Hundreds of Congress workers in Delhi and state capitals took to the streets and several senior leaders, including Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Randeep Surjewala and K C Venugopal, were detained in Delhi amid a massive show of strength by the party which had called for the Satyagraha march against the ED summons.
Chidambaram, who along with party colleagues participated in a protest march as Rahul Gandhi appeared before the ED, said three big, burly policemen crashed into him and he was lucky to get away with a "suspected hairline crack".
Rahul Gandhi is set to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday, in connection with a money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper. With the development, several Congress leaders were today detained amid sloganeering in support of the party leader.
459 Congress workers, including Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, K C Venugopal and Mallikarjun Kharge, were detained by the Delhi Police as they 'failed to follow police directions for the maintenance of law and order in the national capital.'
Sonia Gandhi, who was summoned by the ED in a case related to the National Herald newspaper, had tested Covid positive on June 2.
In its editorial, Saamana, Shiv Sena said "the political importance of the National Herald, started by Pandit Nehru, has lost its importance long ago, but the politics over it still continues".
Rahul Gandhi was earlier asked to depose on June 2 but the Lok Sabha member from Wayanad seat in Kerala sought a fresh date as he was out of the country.
Advocate Satya Sabharwal, appearing for the BJP MP, and advocate Tarannum Cheema, appearing for Gandhis and others, confirmed that the high court has issued notice in the matter and stayed the trial court proceedings till April 12.
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy told a Delhi court Monday that instead of Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), the publisher of National Herald newspaper, its shareholders were the victim of cheating in the corruption case filed by him against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi and others.
The court also asked AJL and the Centre's lawyers to file their written submissions in three days.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Rajendra Menon cited health issues and asked if the matter could be heard some other day.
The Court had last month asked the Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), the publisher of National Herald in which Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi were shareholders, to vacate the premises in the Press Enclave at ITO in the national capital.
The Delhi High Court had last month asked the Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), the publisher of National Herald to vacate the premises in the Press Enclave at ITO in the national capital.
BJP slammed Congress for raising questions over Rafale deal even after the Supreme Court categorically ruled out any foul play.
The Delhi High Court has granted two weeks time to AJL to vacate the National Herald office situated at ITO, New Delhi.
The apex court, however, restrained the Income Tax Department from implementing its order on proceeding till the pendency of matter before it.
The AJL is reportedly controlled by senior Congress leaders, including members of the Gandhi family. The group runs the National Herald newspaper.
Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, appearing for the ministry and the Land and Development Office (L&DO), told the court that re-entry notice was issued as it had initiated the proceedings back in 2016 when no printing or publishing activity was going on.
Swamy was indulging in "character assassination" of the accused by tweeting, senior Congress leader and an accused in the case, Motilal Vora had told the court earlier.
Hooda, who was Haryana CM between 2005 and 2011, described the development as 'politically motivated'.
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