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National Herald case: Cong workers burn tires as protests escalate | Videos
National Herald: "Are we terrorists? Why are you (the BJP) scared of us?" Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury asked today.
Congress workers burned tires outside the Enforcement Directorate's Delhi office on Wednesday to protest the central agency's probe against party leader and MP Rahul Gandhi, who is being questioned for a third consecutive day today in connection with the National Herald case. LIVE UPDATES: BJP invokes Mahatma Gandhi in attack on Cong over protests against ED summons
Visuals shared by news agency ANI showed chaos outside the ED office as a small clump of burning tires spread noxious fumes and held up traffic.
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People can be heard chanting and shouting off camera; some are yelling 'Rahul Gandhi zindabad' and one person walks past the camera with a party flag.
Earlier today Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the Congress' Bengal unit chief and the party's leader in the Lok Sabha, slammed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party - which the opposition accuses of using central investigative agencies like the ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation to harass and intimidate its rivals.
"Are we terrorists? Why are you (the BJP) scared of us?" he was quoted by ANI. He also accused the BJP of 'using police force' against the party's workers.
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An earlier video shared by ANI showed dozens of Congress workers in a tense stand-off with Delhi Police outside the party's HQ on Akbar Road.
One video showed women protesting and squatting on the road, surrounded by police officers with lathis, and shouting 'Rahul Gandhi zindabad'.
The same video also showed women police personnel dragging away a woman in a blue kurta; four cops grab a limb each as the woman is carried away.
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Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda, meanwhile, slammed the central government for blocking a protest march in support of Rahul Gandhi.
“Since this morning my Delhi residence has been sealed by Delhi Police, hundreds of supporters are present along with family at home…Is it a crime to hold a peaceful march in Delhi?” he tweeted.
Rahul Gandhi was questioned on Monday (for nine hours) and Tuesday (for 10 hours) in connection with the National Herald case. During Tuesday's protests senior leaders, including spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, were detained.
Rahul's mother, party chief Sonia Gandhi, was also summoned but her questioning has been delayed because she has tested positive for Covid-19.
The ED has been probing the National Herald money laundering case which pertains to the alleged misappropriation of assets of over ₹2,000 crore in an equity transaction against the Gandhi family and their associates.
