Subramanian Swamy recently blamed Rahul and Sonia Gandhi for allegedly floating a company named Young Indian to grab the Rs.1,600 crore worth Herald House and other properties of the group has reiterated his charges.
Swamy insists that he has not received any reply from  Gandhis or PM Manmohan Singh over the matter. He would wait for a reply from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue before deciding his next course.
Speaking to TV news channel Times Now, Swamy said he had written to both the prime minister and Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath. He said if he does not get a reply from the prime minister in two to three weeks, he “will certainly send a reminder”.
Asked if Rahul Gandhi had replied to his allegations, Swamy said: “Not one.”
To a query about Rahul Gandhi’s office terming the allegations as baseless, Swamy said they should say why the charges were false.
“Ask them why is it baseless,” he said.
Swamy had told a press conference Friday that a company called Young Indian, allegedly floated by the Gandhis, had done a “sham and bogus” deal to “grab the Rs.1,600 crore worth Herald House” and other properties of the group.
Young Indian, he had said, acquired Associated Journals Pvt Ltd and became owner of the National Herald and Qaumi Awaz and all high-value real estate in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh belonging to the group.
In his letter to the prime minister Oct 30, Swamy demanded a probe by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office or the Central Bureau of Investigation into the deal and the culpability of the All India Congress Committee in giving a loan to a private commercial entity.
Swamy had also written to the chief election commissioner Oct 31 alleging misrepresentation of facts by Rahul Gandhi in his declaration of assets and liabilities during the 2009 Lok Sabha polls.
Rahul Gandhi’s office had Friday denied Swamy’s allegations, saying these were “baseless and defamatory” and that legal action would be taken for the “scandalous abuse
Congress has also turned defensive on the charges. “We don’t take him (Swamy) seriously…we are not bound to answer the bland charges…It is for Swamy to go to the court if he feels any income tax law has been violated,” Congress spokesperson P.C. Chacko told reporters.
“We want to see whether Swamy will sue the Congress leaders,” he said. “We are ready to face it legally.”
Swamy Thursday said a company allegedly floated by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi had done a “sham and bogus” deal to “grab the Rs.1,600 crore worth Herald House” in the national capital and other properties of the group. He also demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe.
Chacko said Rahul Gandhi’s office denied the charges Thursday as baseless and had issued a legal notice to Swamy for making the allegations.
“Rahul Gandhi’s letter amounts to a legal notice,” said Chacko. “If there is a violation of any income tax law, we challenge Swamy to prove it.”
Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari also dismissed the charges.
“The charges are baseless…the only intent behind them seems to be to tar people with a dark brush,” Tewari told reporters.
He said the charges deserved to be rebutted point by point.
While Chacko said the charges were “part of a game to mislead the people”, Tewari said “the culture of shoot and scoot after leveling allegations” would vitiate the political discourse in the long run.
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Subramanian Swamy reiterates his charges against Rahul and Sonia Gandhi
Subramanian Swamy recently blamed Rahul and Sonia Gandhi for allegedly floating a company named Young Indian to grab the Rs.1,600 crore worth Herald House and other properties of the group has reiterated his charges.
Swamy insists that he has not received any reply from  Gandhis or PM Manmohan Singh over the matter. He would wait for a reply from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue before deciding his next course.
Speaking to TV news channel Times Now, Swamy said he had written to both the prime minister and Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath. He said if he does not get a reply from the prime minister in two to three weeks, he “will certainly send a reminder”.
Asked if Rahul Gandhi had replied to his allegations, Swamy said: “Not one.”
To a query about Rahul Gandhi’s office terming the allegations as baseless, Swamy said they should say why the charges were false.
“Ask them why is it baseless,” he said.
Swamy had told a press conference Friday that a company called Young Indian, allegedly floated by the Gandhis, had done a “sham and bogus” deal to “grab the Rs.1,600 crore worth Herald House” and other properties of the group.
Young Indian, he had said, acquired Associated Journals Pvt Ltd and became owner of the National Herald and Qaumi Awaz and all high-value real estate in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh belonging to the group.
In his letter to the prime minister Oct 30, Swamy demanded a probe by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office or the Central Bureau of Investigation into the deal and the culpability of the All India Congress Committee in giving a loan to a private commercial entity.
Swamy had also written to the chief election commissioner Oct 31 alleging misrepresentation of facts by Rahul Gandhi in his declaration of assets and liabilities during the 2009 Lok Sabha polls.
Rahul Gandhi’s office had Friday denied Swamy’s allegations, saying these were “baseless and defamatory” and that legal action would be taken for the “scandalous abuse
Congress has also turned defensive on the charges. “We don’t take him (Swamy) seriously…we are not bound to answer the bland charges…It is for Swamy to go to the court if he feels any income tax law has been violated,” Congress spokesperson P.C. Chacko told reporters.
“We want to see whether Swamy will sue the Congress leaders,” he said. “We are ready to face it legally.”
Swamy Thursday said a company allegedly floated by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi had done a “sham and bogus” deal to “grab the Rs.1,600 crore worth Herald House” in the national capital and other properties of the group. He also demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe.
Chacko said Rahul Gandhi’s office denied the charges Thursday as baseless and had issued a legal notice to Swamy for making the allegations.
“Rahul Gandhi’s letter amounts to a legal notice,” said Chacko. “If there is a violation of any income tax law, we challenge Swamy to prove it.”
Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari also dismissed the charges.
“The charges are baseless…the only intent behind them seems to be to tar people with a dark brush,” Tewari told reporters.
He said the charges deserved to be rebutted point by point.
While Chacko said the charges were “part of a game to mislead the people”, Tewari said “the culture of shoot and scoot after leveling allegations” would vitiate the political discourse in the long run.
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