Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald case for the second round of questioning on Tuesday. Hundreds of Congress workers in Delhi and state capitals took to the streets and several senior leaders, including Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Randeep Surjewala, Jairam Ramesh, Raghu Sharma, Gaurav Gogoi, Deepender Singh Hooda, Ranjeet Ranjan, were detained in the national capital amid a massive show of strength by the party which had called for the Satyagraha march against the ED summons.

Today is the second day of Congress's protests against the questioning of Rahul Gandhi by the ED in a money-laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper. Rahul was questioned for over 10 hours on Monday. Congress has said it will not be cowed down by intimidatory tactics of arrests or "false" cases against its top leaders.

The probe pertains to alleged financial irregularities in the party-promoted Young Indian that owns the National Herald newspaper. The National Herald is published by the Associated Journals Limited (AJL) and owned by Young Indian Pvt Limited. Rahul is supposed to have been grilled about the incorporation of the Young Indian company, the operations of the National Herald and the fund transfer within the news media establishment.

Thank you for joining our coverage of National Herald case. We will now wrap the blog. Good night, folks!

Here are the highlights:

#ED tells Rahul Gandhi to rejoin the National Herald probe on Wednesday, for the third-straight day

Enforcement Directorate asks Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to rejoin the National Herald investigation tomorrow for the third consecutive day: Sources

(file pic) pic.twitter.com/a2vpzyqtCt— ANI (@ANI) June 14, 2022

#Chhatisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel said he was stopped from going Badarpur police station. He said the ruling party is trying to suppress the Opposition. "They say 'Congress-mukt Bharat'. However, they can't achieve the same. This is why they're using agencies such as the ED," he said.

#"We went to two different police stations to meet the detained leaders from Congress, but we have not been able to meet them," said Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot. He said such a thing has never occurred before. "The situation in the country is dangerous," he added.

#Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot reaches police station in Delhi, where Congress leaders are detained

Delhi | Rajasthan CM Gehlot reaches Mandir Marg PS where congress leaders detained"Seeing this for 1st time that visitors being stopped from meeting detainees. Not allowed to enter police stations. Officials 1st agree to let us meet, then get instructions to stop us," he says pic.twitter.com/gpWO48F4iR

— ANI (@ANI) June 14, 2022

#Rahul Gandhi returns to the ED office for another round of questioning.

# Senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Jairam Ramesh, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Raghu Sharma and other leaders present at Vasant Kunj police station in Delhi.

# Rahul Gandhi leaves the ED office after 4 hours of questioning for lunch. He will be grilled again

# Delhi Police detains Delhi Congress chief Anil Chaudhary and others as they protest over ED probe against Rahul Gandhi.

#WATCH | Delhi Police detains Delhi Congress chief Anil Chaudhary and others as they protest over ED probe against Rahul Gandhi in National Herald case pic.twitter.com/R63GOdRDgZ

— ANI (@ANI) June 14, 2022

Delhi | Senior Congress leaders KC Venugopal, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Gaurav Gogoi, Deepender Singh Hooda, Ranjeet Ranjan, Imran Pratapgarhi & others taken into police custody; being taken to Tughlak Road Police Station pic.twitter.com/hz108dmldZ

— ANI (@ANI) June 14, 2022

# Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reach Congress party office. Senior party leaders, MPs are present at the AICC office.

Delhi | Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives at party headquarters along with sister and party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Rahul will be appearing before ED for probe in the National Herald case, today pic.twitter.com/i5fQvHSiM1— ANI (@ANI) June 14, 2022

# Congress MP P Chidambaram said three big, burly policemen crashed into him and he was lucky to get away with a “suspected hairline crack”.

जब तीन बड़े और भारी भरकम पुलिसकर्मी आप से टकराते हैं, तो आप भाग्यशाली होते हैं कि एक संदिग्ध हेयरलाइन क्रैक से बच जाते हैं!

डॉक्टरों ने कहा है कि अगर हेयरलाइन क्रैक है, तो यह लगभग 10 दिनों में अपने आप ठीक हो जाएगी।मैं ठीक हूँ और कल अपने काम पर जाऊँगा।— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) June 13, 2022

# Delhi Traffic Police issues advisory asking people to avoid Motilal Nehru Marg, Akbar Road, Janpath and Man Singh Road between 7 am and 12 pm. Due to special arrangements, traffic movement will not be possible on these roads. People are also advised to avoid Gol Methi junction, Tughlak Road Junction, Claridges Junction, Q-point Junction, Sunehri Masjid Junction, Maulana Azad Road Junction and Man Singh Road Junction between 7 am and 12 pm. Due to special traffic arrangements inwards movement of buses will be restricted in New Delhi beyond Gol Dak Khana Junction, Patel Chowk, Windsor Place, Teen Murti Chowk, Prithviraj Road.

# Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweets a couplet by Kabir Das ahead of his appearance before the ED for second day of questioning.

“साँच बराबरि तप नहीं, झूठ बराबर पाप।जाके हिरदै साँच है, ताकै हृदय आप॥”

समाज को समानता, सेवा, आपसी सौहार्द और प्रेम का पाठ पढ़ाने वाले संत कबीर दास जी की जयंती पर उन्हें शत-शत नमन। pic.twitter.com/AFMKwo6QCD— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 14, 2022

Good morning readers. Today is the second day of the ED questioning of Rahul Gandhi. Catch all the latest updates here.

# Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday was asked to appear before it again on Tuesday in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to the National Herald newspaper, officials said. They said the questioning on Monday continued well past 9 pm and would end soon.

#WATCH | Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reaches his residence after several hours of questioning by ED in the National Herald case. pic.twitter.com/0TEkPVX2Ts

— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2022

# Directorate (ED) on Monday was asked to appear before it again on Tuesday in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to the National Herald newspaper, officials said. They said the questioning on Monday continued well past 9 pm and would end soon. Gandhi, who entered the headquarters of the federal agency in central Delhi around 11.10 am, was put to questioning about 20 minutes later after he finished some brief legal proceedings and marked his attendance.

# Haryana and Punjab units of the Congress on Monday held protests against the Enforcement Directorate's summons to their leader Rahul Gandhi in a money-laundering probe and accused the Centre of misusing investigative agencies to "suppress" the opposition.

# Rahul Gandhi reaches the ED office in Delhi for the second round of interrogation after a break.

#WATCH | Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reaches the Enforcement Directorate office in Delhi for the second round of interrogation after a break, to appear in the National Herald case. pic.twitter.com/rbDddTibRU

— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2022

# Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reach Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi. Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi was admitted to the hospital due to COVID-related issues on June 12.

# Mumbai Police detained more than 250 Congress workers who had taken out a protest march from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to ED office in support of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

# Rahul Gandhi leaves the ED office after 3 hours.

# Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meets party leaders who were detained during the party's 'Satyagrah' march at Tughlaq Road Police Station.

Kerala | Police use water cannons to disperse Youth Congress workers who marched to a guest house in Kannur where CM Pinarayi Vijayan is staying, demanding his resignation over gold smuggling case. pic.twitter.com/8zTPaSquhA

— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2022

# An Assistant Director level officer is being supervised by a Deputy Director and a Joint Director during questioning of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at the ED headquarter in the National Herald case. Gandhi's statement is being recorded under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, reports ANI

# Congress leaders have taken to the streets to pressurize an investigating agency openly because their corruption has been exposed. It's an attempt to protect the assets of the Gandhi family, says Union Minister and BJP MP Smriti Irani

# Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leaves from ED office.

# Congress leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala, Harish Rawat, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, KC Venugopal, Deepender Singh Hooda were detained for protesting.

# Rahul Gandhi reaches ED office. He was issued summon in the National Herald case.

# Rahul Gandhi along with Congress leaders march to the ED office in connection with the National Herald case

#WATCH Congress leader Rahul Gandhi surrounded by hundreds of party workers marches to the Enforcement Directorate office to appear before the agency in the National Herald case pic.twitter.com/EN1sjuOqfx

— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2022

# Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reach Congress office in New Delhi ahead of appearing before the ED

# The Bharatiya Janata Party hits out at the Congress over the protest march. "The world is seeing how even corruption can have 'Satyagraha'. Mahatma Gandhi taught world to fight for truth while Congress teaching world to celebrate corruption and fight for it. Gandhis are out on bail, it's not a political case," says BJP's Sambit Patra.

#WATCH 'Rahul Gandhi zindabad, zindabad' song resonates at Congress party headquarters in Delhi as RG is set to march to Enforcement Directorate to appear before it in National Herald case

Top Congress leaders are present at the party HQ to show solidarity with party leadership pic.twitter.com/6NaCL6QuiK— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2022

# Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrives at the residence of party leader and her brother Rahul Gandhi ahead of his appearance before the ED.

# Congress will hold a peaceful protest march to the ED office under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi. "We're the protectors of the Constitution, we will not bow down or be scared. By deploying a large police force, it has been proven that the Modi government is shaken by Congress," says Randeep Singh Surjewala.

# Congress leaders will stay united. Police are being used for a different purpose, but we will continue to carry forward our work, says Congress leader TS Singh Deo in Delhi

Delhi | The ruling govt is playing the role of 'Raavan'. We want to tell them that Rahul Gandhi is our 'Ram' and we are devoted to him; We will continue our protest till the time Rahul ji doesn't leave from ED office, says a Congress worker. pic.twitter.com/NtzTkTsgud

— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2022

# The Delhi Traffic Police has restricted vehicle and people movement to avoid traffic congestion in parts of the city during Rahul Gandhi’s appearance before the ED. The public has been advised to avoid Gol Methi junction, Tughlak Road Junction, Claridges Junction, Q-point Junction, Sunehri Masjid Junction, Maulana Azad Road Junction & Man Singh Road Junction between 7 am and 12 pm. Inward movement of buses will also be restricted in New Delhi beyond Gol Dak Khana Junction, Patel Chowk, Windsor Place, Teen Murti Chowk, Prithviraj Road.

(Edited by : Priyanka Rathi)

First Published:Jun 13, 2022 9:59 AM IST