ED questions Sonia for two hours, Congress uses occasion to stage show of strength
The Hindu
Ahead of Sonia Gandhi's appearance, Delhi Police deployed a huge force, including CRPF and RAF personnel, and barricaded the entire over one kilometre stretch between her residence and the ED office.
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday questioned Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in a money laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper. The day was a show of strength for the party with street protests and leaders courting arrest across the country.
The questioning of the 75-year-old, who is recovering from COVID-19, lasted for about two hours and the session ended on her request, officials said. She is likely to be called for another round of questioning in the next couple of days, they said.
The session was conducted keeping in mind Covid protocol with everyone participating equipped with a Covid negative certificate.
Sonia Gandhi was questioned by the same assistant director-level investigation officer who interrogated her son Rahul Gandhi in the case — related to alleged financial irregularities in the Congress-promoted Young Indian Private Limited, which owns National Herald. A woman officer was part of the questioning team The summons to the Congress president took political centre stage in Parliament, where opposition leaders raised the issue, and on the streets with party workers staging massive protests.
As parts of central Delhi went into gridlock, Sonia Gandhi reached the federal probe agency's headquarters in Lutyens Delhi’s A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Road a little after noon escorted by her Z+ category CRPF security cover.
The Congress president, seen wearing a mask, was accompanied by her children Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Priyanka Gandhi was allowed to stay in the Pravartan Bhawan headquarters of the agency, away from the questioning room, so she could be with her mother in case of a health issue and give her medicines. However, Rahul Gandhi left soon after.
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