Bansuri Swaraj attends JPC on simultaneous polls with ‘National Herald’s loot‘ bag
The Hindu
BJP MP carries "National Herald Ki Loot" bag to Parliament; Congress leaders accused of money laundering.
Keeping the heat on the Congress over the National Herald issue, BJP Member of Parliament P. Bansuri Swaraj on Tuesday (April 22, 2025) carried a black bag with "National Herald Ki Loot" emblazoned over it in red colour as she arrived in Parliament annex for the committee meeting over the bills proposing simultaneous polls.
Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are accused in the case, with the Enforcement Directorate charging them with money laundering. The Congress has dismissed the allegation as vendetta by the ruling BJP against its top leaders.
Former Supreme Court Judge Hemant Gupta, former Law Commission of India chairman B. S. Chauhan and noted lawyer and Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi are among the personalities who will give their views to the Joint Committee of Parliament on simultaneous polls. BJP MP P. P. Chaudhary is heading the committee.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi had last year carried a bag to Parliament that had "Palestine" emblazoned on it. The handbag emblazoned with the word "Palestine" and Palestinian emblems, including a watermelon, was seen as a symbol of Palestinian solidarity. The day after which, Ms. Gandhi had also carried a handbag to Parliament with the message of "Bangladesh ke Hindu aur Isaiyon ke saath Khade ho" (stand with the Hindus and Christians of Bangladesh).
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