The ED proceedings against the Gandhis had been held to be without jurisdiction, illegal, and unsustainable in law, Siddaramaiah said. “With no FIR, no proceeds of crime, no money laundering, and no movement of property, this decade-long political witch-hunt against the principal opposition stands defeated,” the CM said, while announcing that he stood in complete solidarity with Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, who, he said, faced this vendetta with courage and dignity. “The Congress will never be intimidated. We remain steadfast in our fight for truth, democracy, and the rights of every Indian,” he added.


Shivakumar also cheered the court ruling. In a post on X, he said the decade-long, politically motivated prosecution of the principal opposition party had been laid bare before the people. “With no money laundering, no proceeds of crime, and no movement of property, the baseless allegations that fueled a sustained campaign of witch hunt, propaganda, and reputation assassination have been decisively rejected,” he said.