Congress workers across India protest ED questioning Sonia Gandhi
As the Enforcement Directorate officials grilled Congress chief Sonia Gandhi for three hours in connection with the National Herald case in New Delhi, Congress leaders and workers on Thursday, protested against the Central agency and the Narendra Modi-led Central government.
Later, Congress chairman of media and publicity Pawan Khera and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot held a press conference accusing the BJP-led Central government of attacking the opposition and trying to shut down democracy in the country through unparliamentary ways.
The questioning lasted for three hours.
Many workers, as well as senior leaders such as former Union minister P Chidambaram, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot, and general secretary of All India Congress Ajay Maken, were detained by the police.
Below are a few images and videos from different states in India.
Hyderabad, Telangana
Congress workers led by state Congress president Revanth Reddy staged a huge rally from the Indira Gandhi statue on Necklace Road to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regional office in Basheerbagh.
#Telangana #Congress state President @revanth_anumula leads the massive #ProtestMarch against #ModiGovt and #ED, from the IG statue on Necklace Road till the #EnforcementDirectorate office at Basheerbagh in #Hyderabad and sits on dharna there, in support of #SoniaGandhi. #TPCC pic.twitter.com/B8kgMWlKHO— Surya Reddy (@jsuryareddy) July 21, 2022
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Congress workers protested in front of the ED office by burning a car. They also a march from Rajbhavan to Freedom Park.
.@INCKarnataka youth Members burned a car in front of @dir_ed office Bangalore while staging protests against Enforcement Directorate as #SoniaGandhi has been summoned to appear before them.
Several senior Congress leaders had organised Rajbhavan March from Freedom park today. pic.twitter.com/2XUlOPi9G0— Syed Mueen (@Mueen_magadi) July 21, 2022
New Delhi
Congress workers and senior leaders staged a protest in different parts of the capital city. Many were detained by the Delhi police.
Congress MPs protest in Parliament House pic.twitter.com/HvpwXguzay— Supriya Bhardwaj (@Supriya23bh) July 21, 2022
.@IYC blocks trains at Shivaji Railway station to protest #ED summons against Congress President #SoniaGandhi pic.twitter.com/l8V7eVflM3— Ravi Sisodia ರವಿ (@ravi27kant) July 21, 2022
The malicious campaign and the tactics of intimidation by the BJP will not work on Smt. Sonia Gandhi Ji or on opposition leaders.
We will fight against the blatant misuse of central agencies #सत्य_साहस_सोनिया_गांधी pic.twitter.com/Qxo5pIa8Hx— Sachin Pilot (@SachinPilot) July 21, 2022
Delhi | The kind of personality & aura she (Sonia Gandhi) has and since she is more than 70 years old, ED should have gone to her house for investigation. I want to meet the chief of ED & CBI and tell them what people are thinking about central agencies: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot pic.twitter.com/pXQvbcm2rl— ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2022
#WATCH Delhi | Congress workers detained in the wake of protest over ED probe against Sonia Gandhi in National Herald case pic.twitter.com/4XbRQuhCZA— ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2022
देश के असली मुद्दो से जनता का ध्यान भटकाने के लिए जो घटिया साजिशें रची जा रही है, उसके आगे कांग्रेस पार्टी कभी झुकेगी नही..#सत्य_साहस_सोनिया_गाँधी pic.twitter.com/YLrer7TGfz— Srinivas BV (@srinivasiyc) July 21, 2022
#WATCH Delhi | Water cannons being used at Congress workers protesting over ED probe against party chief Sonia Gandhi in National Herald case pic.twitter.com/U4EyZDeZMr— ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2022
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
#Kerala | Congress’ protest march outside Raj Bhawan against ED’s questioning of Sonia Gandhi. pic.twitter.com/Y9ZmD0O8i2— NDTV (@ndtv) July 21, 2022
Panjim, Goa
Goa unit of Congress staged a protest in the capital city against summoning of party interim president Sonia Gandhi by ED.
