New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have told the Delhi High Court that ED's money laundering case against them cannot stand. They argued that the case rests on a private citizen's complaint, not a police investigation.

The PMLA, they say, does not recognise that as valid grounds. Both filed separate but near-identical replies on September 18, 2026. The matter is next listed for October 12.

The replies state that the words "private complaint" appear nowhere in the PMLA. They call this case the only instance in India where ED has acted on a private citizen's complaint. That complaint was filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy back in 2013.

The Gandhis say ED is relying on "self-invented legal premises" to get around this...