ED asks 28 questions Sonia Gandhi for 6 hours, next round today

By Our Special Correspondent

Congress president Sonia Gandhi was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for over six hours on Tuesday in the National Herald money laundering case, amid protests from the party over misuse of investigative agencies for political gain.

It was her second day in the ED. On July 21, she answered 28 questions asked by the ED team and spent more than two hours in its office. Sonia has been summoned to appear again on Wednesday.

Like last time Sonia was accompanied by daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and son Rahul Gandhi. While Priyanka stayed in another room at the agency, Rahul left immediately. During the first half of the day, Sonia was questioned for about 2.5 hours, while the post-lunch session lasted for over 3.5 hours.

Later, Rahul led the protest march of Congress MPs from Parliament to Rashtrapati Bhavan. Along with him, more than 50 other Congress parliamentarians were detained by the Delhi Police at Vijay Chowk.

India is now a police state, it is true. PM Modi is a king, this is a police state. What happens if MPs can't meet the President? Rahul told the media.

Leaders of several opposition parties have written to new President Draupadi Murmu alleging misuse of central agencies to target them and sought her intervention.

The detained Congress MPs turned their detention into a brainstorming session on issues like price hike, fire pit and GST on food items.