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The 75-year-old Congress president, who was supposed to depose before the agency on Thursday, had written a letter seeking more time on health grounds.
Gandhi said his questioning was an "unimportant" matter and the most important issue in the country was of jobs, before unleashing a tirade against the Agnipath scheme.
The Congress MP from Wayanad (Kerala) spent a total of about 54 hours at the ED office over five sittings with the investigators questioning him over multiple sessions.
Swapna was arrested in 2020 after the Customs busted a smuggling bid through the Trivandrum International Airport.
A strong contingent of police and paramilitary personnel was deployed around the federal agency's office even as Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) has been imposed in the area.
The fourth day of questioning was deferred from June 17 to June 20 after Gandhi requested the agency for postponing the session.
ED’s move is in view of the latest revelations in the money-laundering case related to gold smuggling.
The Congress MP wrote to the investigating officer of the ED to allow him exemption from the questioning scheduled on Friday (June 17) as he wants to remain with his ailing mother, Sonia Gandhi.
Apparently, he said that all the decisions and transactions related to Young India's (YI) acquisition of Associated Journal Ltd (AJL) were taken by late party leader Motilal Vora.
Gandhi was reportedly questioned about a few transactions made by Kolkata-based Dotex Merchandise Pvt Ltd.