Day 3: Several Cong. Leaders Detained From Outside The Party Headquarters, ED Office

Rahul faced over 21 hours of questioning at the ED office.

On the consecutive third day, Rahul Gandhi appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED). According to the officials, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Headquarters in Delhi at around 11.35 am for Day 3 of questioning in connection with a money-laundering case relating to the National Herald newspaper.

Cong. leader was accompanied by his sister and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as his convoy whizzed past police barricades thronged by party supporters. Ms Gandhi left soon after dropping her brother off at the 'Pravartan Bhawan' office of the probe agency.

Ahead of the summoned, Several Congress workers were detained from outside the party headquarters and the ED office where they held demonstrations and chanted slogans in support of Rahul Gandhi. Videos showed some of the Youth Congress and Mahila Congress workers being dragged and taken away in buses.

Top party leaders, including KC Venugopal, Bhupesh Baghel, Randeep Surjewala and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury are currently holding a meeting over police entry into the Congress headquarters. Delhi Police, however, have denied the claim.

Earlier, the party leaders addressed a press conference and accused the central government of blocking political activities by preventing Congress workers from entering the party office, and said the ruling dispensation will have to face consequences.

The Cong. Leader has faced over 21 hours of questioning at the ED office over the last two days. His statement was recorded in multiple sessions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) by the probe agency officials. The Congress leader, sources say, checked the transcript of his statement minutely before submission.

Congress has maintained that Rahul Gandhi's questioning by the probe agency is part of the ruling BJP's "vendetta politics" to silence the voice of opposition.