Rahul Gandhi Questioned For 3 Day, Congress Protesters Dragged, Detained

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi arrived on the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Headquarters at round 11.35 am for Day 3 of questioning in reference to a money-laundering case referring to the Nationwide Herald newspaper.

Congress employees had been detained from exterior the occasion workplace and ED headquarters the place they held protests and chanted slogans in assist of Rahul Gandhi. Movies confirmed a few of them being dragged and put up on buses. 

Final evening, Rahul Gandhi accompanied by his sister and Congress basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra went to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to satisfy his mom and Congress President Sonia Gandhi after Day 2 of questioning by the probe company concluded at round 11.30 pm.

He was questioned for over 11 hours on Tuesday. His assertion was recorded in a number of classes beneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) by the probe company officers. The Congress chief, sources say, checked the transcript of his assertion minutely earlier than submission.

Mr Gandhi’s questioning by the probe company within the case started on Monday when he was grilled for round 10 hours. 

Prime occasion leaders and employees have been demonstrating within the nationwide capital since Monday, alleging that the centre is making an attempt to implicate Rahul Gandhi in a ‘faux’ case.

Congress has maintained that Rahul Gandhi’s questioning by the probe company is a part of the ruling BJP’s “vendetta politics” to silence the voice of opposition.

Sonia Gandhi, who has additionally been summoned for questioning, will depose earlier than the probe company on June 23. The Congress president, who was admitted to the hospital on Sunday owing to Covid-related points, is alleged to be steady now.

The case pertains to the ED probe into the alleged monetary irregularities between Younger Indian and Related Journals Ltd (AJL), which publishes the Nationwide Herald newspaper.

Earlier this month, the probe company mentioned that the questioning of the Gandhis is a part of the investigation to know the shareholding sample, monetary transactions and position of the promoters of Younger Indian and AJL.