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The Tripura Pradesh Congress along with rest of the country on Monday staged protests in front of the office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here at Agartala and demanded withdrawal of the National Herald related PMLA case against Rahul Gandhi.
The party workers burned an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and protested ED actions in front the agency’s regional office.
Congress leader Sudip Roy Barman, who along with other party leaders led the protest on Monday at Agartala slammed the BJP government at the centre and alleged, “the BJP government at the Centre is misusing all institutions, including Election Commission, ED, CBI to stay in power and to malign opposition leaders.”
The protest in Tripura came amidst poll preparations of all political parties for forthcoming byelections in four assembly seats.
In Delhi Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). He was interrogated by three senior officers of the financial probe agency questioned the former Congress president.
The team consisted of two Assistant Directors and one Deputy Director.
He left the Enforcement Directorate office after he was questioned for nearly three hours in connection with the National Herald case here on Monday.Gandhi was asked about his assets and bank accounts in and outside the country.
Earlier many Congress leaders and supporters including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and former finance minister P Chidambaram. accompanied Rahul Gandhi to the ED headquarters in central Delhi around 11.10 am.
The ED is investigating in to alleged financial irregularities in the party-promoted Young Indian that owns the National Herald newspaper. The National Herald is published by the Associated Journals Limited (AJL) and owned by Young Indian Pvt Limited.
