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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi detained during protest against Sonia Gandhi's questioning
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and several party MPs were detained by police during a protest march from Parliament to Vijay Chowk over the Enforcement Directorate questioning of Sonia Gandhi in the National Herald case.
Updated on: Jul 26, 2022 3:03 PM IST
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Police on Tuesday detained Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during MPs' march to Rashtrapati Bhavan to protest against the questioning of the party's interim president Sonia Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald case. (PTI)
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Rahul Gandhi and the other Congress MPs had gathered at Vijay Chowk to march towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan to draw the President's attention to the alleged misuse of agencies by the government, but were stopped by the police. (ANI)
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"All (Congress) MPs came here. They talked about inflation and unemployment. They (Police) are not allowing us to sit here. Discussions are not allowed inside (the Parliament) and here they are arresting us," said Rahul Gandhi before being detained. (ANI)
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"We're protesting as per the instruction of the police. All of this is a conspiracy by PM Modi & Amit Shah to completely destroy the Opposition and muzzle our voices. We won't be scared, our fight will continue," Congress leader and LoP Mallikarjun Kharge said. (AFP)
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Rahul Gandhi was put in a police bus but officials did not disclose where he was being taken. Other Congress MPs at the Vijay Chowk protest site were detained and taken away in separate police buses. (PTI)
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"I am not going anywhere. We wanted to go towards the President's house. But the police are not allowing us," Rahul Gandhi said. "India is a police state, Modi is a king," he alleged. (ANI)
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"All Congress MPs stopped at Vijay Chowk and prevented from marching to Rashtrapati Bhavan. Forcibly arrested. Now we are in police buses being taken to a place only PM and HM know where…," Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh tweeted. (ANI)
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) recorded the statement of Congress President Sonia Gandhi for about 2.5 hours on the second day of her questioning on Tuesday in the National Herald newspaper linked money laundering case, officials said. (AFP)
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Priyanka Gandhi was in another room at the ED office so she could meet her mother to provide her medicines or medical assistance if necessary, officials said. (AFP)
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"The Delhi Police harassed us. They have taken almost all the 75 MPs under detention and are taking them to unknown places," said Manickam Tagore. (PTI)
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Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden said, "We were holding a peaceful protest to give a petition to the President of India, but were attacked by the police. All the MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, have been arrested and taken to police stations." (PTI)
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