Delhi court issued notices to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, vice-president Rahul Gandhi and others accused in the National Herald case and asked the Congress and Associated Journals Limited (AJL) to submit documents such as balance sheets.

The order came on a plea filed by BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy asking for the documents.

Swamy tweeted that the court has given the seven accused two weeks to respond to the notices. It will conduct a hearing on 4 October.

In addition to Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, Congress leaders Oscar Fernandes, Sam Pitroda, Suman Dubey and a company Young Indian Pvt Ltd (YI) are also accused in the National Herald case. It was filed by Swamy in 2012.

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