Nationwide Herald case: Sonia Gandhi is on the Enforcement Directorate workplace
New Delhi:
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi was questioned for six hours right now by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged cash laundering case related to the Nationwide Herald newspaper. She has been summoned once more tomorrow for Spherical 3 of questioning.
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She got here to the probe company’s workplace accompanied by her son Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at 11 am. After questioning began, Rahul Gandhi led a march of Congress MPs from parliament to the Rashtrapati Bhawan in protest in opposition to alleged misuse of central companies to focus on opposition leaders.
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Priyanka Gandhi sat in one other room on the Enforcement Directorate workplace with medicines for her 75-year-old mom, in case she wanted medical help, sources have mentioned.
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The questioning and recording of Sonia Gandhi’s assertion started at 11:15 am after she accomplished the paperwork, together with summons verification and signing on the attendance sheet.
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All COVID-19 security guidelines have been adopted, officers mentioned, including two medical doctors and an ambulance remained on standby.
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The police have deployed an enormous drive and barricaded the complete 1-km stretch between her house and the Enforcement Directorate’s workplace in central Delhi’s Vidyut Lane.
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The central probe company on Friday final week issued contemporary summons to the Congress chief to hitch the investigation into the Nationwide Herald case by Monday. It was later deferred by a day.
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Sonia Gandhi was final questioned by the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday for practically two hours, amid sturdy protests by Congress leaders alleging vendetta politics by the BJP-ruled central authorities. Then too Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had accompanied her mom to the probe company’s Delhi workplace.
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Sonia Gandhi was requested over two dozen questions within the final sitting on the Enforcement Directorate workplace.
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The questioning is linked with alleged monetary irregularities within the Congress-promoted Younger Indian Personal Ltd, which owns Nationwide Herald newspaper.
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Rahul Gandhi was additionally questioned by the probe company in the identical case final month for over 50 hours spready throughout 5 days.
