New Delhi, April 16 -- As part of the Congress call to resist "gross misuse of power by the Modi government", party activists participated in nationwide protests held at Enforcement Directorate offices in state capitals and Central Government offices in districts across the country.

The protests were organised by the respective Pradesh Congress Committees to oppose the chargesheet filed against party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, and "the arbitrary seizure of National Herald's assets".

A statement issued by Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said that action by ED is part of Modi government's "sustained campaign of political vendetta".

It said that protests, coordinated by Pradesh Congress Committees across the 35 states ...