- Sonia Gandhi to appear before ED again tomorrow
- 75-year-old Sonia Gandhi was questioned for over two hours during her first day of questioning in the National Herald money laundering case on July 21 where she replied to 28 questions put forth by the Enforcement Directorate
NEW DELHI, July 26: On the second day of questioning, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on July 26 left the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office after over six hours of questioning in the National Herald newspaper.
Ms. Gandhi, who was questioned for 2.5 hours before lunch and rejoined after a break, had reached the ED office in central Delhi around 11 a.m. accompanied by her Z+ armed security and her children Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
While Ms. Priyanka Gandhi stayed back with her, Mr. Rahul Gandhi left soon after and joined the Congress protest at Vijay Chowk before being detained by the police.
Mr. Rahul Gandhi and the other Congress MPs had gathered at Vijay Chowk to march towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan to draw the President’s attention to the alleged misuse of agencies by the government, but were stopped by the police.
Mr. Rahul Gandhi was put in a police bus but officials did not disclose where he was being taken. Other Congress MPs at the Vijay Chowk protest site were detained and taken away in separate police buses.
The 75-year-old Congress president left the ED office around 2 p.m. and returned around 3.30 p.m., officials said.
Ms. Priyanka Gandhi was in a separate room at the ED office so she could meet her mother to provide medicines or medical assistance if necessary, they said. Sonia Gandhi’s questioning and recording of statements began around 11.15 a.m. after initial formalities, including the verification of summons and signing the attendance sheet, were completed.
Ms. Sonia Gandhi was questioned for over two hours on July 21. She replied to 28 questions put forth by the agency.
The Lok Sabha MP from Rae Bareli is understood to have been asked questions pertaining to her involvement with the National Herald newspaper and the company under scanner in the case, Young Indian Pvt. Ltd. Tuesday’s questioning session could see the agency asking Sonia Gandhi questions on the functioning and running of the newspaper, the role of its various office bearers, and her and her son’s participation in the affairs of the National Herald and Young Indian.
The agency will also match her statement with that of Mr. Rahul Gandhi as both are majority stakeholders in Young Indian, officials said.
The questioning of the Gandhis pertains to the charge of alleged financial irregularities in the Congress-promoted Young Indian, which owns the National Herald newspaper. (Agencies)
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