Watch Video: Argument, scuffle between Priyanka Gandhi and police before her arrest in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi was arrested from Hargaon in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district while she was on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri where violence claimed at least nine lives.
Priyanka Gandhi’s convoy was stopped in Lucknow and the police surrounded the Kaul House where she stays during her Lucknow visits.
However, Priyanka managed to hoodwink the cops and walked out of her residence form the side gate and after a short distance, she got into a waiting car and left for Lakhimpur Kheri with Congress leader Deependra Singh Hooda at the wheel.
As soon as Priyanka reached Hargaon in Sitapur district around 6.a.m on Monday, she was stopped. After a minor scuffle with women constable, Priyanka demanded to see her arrest warrant. The police personnel took her into custody and she was taken to the PAC office in the district.
ये रौद्र रूप है नारी का, दहन करेगी अहंकार।
यूपी की सड़कें भाजपा के घटियापन की गवाह बनी है।@priyankagandhi जी और @DeependerSHooda जी के साथ भाजपा की गुलाम पुलिस का रवैया अमानवीयता की हद है।
किसान को न्याय तो हम दिलाकर रहेंगे।#PriyankaGandhiwithFarmers#लखीमपुर_किसान_नरसंहार pic.twitter.com/fwIfq1rn4f
— Congress (@INCIndia) October 4, 2021
“मैं उन किसानों से महत्वपूर्ण नहीं हूं, जिनको तुमने मारा है।”@priyankagandhi जी के ये भाव बता रहे हैं कि वो किस दर्द और पीड़ा के साथ किसानों से जुड़ी हुई है और रातभर सड़कों पर उतरी है।
न्याय तो अब होकर रहेगा जोगी जी…#PriyankaGandhiwithFarmers#लखीमपुर_किसान_नरसंहार pic.twitter.com/nc45BN9D9S
— Congress (@INCIndia) October 4, 2021
भाजपाई क्रूरता की हर हद पार।
किसानों के आँसू पोंछने जा रही श्रीमती @priyankagandhi जी को गिरफ़्तार करके यूपी की भाजपा सरकार ने अपनी क्रूरता और बेशर्मी का परिचय दिया है।
मगर न्याय पथ पर चलने वाले गांधी ऐसे हथकंडों से डरते नहीं।#PriyankaGandhiwithFarmers#लखीमपुर_किसान_नरसंहार pic.twitter.com/NzbLgV98Zo
— Congress (@INCIndia) October 4, 2021
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, “I am not committing a crime by stepping out of the house. I just want to meet the affected families and share their grief. What wrong am I committing? And if I have done something wrong, then you (UP Police) should have an order, a warrant. You (UP Police) are stopping me, my car, but for what reason?”
Congress leaders who were accompanying Priyanka created a ruckus and staged a dharna to protest against her arrest.
UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu said that the arrest of Priyanka proved again that there was no democracy left in the political system.
“We are well within out rights to protest and we are not going to be cowed down by such repressive measures,” he said.
The Uttar Pradesh police tweeted that the situation in Lakhimpur Kheri was under control and adequate deployment of forces had been done to prevent any ‘untoward incident’.
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said in a statement issued late on Sunday night that he was ‘saddened’ by the violence.
He promised strict action against those responsible following an investigation and made an appeal to maintain peace.
(IANS inputs)
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