New Delhi: After he was questioned for nearly three hours in connection with the National Herald case here on Monday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi left the Enforcement Directorate office for to return for post lunch quizzing.
Sources said that during the first round of questioning, Gandhi was asked about his assets and bank accounts in and outside the country.
“He was asked about his assets abroad,” sources said.
According to an official, three senior officers of the financial probe agency questioned the former Congress president.
“The team consisted of two Assistant Directors and one Deputy Director,” said the official.
Earlier, Gandhi reached the ED office located at Paryavaran Bhavan on APJ Abdul Kalam Road amid heavy police deployment that was put in place to restrain party workers from carrying out a rally from Congress HQ to the ED office.
On the way, Rahul was accompanied by his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, however, she left minutes after they reached the ED office.
Apart from Rahul, his mother and interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi has also been summoned in the same case. She will appear before the financial probe agency on June 23.
Meanwhile, several Congress party leaders were detained after they protested against Rahul Gandhi’s questioning by the Enforcement Directorate.
The detainees included Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Harish Rawat, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, KC Venugopal, Deepender S Hooda and Pawan Khera among several others.
The partymen were kept at different police stations of the city. Some were taken to Mandir Marg police station while some were held at Fatehpur Beri, Tughlaq Road Police Station etc.
Later in the afternoon, the questioning of Rahul Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate has once again sresumed after a break of a couple of hours in connection with the National Herald case.
During the lunch break, the Congress leader met his mother Sonia Gandhi, who is currently admitted at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
According to the sources, during the first round of questioning, Gandhi was asked about his assets and bank accounts in and outside the country. “He was asked about his assets abroad,” sources said.
Apart from Rahul, his mother and interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi has also been summoned in the same case. She will appear before the financial probe agency on June 23.