The Congress General Secretary took to Twitter to demand the arrest of the accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident where 8 people, including 4 farmers, died on Sunday.
He tweeted in Hindi, ‘Narendra Modi sir, your government has kept me in custody for the last 28 hours without any order and FIR. But the one who crushed the farmers has not been arrested yet.
.@narendramodi ji your government has kept me in custody for the last 28 hours without any order and FIR.
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) 1633402127000
The Congress alleges that she was arrested yesterday when she was on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri.
Meanwhile, Congress supporters continued to protest outside the PAC guest house in Sitapur, where the party leader has reportedly been detained.
The Uttar Pradesh Police said that eight people died in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident on Sunday. Lakhimpur Kheri District Magistrate Arvind Kumar Chaurasia told reporters, “Four farmers and four others have died (in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident). Investigation is on. It is an unfortunate incident, it should not be politicised.”
Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) issued a statement in connection with the incident which claimed the death of four farmers and alleged that one of the four farmers was shot dead by the son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni, while the others were shot dead. was reportedly crushed by vehicles. His convoy.
Meanwhile, refuting the SKM’s allegations, MoS Teni said that his son was not present at the spot, adding that some miscreants got along with the protesting farmers and pelted stones at the car which led to an ‘unfortunate incident’.
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