<p>Senior Congress leader D K Shivakumar was questioned for more than nine hours on the second day of his interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money-laundering case against him on Saturday.</p>.<p>Shivakumar, a former minister and chief trouble-shooter for Congress, reached the ED office around 11 am and was questioned till around 8:30 pm. He has been summoned again at 11 am on Monday.</p>.<p>He was quizzed by the investigators for about five hours on Friday and was summoned for further questioning on Saturday.</p>.<p>Accompanied by his brother and Congress MP D K Suresh to the ED office, Shivakumar reiterated in the morning that he would cooperate with the agency in the investigation.</p>.<p>"I requested the ED to give me some more time since I have to be present in my place to celebrate Ganesha Chaturthi on Monday and Tuesday. However, they turned down my request and asked me to appear again on Monday. I will consult my lawyers on the next course of action. I will consult them on whether to stay in Delhi or not," Shivakumar told reporters after the questioning.</p>.<p>Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the party strongly condemned the "highhanded tactics and illegal processes" being adopted against Shivakumar.</p>.<p>His questioning came as he failed to secure any relief from the Karnataka High Court, where he first sought quashing of his summons. </p>.<p>Last September, the ED had registered a case against Shivakumar as well as Anjaneya Hanumanthaiah, an employee at Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi, and his associates Narayan, S K Sharma and N Rajendra.</p>.<p>The case was based on a charge sheet filed by the Income Tax Department against him last year before a special court in Bengaluru on charges of alleged tax evasion and Hawala transactions worth crores of rupees. The I-T department had also seized unaccounted money worth Rs 8.59 crore from him.</p>.<p>The I-T department had then accused Shivakumar and Sharma of transporting huge amount of unaccounted cash on a regular basis through Hawala channels, with the help of three other accused.</p>.<p>It had claimed that Shivakumar had set up "an extensive network" of persons and premises across Delhi and Bengaluru to transport and utilise unaccounted cash.</p>
<p>Senior Congress leader D K Shivakumar was questioned for more than nine hours on the second day of his interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money-laundering case against him on Saturday.</p>.<p>Shivakumar, a former minister and chief trouble-shooter for Congress, reached the ED office around 11 am and was questioned till around 8:30 pm. He has been summoned again at 11 am on Monday.</p>.<p>He was quizzed by the investigators for about five hours on Friday and was summoned for further questioning on Saturday.</p>.<p>Accompanied by his brother and Congress MP D K Suresh to the ED office, Shivakumar reiterated in the morning that he would cooperate with the agency in the investigation.</p>.<p>"I requested the ED to give me some more time since I have to be present in my place to celebrate Ganesha Chaturthi on Monday and Tuesday. However, they turned down my request and asked me to appear again on Monday. I will consult my lawyers on the next course of action. I will consult them on whether to stay in Delhi or not," Shivakumar told reporters after the questioning.</p>.<p>Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the party strongly condemned the "highhanded tactics and illegal processes" being adopted against Shivakumar.</p>.<p>His questioning came as he failed to secure any relief from the Karnataka High Court, where he first sought quashing of his summons. </p>.<p>Last September, the ED had registered a case against Shivakumar as well as Anjaneya Hanumanthaiah, an employee at Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi, and his associates Narayan, S K Sharma and N Rajendra.</p>.<p>The case was based on a charge sheet filed by the Income Tax Department against him last year before a special court in Bengaluru on charges of alleged tax evasion and Hawala transactions worth crores of rupees. The I-T department had also seized unaccounted money worth Rs 8.59 crore from him.</p>.<p>The I-T department had then accused Shivakumar and Sharma of transporting huge amount of unaccounted cash on a regular basis through Hawala channels, with the help of three other accused.</p>.<p>It had claimed that Shivakumar had set up "an extensive network" of persons and premises across Delhi and Bengaluru to transport and utilise unaccounted cash.</p>
