Several Congress leaders, including former party president Rahul Gandhi, were detained during the party’s protest march against the ED probe against the Congress president. Sonia Gandhi,
In a video posted by news agency ANI, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Shaktisinh Gohil and KC Venugopal can be seen among other detained leaders.
According to the agency, after his detention, he has been kept at Kingsway Police Camp.
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Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Delhi for the second round of questioning. National Herald money laundering case,
As part of the protest, Congress MPs marched from the Gandhi statue in the Parliament complex to Vijay Chowk, during which several were detained including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Ranjit Ranjan, KC Venugopal, Manickam Tagore, Imran Pratapgadhi and K Suresh. taken. during March.
Before being taken into custody, Rahul said that discussion is not allowed inside Parliament, while MPs are arrested for protesting
The Congress leadership has planned ‘satyagraha’ (peaceful protest) in the national capital and elsewhere to protest the questioning. Delhi Police has refused permission to the party to hold an agitation at Rajghat and has imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in the area.
Earlier, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accompanied their mother to the ED office. Rahul Gandhi has recently been questioned extensively in this case.
On Thursday, Congress leaders held protests outside ED offices across the country.
Several Congress MPs and activists, including Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, were detained by the Delhi Police for protesting against the questioning of the party chief.
Senior leaders including P Chidambaram, Ajay Maken, Manickam Tagore, KC Venugopal, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Shashi Tharoor, Sachin Pilot and Harish Rawat. Ashok Gehlot, K Suresh are also among those taken into custody.
They were later released. Congress workers were also detained in Nagpur in view of the protest. Congress protests turned violent in Bengaluru after Youth Congress workers allegedly torched a car in front of the ED office.
In the first round of questioning, Gandhi had appeared before the ED on July 21, where she was questioned for nearly two hours.
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