New Delhi, June 13: As many as 459 Congress partymen, together with 26 MPs and 5 legislators from completely different state Assemblies, had been on Monday detained throughout Congress' protest march within the nationwide capital in opposition to the summon issued to Rahul Gandhi in reference to the Nationwide Herald case, a police officer stated.
"15 members of Lok Sabha, together with chief of opposition Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, 11 members of Rajya Sabha, together with KC Venugopal and Mallikarjun Kharge, 5 MLAs of various state Assemblies and different functionaries/employees of the Congress had been among the many complete 459 detained in New Delhi for not following lawful instructions of police for upkeep of regulation & order," stated Particular Commissioner of Police, Regulation and Order, Sagar Singh Kalsi.
The Congress had deliberate to hold out a march within the wake of its chief Rahul Gandhi's look earlier than the Enforcement Directorate's workplace on Monday. The ED had summoned Rahul Gandhi on Monday and get together chief Sonia Gandhi on June 23 in reference to the Nationwide Herald case for alleged misappropriation funds. Nationwide Herald Case: Rahul Gandhi Seems Earlier than ED for Questioning; Here is All About The Cash Laundering Case.
The district police didn't grant permission for the protest in view of the prevailing circumstances. The Particular CP stated the Secretary, AICC, in a letter addressed to the police had categorically assured that the gathering is not going to accompany VIPs to the ED workplace however as quickly as Rahul Gandhi left for the ED workplace, many Congress leaders together with employees and functionaries began continuing together with him within the type of a procession.
In the meantime, senior Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged that he was manhandled by the police. Senior congress chief P. Chidambaram additionally alleged that he was manhandled by the cops.
"When three large, burly policemen crash into you, you're fortunate to get away with a suspected hairline crack! Docs have stated that if there's a hairline crack, it should heal by itself in about 10 days. I'm superb and I'll go about my work tomorrow," Chidambaram tweeted.
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