National Herald Case: Congress's DK Shivakumar To Skip Summons Tomorrow
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Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar will skip Enforcement Directorate's summons after the central agency rejected his plea for exemption
Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar will not appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) tomorrow after the central agency rejected his plea for exemption from appearance for questioning. The central agency is probing into charges of money laundering over the operations of Congress party-owned National Herald newspaper.
"I had requested for time to appear before the ED, which has been denied. I will take a call on whether to appear before the agency after talking to my leaders," the Congress leader had said earlier. However, according to sources, he will not attend tomorrow's questioning by ED.
Congress party's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', led by its leader Rahul Gandhi, entered Karnataka on September 30 and will be in the state for 21 days. Mr Shivakumar is actively involved in the conduct of the Karnataka leg of the march and had requested ED to allow him exemption from appearing before it until October 21.
In a fresh message to Mr Shivakumar, the ED had told him to make himself available before the agency tomorrow. "You are once again directed to present yourself before me at my office for recording of your statement on October 7, 2022, as per summons dated September 23, 2022," an email sent by ED Assistant Director Kuldeep Singh said.
