National Herald case, ED action for the second day in a row: Young India's office sealed; Rahul leaves Karnataka tour and returns to Delhi

In the National Herald case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) took action for the second consecutive day on Wednesday. ED has sealed the office of Young India Company located in Delhi's Herald Building. This action has been taken by the investigating agency in the money laundering case. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi left his Karnataka tour and returned to Delhi after the office of Young India Private Limited was sealed.

On Tuesday itself, the ED team raided 16 locations of the National Herald including Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata from morning till late evening. This action was taken after questioning Sonia and Rahul.

BJP wants to scare us: Ajay Maken

After the action of ED, Congress leader Ajay Maken said in a press conference that this is a period of destruction, opposite to destruction. BJP wants to scare us, but we will continue to raise our voices on public issues.

Undeclared emergency to convert Congress headquarters into cantonment: Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that the conversion of Congress headquarters and 10 Janpath into a police camp is an undeclared emergency. At the same time, senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said that the government is trying to create fear.

On August 5, Congress announced to demonstrate in the country and states on issues like inflation, unemployment, and GST. We will protest outside the Prime Minister's residence and the President's residence. On Wednesday, we got a letter from DCP and we were denied permission to protest. This is the politics of vengeance. BJP is trying to divert people from issues. We protest on public issues and BJP says that we are on the streets for our benefit.

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Security beefed up outside the Congress office as well as outside the residence of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.

Instructions have been given not to open offices without permission.

A meeting of senior party leaders was held at the Congress headquarters.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi left Karnataka midway and left for Delhi.

Congress statement, Gandhi's followers will win by fighting

The voice of truth will not be scared by police guards. Gandhi's followers will fight and win from this darkness. Sealing the office of the National Herald, and imprisoning the Congress headquarters under police guard shows both the dictator's fear and fury, but questions of inflation and unemployment will still be asked.

Jairam Ramesh said - Delhi Police surrounded the Congress office

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that the Delhi Police has surrounded the Congress headquarters and the houses of Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. This is the worst form of vendetta politics, but we will not keep silent. Congress will continue to raise its voice against the injustice and failures of the Modi government.

Rahul said – have to fight with every decree of the dictator

On Tuesday, a large number of Congress workers demonstrated outside the National Herald office against the ED raids. The protesting workers also raised slogans against the government. On the action of ED, Rahul Gandhi had said – Congress belongs to you people and you are the strength of Congress. We have to fight every decree of the dictator.

More than 100 questions were asked Sonia in the National Herald case

In the National Herald case, Sonia Gandhi was questioned for 12 hours in 3 days. The ED questioned for 3 hours on 21 July, 6 hours on 26 July, and 3 hours on 27 August. During this, more than 100 questions were asked him. The ED had also questioned Rahul Gandhi for more than 50 hours in five days in June.

ED asked these questions, Sonia

In which field does the Young India Limited organization work?

How many transaction meetings were held at your residence on 10 Janpath?

What do you know about the transaction? How did its shares sell?

Subramanian Swamy said – Rahul-Sonia will go to jail

The National Herald money laundering case was first raised by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy. In a conversation with Bhaskar, he said that he has spoken to the ED, and the investigation of the case is going in the right direction. They say that Sonia-Rahul will go to jail in the National Herald case.

Know what is the National Herald case?

The National Herald case was first raised by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy in 2012. In August 2014, the ED took suo motu cognizance of the case and filed a money laundering case. Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Congress's Motilal Vora, Oscar Fernandez, Sam Pitroda, and Suman Dubey were made accused in the case.