Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday seemed before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in connection with the alleged National Herald cash laundering case, while senior party leaders and employees protested in the Lutyens’ Zone, a stark reminder of remaining month’s scenes when Rahul Gandhi used to be interrogated via the federal agency.
Rahul and Priyanka by her side, Sonia Gandhi reached the ED office round noon and was puzzled for a little over two hours about Associated Journals Limited (AJL), which ran the newspaper, as well as her function in the everyday affairs of Young Indian Pvt Ltd (YI), the employer that took over AJL. She and Rahul have a majority stake (76%) in YI.
People acquainted with the development said Sonia Gandhi’s questioning was tried to complete quick as the 75-year-old leader, who recently recovered from Covid-19 infection, was not feeling well.
However, they informed that she was once requested 28 questions for the duration of her two hours of questioning and she was once immediate in answering all of them. The Congress chief has been asked to show up again on Monday.
In view of her age and health, as a distinct exemption, the ED allowed Priyanka to accompany her mother internal the ED office, albeit away from the interrogation room during the two-hour session. An aide of Priyanka Gandhi stated “she was once there to help her mom for remedy and nebulizer which she needs at regular intervals”.
Probably Sonia Gandhi was to be questioned in the first week of June however due to her Covid-19 infection, it was postponed to June 23. She sought four weeks’ time from the central organization as she was once strictly counseled to relaxation at domestic following her hospitalisation final month. Her request was once regular via the ED and sparkling summons have been issued for Thursday.
