Congress protests ED chargesheet naming Rahul, Sonia Gandhi; Vadra grilled in land case | Photos

Robert Vadra was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday in a 2008 Haryana land deal linked money laundering case.

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Businessman Robert Vadra, accompanied by his wife, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, visited the Enforcement Directorate office on APJ Abdul Kalam Road in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Hindustan Times)

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Robert Vadra was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate on the second straight day on Wednesday in a 2008 Haryana land deal linked money laundering case. (Hindustan Times)

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Vadra reached the ED office around 11 am, accompanied by his wife Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress MP from Kerala's Wayanad. The two exchanged hugs before Robert Vadra went inside. (Hindustan Times)

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Priyanka Gandhi stayed in the visitors' room at the agency's office 'Pravartan Bhawan' at APJ Abdul Kalam Road all through, and left with her husband when he was allowed to go home for lunch around 1:10 pm.  (Hindustan Times)

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The Enforcement Directorate filed a chargesheet on April 9 in a money laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper. Apart from Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, the chargesheet also names senior Congress leaders Sam Pitroda and Suman Dubey as co-accused. (PTI)

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Congress supporters stage a protest against the ED after the agency filed a chargesheet against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others in the National Herald case, in Dehradun. (PTI)

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Congress supporters being detained during a protest against the ED after the agency filed a chargesheet against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others in the National Herald case, in Dehradun. (PTI)

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Congress supporters protests against ED after it filed Chargesheet against Congress leaders, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi at AICC in New Delhi. (Hindustan Times)

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Congress launched massive protests across the country against the central government and investigative agencies. The protest follows the ED filing a chargesheet against Rahul, Sonia and other Congress leaders in connection with the National Herald case. (Hindustan Times)

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The BJP on Wednesday dismissed the Congress' charge of vendetta after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) chargesheeted Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. (Hindustan Times)

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The Congress workers have been detained in Lucknow and Bengaluru by the police of the respective states. (Hindustan Times)

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Congress workers protesting against the Central government and central agencies outside the party's office in New Delhi were detained by the police.  (Hindustan Times )

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Protests have been organised across the country, with several prominent leaders at the forefront. (Hindustan Times )

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Apart from Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, the chargesheet also names senior Congress leaders Sam Pitroda and Suman Dubey as co-accused. (Hindustan Times )

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Demonstrators raised slogans against the BJP government and the ED’s actions, demanding an end to what they called politically motivated targeting of opposition leaders. (Hindustan Times )

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The prosecution complaint filed on April 9 under various sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) named Sonia Gandhi, a former Congress president, as the accused no 1, and her son and MP Rahul Gandhi, who is also the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, as the accused no 2. (Hindustan Times )