ED questions Rahul Gandhi for over 10 hours on day 5; session may end tonight

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate for over 10 hours on Tuesday the fifth day of his deposition in the National Herald moneylaundering caseThe Congress MP from Wayanad has spent over 50 hours at the ED office over five sittings with the investigators questioning him over multiple sessions and recording his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLAIt is understood that his questioning will end on Tuesday nightGandhi 52 took a halfhour break around 8 pm and rejoined the session that started at 1130 amSources said the recording of his statement on various aspects of the case is reaching finality and once the Congress leader finally submits his statement with his signature on every A4 size paper the sessions that began on June 13 may endAlso Read Defamation case Thane court exempts Rahul Gandhi from appearanceHe was questioned for three consecutive days last week and after Mondays questioning he was asked to rejoin the session and complete the recording of his statementGandhi left the agency office after midnight on MondayThe probe relates to alleged financial irregularities in the Congresspromoted Young Indian Private Limited which owns the National Herald newspaperThe ED is understood to be asking Gandhi about the incorporation of the Young Indian Private Limited operations of the National Herald the loan given by the party to the newspapers publisher Associated Journals Limited AJL and the transfer of funds within the news media establishmentCongress president Sonia Gandhi has also been summoned by the agency for questioning in the case on June 23She was discharged from a private hospital on Monday where she was admitted for Covidrelated issues and has now been advised restThe Congress has accused the Centre of targeting opposition leaders by misusing investigative agencies and has termed the entire action a political vendettaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever