Ranchi, Apr 16 (PTI) Jharkhand Congress workers on Wednesday staged a demonstration outside the zonal office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here to protest the agency’s chargesheet against senior party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in connection with the National Herald case.

The party workers led by Jharkhand Congress president Keshav Mahto Kamlesh and state in-charge K Raju raised slogans against the BJP-led central government.

On Tuesday, the ED said it had filed a chargesheet on April 9 in a money laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper.

Apart from Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, the chargesheet also names senior Congress leaders Sam Pitroda and Suman Dubey as co-accused.

Mahto termed the move an attempt to target the Gandhi family and the Congress.

“Whenever elections approach in any state of the country, the BJP’s ED becomes active to suppress the voice of the people,” he said.

Raju alleged that the BJP is murdering “democracy” and the “Constitution” of the country.

“Our leaders Sonia Ji and Rahul Ji have already been given a clean chit on this matter. The issue is being raised again because of the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar and Gujarat, as BJP is scared of Congress,” he said.

The BJP is scared of Rahul Gandhi and it is making an unsuccessful attempt to suppress his voice, former Jharkhand Congress president Rajesh Thakur said.

Meanwhile, Jharkhand BJP criticised the Congress’ agitation, saying it wants to create political chaos in the country to prove its leaders are innocent.

“The Congress can stage demonstrations or agitations. It is its democratic rights. But, they have not been given a right to loot. They want to loot properties by defying the law,” Jharkhand BJP chief Babulal Marandi said addressing media persons here.

He said that if the Congress leaders are innocent, they should fight it out in court.

“They want to create political pressure through agitation and chaos in the country,” he said. PTI SAN SBN SAN SBN