National Herald case: Cong to hold nationwide protest against ED summons to Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi [India], July 14: In a meeting, a major decision was taken by Congress leader to hold a nationwide protest across the country on July 21, the day Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in National Herald case.
Furthermore, in another significant meeting called by the party, where all the general secretaries, state in-charges and PCC chiefs will discuss 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' and other organisational programs.
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In the meeting, top leaders will discuss the protest march and other public outreach programmes.
While addressing the media, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said, "Congress President Sonia Gandhi is a tigress. She is not afraid of these things. She has seen so many things like this. She will go to the ED office and face this Government."
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi for questioning in connection with the National Herald case in which senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, Pawan Bansal has already been questioned.
Besides them, ED questioned former Congress President and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi last month in June in the case for more than five days and during that time also Congress Party leaders and workers protested against ED and BJP-led Centre for indulging in 'vendetta politics.'
The party workers and leaders also protested the "brutal" action by Delhi police officials who manhandled many party activists and allegedly entered the Congress headquarters in Delhi forcefully.
Official sources said that Sonia Gandhi has been asked to appear before the investigators at its headquarters here around 11 am on July 21.
Fresh summons was issued to Sonia Gandhi as she could not appear before its investigators on June 8 in the case for the first time in connection with a money laundering case involving the National Herald as she was infected with COVID-19 and was hospitalised.
The ED wants to record both Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi's statements under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
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The ED last month questioned Rahul Gandhi on several occasions in the case.
-PTC News
