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ED questions Congress president Sonia Gandhi for 2 hours, ends session on her request

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Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday left the office of Enforcement Directorate (ED) after questioning for two hours and recording her statement under the Prevention of Money laundering Act (PMLA) in the National Herald case.

Officials in the ED said the questioning session ended for the day on her request as she is recovering from Covid and may be asked to come again on Monday.

Gandhi, 75, arrived at the ED headquarters located at Vidyut Lane flanking APJ Abdul Kalam Road in central Delhi a little after noon escorted by her Z+ category CRPF security cover.The questioning began around 12:30 pm after completion of some formalities like verification of summons and signature in the attendance sheet, sources said, adding that she has been allowed to leave on her request made on medical grounds.The probe relates to alleged financial irregularities in the Congress-promoted Young Indian Private Limited, which owns the National Herald newspaper.

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