In a significant political development, the Congress party has launched a fierce offensive against the ruling BJP, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. This demand comes a day after a Delhi court delivered a major relief to the party's top leadership in the long-running National Herald case.
Court's Decision Sparks Political Firestorm
On Wednesday, December 18, 2025, the Congress held a high-profile press conference at the residence of its president, Mallikarjun Kharge. The event was a direct response to a Delhi court's decision the previous day, which declined to take cognisance of a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The ED's case alleged money laundering worth Rs 2,000 crore and implicated senior Congress leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and five others.
Flanked by senior leaders like K.C. Venugopal, Abhishek Singhvi, Jairam Ramesh, and Pawan Khera, Kharge declared the judgment a vindication. He asserted that the court's decision was a direct rebuttal to the central government's actions. "After this judgment, Modi and Shah should resign because the court decision is like a slap on their face," Kharge stated emphatically.
"Law Has Spoken Louder Than Noise": Congress's Legal Victory
Senior advocate and Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi, who argued the case in court, provided a detailed legal perspective. He celebrated the verdict, stating, "the law has spoken louder than the noise and fiction." Singhvi characterized the entire National Herald case as a narrative of "political vendetta and harassment."
He criticized the investigative agency's approach, arguing that the ED attempted to build a "money-laundering mansion on the quicksand of an absent and elusive FIR." Singhvi highlighted that there was no foundational First Information Report (FIR) in the case. "Investigative overreach has met judicial oversight. Courts are not theatres for political scripts," he added, underscoring the court's role in checking executive power.
Revealing the extent of the scrutiny faced by the leadership, Singhvi noted that from 2021 to 2025, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and several others were questioned by agencies for nearly 90 hours. He alleged this prolonged exercise was conducted "only to harass and embarrass them and create a climate against them."
A Pledge to Continue the Fight
Buoyed by the court order, the Congress has vowed to intensify its political battle against the BJP-led government. Party president Kharge outlined a multi-pronged strategy, declaring, "We are fighting politically. We will keep fighting them, both inside and outside the Parliament, and also on the streets and will teach them a lesson."
The party has committed to exposing what it calls the government's "vendetta politics" targeting the opposition. The demand for the resignation of the Prime Minister and the Home Minister marks a sharp escalation in the political rhetoric, setting the stage for a contentious confrontation in the coming days, both in legislative forums and in public discourse.
The dismissal of the ED's complaint provides a substantial morale boost to the Congress, which has consistently framed the National Herald case as a politically motivated tool to target the Gandhi family. The party now aims to leverage this judicial outcome to mount a stronger offensive against the government on the issue of alleged misuse of central agencies.
