Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has been questioned by the Enforcement Directorate for nearly 30 hours in the past three days in connection with the National Herald money laundering case, requested the agency to postpone further questioning to Monday. He was asked to reappear before the agency on Friday.
According to media reports, he was granted a break from questioning on Thursday following his request to be with his mother Sonia Gandhi who is in hospital due to Covid-19.
Sonia has been in hospital since Sunday.
The probe by the ED pertains to alleged financial irregularities involving Young Indian Private Limited, promoted by the Congress, that owns National Herald.
The newspaper is published by Associated Journals Limited (AJL) and owned by Young Indian.
The Congress called the agency's action vendetta politics of the Centre against opposition leaders as the party's supporters continued protests across the country.
—With PTI inputs
