New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday (June 22, 2022) thanked his party workers for their support during the interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald case, and said he was not alone during the quiz, but Everyone was fighting. Because democracy was with them. taking Taking a dig at the newly launched Agneepath schemeGandhi said his question was an “insignificant” matter as the most important issue in the country is that of jobs.
He was addressing Congress MPs and MLAs from across the country, who had gathered at the party headquarters in Delhi to express solidarity with him after being questioned by the ED.
Rahul Gandhi was not sitting alone in ED’s room, every Congress leader, worker was sitting with Rahul Gandhi in that room: Shri @RahulGandhi#Hogi_true_ki_jeet pic.twitter.com/BoNhiNIQMm— Congress (@INCIndia) 22 June 2022
The former Congress chief also said that ED officials asked him how he did not get tired of questioning and cited the secondary reason that he practices “vipassana” but the real reason was that all party workers and leaders accompanied him. Were. In spirit in the room where he was being interrogated.
“The officers also asked me the secret of my patience and I said I can’t tell you that. I didn’t tell them but the reason I am telling you now is that I am working in Congress since 2004 and patience is there for all our leaders. In,” he said, citing the examples of Sachin Pilot, Siddaramaiah and Randeep Surjewala.
Truth never gets tired, lies will definitely get tired: Shri @RahulGandhi#Hogi_true_ki_jeet pic.twitter.com/uRy4uQBeBX— Congress (@INCIndia) 22 June 2022
Congress means patience, otherwise just join hands in BJP, bow your head, don’t speak truth, work will be done: Shri @RahulGandhi#Hogi_true_ki_jeet pic.twitter.com/fCP5dwRHra— Congress (@INCIndia) 22 June 2022
Gandhi insisted that a Congress worker never gets tired or scared.
National Herald case: Rahul Gandhi questioned for nearly 54 hours in five meetings
Rahul Gandhi, who was questioned by the ED for over 11 hours on Tuesday, spent a total of 54 hours in five meetings at the ED office, with investigators questioning him over multiple sessions and recording his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. (PMLA).
However, he has not been issued fresh summons and it is learned that his interrogation has just ended.
The probe pertains to alleged financial irregularities in Congress-promoted Young Indian Pvt Ltd.Who owns the National Herald newspaper.
The ED is understood to have asked Gandhi about the induction of Young Indian Pvt Ltd, the operation of the National Herald, loans given by the party to the newspaper’s publisher Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) and transfer of funds within the news media establishment. . ,
(with agency input)