Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot detained amid Congress outrage over ED summons

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was among the senior Congress leaders detained by Delhi Police amid Enforcement Directorate’s summon to Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. Other leaders detained included Adhir Ranjan Chaudhari, KC Venugopal, Deepender Hooda and Jairam Ramesh along with other MPs.

Congress has been staging a massive nationwide protest outside ED offices against summons to party top brass. CM Gehlot and other senior Congress leaders had joined the high-voltage protests by the party workers who shouted slogans against the Centre.

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Gehlot, Hooda and other Congress leaders were taken to Fatehpur police station. Some were detained at the Mandir Marg Police Station.

Amid the protests, questioning of Rahul Gandhi by the ED resumed after lunch break. Earlier on Sunday, Congress was denied permission to take out a protest march by the Delhi Police, citing “law and order situation”.

Rahul had reached the ED office accompanied by his sister and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra marched to the central agency’s office from Congress HQ.

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