Rahul asks for time to appear before ED


A day after Congress president Sonia Gandhi and senior leader Rahul Gandhi were asked to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper, sources have now learned that Rahul Gandhi is currently on a foreign tour and is likely to arrive in the country on June 5.

Congress party sources said on the condition of anonymity that “Rahul Gandhi left the country on May 19 to participate in various public programmes in London that were held on May 20 to May 23. Since then, he has not returned to India.”

“Rahul Gandhi is expected to be back home by June 5 after which he will seek another date from the ED for questioning in a money laundering case,” sources said.