Lucknow:
The Uttar Pradesh Home Department said this afternoon that Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and three others would be allowed to visit Lakhimpur Kheri, where a convoy of cars on Sunday crushed farmers protesting peacefully. Eight people had died.
UP Police has so far stopped Mr. Gandhi, Ms. Gandhi Vadra and other opposition leaders from visiting Lakhimpur Kheri to meet the families of four farmers, one of whom was allegedly run by Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra. Was.
Ms Gandhi Vadra was arrested on Monday – what she claims was “illegal custody” by the Congress and the state government – and Mr Gandhi was denied permission to visit Lakhimpur Kheri.
Earlier today, Rahul Gandhi, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and his Punjab counterpart Charanjit Channi, and senior leaders KC Venugopal and Sachin Pilot were allegedly stopped from boarding the Delhi-Lucknow flight.
Hours earlier Mr Gandhi had addressed a press conference in Delhi in what he called “a systematic attack on farmers” and alluding to “India used to have democracy…”.
“India had democracy earlier (now) is dictatorship. Politicians cannot go to Uttar Pradesh. We are being told from yesterday that we cannot go to Uttar Pradesh,” he said.
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