Sonia Gandhi to appear before ED for third day; security ramped up outside party office
Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi is expected to appear before the Enforcement Directorate for a third day on Wednesday in connection with the National Herald case. On Tuesday,
With Congress leaders clashing with the police amid protests, security has been ramped up outside the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters. Senior Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and K C Venugopal, were detained at Kingsway Camp on Tuesday and later released. Indian Youth Congress President Srinivas BV and other party members were allegedly manhandled by police on Akbar Road and Vijay Chowk. An enquiry has been initiated by the Delhi Police against the personnel who allegedly assaulted Srinivas and other leaders.
The party has decided to field veterans Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma on Wednesday to defend Sonia and attack the BJP government.
On July 25, Gandhi was questioned for almost six hours. The summons resulted in protests by Congress leaders and workers too. Rahul Gandhi was detained by the Delhi Police amid the protest taken out from the Parliament. Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha was also detained. The protesting MPs were stopped at Vijay Chowk and prevented from reaching the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
The ‘satyagraha’ was staged by the workers across the country to demonstrate against the misuse of central agencies.
Sonia Gandhi was questioned on a set of nearly 30 questions regarding her involvement with the National Herald newspaper and Young Indian Pvt Ltd.
According to reports, the Congress chief was questioned for nearly 2 hours and 30 minutes. She left the ED office around 7pm. Gandhi was accompanied by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to the ED office, as well as her armed security cover.
The 75-five-year old Gandhi was questioned for over two hours during her first day of questioning in the case on July 21 where she replied to 28 questions put forth by the agency.
With Thanks Refrence to: bussinesstoday(https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy/story/sonia-gandhi-to-appear-before-ed-for-third-time-in-national-herald-case-342831-2022-07-27),Indiaexpress(https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sonia-gandhi-ed-summons-congress-protest-live-updates-8051505/)
