All PCC presidents, senior leaders and workers of the Congress party launched a peaceful 'Satyagraha' across the country on Tuesday (July 26), protesting ED summon and questioning of Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi in connection with the National Herald money laundering case. Sonia Gandhi was grilled by ED for six hours today and she has been asked to appear again tomorrow.
By: Devbrat Patnaik
Last updated: 26 Jul 2022, 07:02 PM IST
These visuals are from outside the Congress Bhawan in Bhubaneswar. Odisha PCC chief Sarat Pattanayak (3rd from right in front row) leads the peaceful Satyagraha along with senior party leaders protesting the alleged vendetta politics of the BJP.
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi sits on dharna in protest against the ED summons. Rahul and few other leaders were detained by Delhi Police as they staged a protest march towards Rashtrapati Bhavan to submit a memorandum.
President of Punjab Pradesh Mahila Congress Balvir Rani Sodhi along with office-bearers joined Satyagraha alleging BJP of misusing central investigative agencies to harass Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
In protest against the action against Sonia Gandhi, the INC Bihar workers under the leadership of state party president Madan Mohan Jha staged a Satyagraha in front of the statue of Gandhi.
Congress leaders and workers of Maharashtra and Mumbai unit under the leadership of PCC chiefs Nana Patole, Bhai Jagtap hold protests
Meghalaya Congress workers led by PCC president Vincent Pala peacefully protested and extended their support to the Satyagraha movement.
'Satyagraha with Sonia Gandhi' in Rajasthan
"ED is BJP's caged parrot" - said posters of the Goa Congress leaders during Satyagraha protest today.
'Satyagraha' organised by Uttarakhand INC workers led by state president Karan Mahra and former leader of Opposition Pritam Singh.