Rahul Gandhi accompanied by Priyanka Gandhi and vociferous Congress leaders n activists at ED office. Protests and arrests of Congress workers in several states
The former Congress president Rahul Gandhi today presented himself before the enforcement directorate in connection with a National Herald case in which his mother and Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi has also been summoned on 23 rd June since she is admitted in Ganga Ram Hospital and was earlier asked to present herself at ED office on 8 th June. Mrs Gandhi is infected with Covid and was admitted after her condition worsened, though now she seems to be in stable health condition. Rahul Gandhi was accompanied by his sister and general secretary of Congress Priyanka Gandhi to ED office this morning.
Several senior Congress leaders and youth Congress president Sriniwas BV and good number of Youth Congress activists also accompanied their leader to ED office in New Delhi.
However, they have been kept one kilometre away from the ED office where they were protesting accusing the government of victimising their leaders.
Priyanka Gandhi came out of the ED office after seeing off her brother Rahul whose interrogation / probe by three senior officers have already commenced.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Congress workers after protests have courted arrests today against the alleged victimisation of Gandhi family to take revenge from them, charge the protesting Congress leaders.
The Youth Congress activists led by IYC president Sriniwas BC have courted arrests and were taken to Mandir Marg police station in police vans. Similarly in Lucknow, Uttarakhand n in several states like Delhi Congress activists courted arrests against the victimisation of Sonia, Priyanka and Rahul through various investigative agencies like ED, CBI and IT.
According to the Union Minister Smriti Irani who defeated Rahul Gandhi from Amethi in 2019 general election, the Congress leaders and activists have come out in protest in support of corruption . She added those who are on bail after being jailed have appealed their party workers to Gherao Delhi in support of corruption. There are trying to exert psychological pressure on ED officials by calling their ministers from various states in the protest in support of their leader. What does this indicate asked Smriti Irani ?
The Congress leader and MP, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary accused the BJP and its leaders for strategically denigrating the image of Rahul Gandhi and Congress party by lodging false cases against them.
He added that Rahul Gandhi is fearless and will answer all the questions boldly. When Rahul Gandhi went inside the ED office for interrogation, as demanded no advocate was allowed to be there said Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary said.
Meanwhile, the party’s chief spokesman and general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala also courted arrest in Haryana alongwith Congress supporters and former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat with Priyank Gandhi in Delhi.