{"id":16615,"date":"2025-12-16T13:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T13:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekarnatakatoday.com\/?p=16615"},"modified":"2025-12-16T13:51:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T13:51:49","slug":"national-herald-case-delhi-court-verdict-on-congress-leaders-sonia-gandhi-and-rahul-gandhi-is-welcome-manjunath-bhandary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekarnatakatoday.com\/?p=16615","title":{"rendered":"National Herald Case: Delhi court verdict on Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi is welcome \u2013 Manjunath Bhandary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mangaluru:In connection with the alleged money laundering case related to the National Herald, Legislative Council member and KPCC Working President Manjunath Bhandari has welcomed the decision of the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi, which refused to take cognizance of the charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. In a press release, he stated that the court\u2019s verdict is a victory for truth.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thekarnatakatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_20251111_2029155850717062460993292.jpg\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1072\" class=\"wp-image-16034 alignnone size-full lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thekarnatakatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_20251111_2029155850717062460993292.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/thekarnatakatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_20251111_2029155850717062460993292-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thekarnatakatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_20251111_2029155850717062460993292-1024x1016.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thekarnatakatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_20251111_2029155850717062460993292-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thekarnatakatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_20251111_2029155850717062460993292-768x762.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thekarnatakatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_20251111_2029155850717062460993292-600x596.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thekarnatakatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_20251111_2029155850717062460993292-20x20.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Special Judge Vishal Gogne, who heard the case, opined that the charge sheet filed by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is not fit for trial. 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