Rahul Gandhi Ed News / Rahul Gandhi replied for 10 hours, 459 Congressmen were in custody for 11 hours, again interrogated today

Zoom News : Jun 14, 2022, 07:21 AM
Rahul Gandhi Ed News: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had reached the Enforcement Directorate office on Monday for questioning. During this, there was a lot of ruckus on the streets of Delhi. During this, Delhi Police on Monday arrested Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, K.C. 459 Congress workers and senior leaders, including Venugopal and Mallikarjun Kharge, were taken into custody for not following the instructions of the police to maintain law and order in the national capital. However, all the Congress leaders and workers were released after being detained for nearly 11 hours at various police stations. Officials gave this information.

He said that the allegations of assault and injury to the protesting Congress leaders during the police action would be seriously investigated. Hundreds of Congress workers took to the streets in Delhi against the ED's questioning of Rahul Gandhi in connection with a money laundering probe linked to the National Herald newspaper and several senior leaders were detained.

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The opposition Congress alleged that some of its leaders were assaulted by the police. The Congress also targeted the government, accusing it of not allowing peaceful protests.

Chidambaram tweeted, "You are lucky to have only 'Hairline Cracked' when three tall, strong policemen bump into you! Doctors have said that if there is a 'cracked hairline' it will heal on its own in about 10 days. I am fine and will go to my work tomorrow." Senior Congress leaders and workers gathered in different parts of Delhi on Monday to protest despite the permission being denied.

The protesting activists were detained from Akbar Road, where the Congress headquarters is located, Q Point APJ Kalam Road and Man Singh Road and taken to Mandir Marg, Tughlaq Road and Fatehpur Beri police stations.

However, the police said that 100 senior leaders and workers of the All India Congress Committee were allowed to enter the party headquarters from the Akbar Road and Maulana Azad Road intersections, the list of which was made available in advance.

Delhi Police said that among the 459 people detained in New Delhi, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, K.C. There are 11 Rajya Sabha members, including Venugopal and Mallikarjun Kharge, five MLAs from different states and party functionaries.

A senior police officer said that all the women Congress workers and office bearers who were detained by the police have been released and appropriate legal action is being taken against those violating the prohibitory orders enforced under Section 144 of CrPC.

Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Sagar Preet Hooda said, "There have been complaints about injuries to Congress leaders and workers during the police action. However, to the best of our knowledge, there has been no incident of such use of force by the police. So far no case of MLC (medical examination) has come to light. '

ED questioned Rahul Gandhi for more than ten hours

Hull questioned Gandhi for more than ten hours on Monday. The ED asked Rahul to appear again on Tuesday. Officials said that Rahul Gandhi reached the ED's headquarters at APJ Abdul Kalam Road at around 11.10 am and after completing legal procedures and recording his presence for about 20 minutes, his questioning was started. It is reported that Rahul has been called by the investigating agency for questioning on Tuesday as well.

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