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Rahul Gandhi, the Congress leader, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the second day in a row in the National Herald money-laundering case. Gandhi, 51, came with his "Z+" CRPF security escort at the ED offices on APJ Abdul Kalam Road in central Delhi. The following are ten significant developments:

- Huge numbers of police officers were deployed, and Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) was applied surrounding the agency's building, just as it had been on Monday (June 13).

– Delhi Police detained a number of Congress workers, including Randeep Surjewala, as they protested the ED's investigation of party leader Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case.

KC Venugopal, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Gaurav Gogoi, Deepender Singh Hooda, Ranjeet Ranjan, Imran Pratapgarhi, and others were arrested and taken to an unknown location.

Bhupesh Baghel, the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh and a Congress leader who was also detained by Delhi Police, criticised the ED and asked, "What happened to the ED cases against BJP leaders Himanta Biswa Sarma and Narayan Rane? Our protest will continue...

... I've been taken into custody."

Rajasthan's chief minister and a long-serving Congress leader, Ashok Gehlot, remarked, "No one can comprehend the government's pressure on Delhi Police... we can deal with Section 144, but you can't prevent us from visiting the AICC office. The country's situation is quite critical."

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Gandhi's sister and Congress general secretary, joined him. On Monday, the Wayanad Congress MP spent more than ten hours at the federal agency's office, where he was interrogated in repeated sessions and his statement was recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Gandhi was summoned again on Tuesday, according to officials, because his questioning could not be concluded on Monday.

- While agency sources claim Gandhi taped his statement and meticulously reviewed the transcript, Congress leaders claim the investigators took many breaks throughout his questioning.