Rahul Gandhi’s questioning by ED unconstitutional, malicious, says Congress

The Congress on Tuesday said the inquiry of Rahul Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald-AJL case is “unconstitutional and malicious” and aimed at suppressing the fearless voice of the people of the country. Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala claimed that the Center is scared of Gandhi’s politics as he is raising public issues and asked whether he has become an obstacle in the way of the prime minister. Narendra Modi Protecting the interests of your “comrades”.

“This whole exercise is illegal, unconstitutional, malicious and an exercise by a prime minister who is burning in the fire of political vendetta,” Surjewala told a press conference here. “The government is scared of Rahul Gandhi’s politics as he is raising the issues of common people,” he said.

Surjewala also said that the protest march by Congress leaders in support of the former party chief would continue, adding that “descendants of (Mahatma) Gandhi will not fear the descendants of (Nathuram) Godse”. He claimed that the Delhi Police on Monday arrested 20,000 Congress leaders and kept them in illegal custody for 12 hours, adding that five lakh people across the country have made arrests in protest.

Surjewala said the manner in which Congress leaders were attacked and thrashed on Monday shows that the BJP-led Center is scared. “Is this country democratic or unbridled dictatorship? We are the descendants of Gandhi. We’ll go again. This is our Satyagraha.

Surjewala said the ED’s action was based on a personal complaint by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, on which his appeal has been stayed. The ED summons can only be based on an FIR, they claimed is illegal. Trying to know why Gandhi and the Congress were being targeted by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Surjewala asked, “Is this a conspiracy to suppress the voice of the people? Is Rahul Gandhi Those who protect the interests of their comrades become a hindrance in the way of the Prime Minister? The Congress leader said that when Gandhi had questioned the Prime Minister on China’s infiltration, he had said that there was no infiltration. He said that two years have passed and China is still in Indian territory.

Surjewala also said that Gandhi is besieging the Center over the ever-increasing inflation and has asked questions on declining jobs, the condition of MSMEs in the country and the falling rupee. The former Congress chief forced the government to review its COVID-19 strategy, which includes ensuring free vaccination, and raised his voice in the interest of migrant workers, saying he opposed the Centre’s three controversial agriculture laws. Supported farmers. BJP was calling him terrorist and Naxalite.

This attack is on the opposition, who fearlessly raises the voice of the people. Many people compromised with BJP, many people sold their souls, but Rahul Gandhi kept looking the government in the eye. This attack is on the fearless voice of Rahul Gandhi, which is your voice. Congress leader P Chidambaram also targeted the BJP after the ED summoned Gandhi.

In a tweet, the former Union minister asked, “Will the learned BJP spokesperson respond to the TOR (Terms of Reference) following questions: Which is the ‘Scheduled Offense’ under PMLA that has initiated investigation by the ED?” He also asked which police agency has registered the FIR in relation to the scheduled offence. “Where is the FIR? Will you show us the copy of the FIR? Do you know that due to absenteeism in a scheduled offense and absent in FIR, ED has no jurisdiction to initiate investigation under PMLA? Chidambaram wrote on Twitter.

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