new Delhi. The Union Home Ministry has constituted an inter-ministerial committee to investigate various violations of legal provisions by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust and Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust. A Home Ministry official said that the committee would investigate these foundations in case of violation of provisions such as the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), Income Tax Act and Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA).
The officer said that a special director of the Enforcement Directorate would head the committee.
The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation was established on 21 June 1991. The Foundation works on a range of issues, including literacy, health, disability, empowerment of the underprivileged, livelihoods and natural resource management. Its current focus areas are education, disability and natural resource management.
The interim president of the Congress, Sonia Gandhi is the chairperson of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram are members of the board.
Recently, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has targeted the Congress and the Gandhi family, claiming that China had funded the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, following which the Center has now taken this step.
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