New Delhi: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, along with other top Congress party colleagues Adhir Ranjan Chaudhari and KC Venugopal were among those detained on Monday as party leader Rahul Gandhi arrived at the Enforcement Directorate office here today for questioning in the National Herald money laundering case.
Congress General Secretary (Organisation) and Rajya Sabha MP KC Venugopal collapsed after displaying physical illness while he was under the custody of the Delhi police at Tughlaq Road police station. He had begun to attend public gatherings only the last day after being cured of Covid 19.
Deepender Hooda, Gehlot and other Congress leaders were detained and they were taken to Fatehpur police station in buses.
Congress leaders Rajni Patil, Akhilesh Prasad Singh, L Hanumanthaiah and Su Thirunavukkarasar were detained at Mandir Marg Police Station.
Soon after they were detained, Rajya Sabha MPs Rajni Patil and L Hanumanthaiah said they will move a privilege motion in both Houses of Parliament against their undemocratic detention.
Several Congress workers were are protesting at various points near party headquarters.
On Sunday Delhi Police had cited "law and order situation" denied permission to the Congress protest march and had imposed prohibitory orders near the Congress headquarters.
