Complaint against 75-year-old party president was lodged nine years ago by a member of parliament from Modi\u2019s BJP
\nNEW DELHI
\nIndian opposition leader Sonia Gandhi was questioned by money laundering investigators on Thursday, prompting her Congress Party to accuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s government of running a \u201cpolitical vendetta\u201d.
\nThe complaint against 75-year-old party president and her son Rahul Gandhi was lodged nine years ago by a member of parliament from Modi\u2019s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Rahul Gandhi, who is also a senior figure in Congress, was questioned several times last month in connection with the same case. They have both denied any wrongdoing.
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\n\u201cThis is a conspiracy to silence us and the intention is to rid the country of any opposition parties,\u201d Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera told reporters on Thursday, before Gandhi left for questioning at the finance ministry\u2019s Enforcement Directorate.
\nA spokesman for the directorate, which investigates money laundering and violations of foreign exchange laws, was not available for comment.
\nLawmakers from the Congress party staged a protest inside and outside parliament, holding posters and shouting slogans that accused Modi and his government of pursuing a political vendetta.
\nThe BJP lawmaker behind the complaint, Subramanian Swamy, accused the Gandhis of forming a shell company and illegally gaining control of property worth $300 million.
\nThe assets had belonged to a firm that published the National Herald newspaper, founded in 1937 by India\u2019s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who was Rahul Gandhi\u2019s great grandfather.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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