Congress workers protest in Lucknow over ED action in National Herald case

Congress workers gather in Lucknow as the party stages a protest against the Enforcement Directorate’s action in the National Herald case (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

The demonstration is led by Ajay Rai, the Uttar Pradesh Congress president, who addresses party workers during the protest (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

Protesters raise slogans alleging misuse of central agencies, a day after a Delhi court declines to take cognisance of the ED’s charge sheet in the case involving Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

Congress workers attempt to march towards the BJP office in Lucknow but are stopped by heavy police deployment and three-layer barricading (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

With the march halted, Ajay Rai and other Congress leaders sit on the road and stage a sit-in protest, demanding the withdrawal of what they call politically motivated action (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

Police detain several Congress workers during the protest as tensions rise at the barricaded site (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

Security personnel disperse the demonstrators after detentions, bringing the protest to an end in Lucknow (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)