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National Herald Case: Digvijay Singh Accuses BJP Of Running A Campaign Against Nehruvian Ideology

Digvijay Singh Calls The National Herald Case A 'Vilified Campaign' By BJP Against Congress
NEW DELHI, INDIA - MAY 22: Congress General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijay Singh addressing a press conference after the completion of one year of Modi Government at AICC on May 22, 2015 in New Delhi, India. Targetting the one-year rule of Modi government, Congress General Secretary said that while the Prime Minister is busy 'beating drums' and 'playing violin' from Japan to Monglia, a grave agrarian crisis of unprecedented scale plagues the farm sector. (Photo by Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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NEW DELHI, INDIA - MAY 22: Congress General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijay Singh addressing a press conference after the completion of one year of Modi Government at AICC on May 22, 2015 in New Delhi, India. Targetting the one-year rule of Modi government, Congress General Secretary said that while the Prime Minister is busy 'beating drums' and 'playing violin' from Japan to Monglia, a grave agrarian crisis of unprecedented scale plagues the farm sector. (Photo by Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

NEW DELHI -- Calling the National Herald case an example of vilification of the Congress by the ruling party, Congress leader Digvijay Singh accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of running a 'sustained campaign' against the Nehruvian ideology.

"BJP RSS combine have always considered Nehruvian Ideology and Nehru Gandhi Family as biggest threat to their growth. They have run a sustained campaign against them. National Herald is another example of their vilification campaign against them," he said in a series of tweets.

"People of this Country would give them a fitting reply as they did earlier. Gandhi Nehruvian Ideology is ingrained in Indian Ethos," he added.

The National Herald newspaper was closely associated with India's freedom struggle and the Indian National Congress till 2008. In January 2008, discussions about its closure began. On 1 April 2008, the paper's editorial announced that it was temporarily suspending operations. Before its closure, the paper was being run by Associated Journals Limited (AJL).

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy filed the case in a local court in 2012. The trial court then issued summons to the two leaders among others in June 2014, but they approached the Delhi High Court seeking a stay. On Monday this week, the high court refused to stay the summons, and asked all of the accused to appear for a hearing on December 19.

The accused face allegations that they illegally acquired property worth Rs. 5,000 crore belonging to the National Herald newspaper.

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