The drama was secured on Thursday after Uttar Pradesh police pushed former Congress Speaker Rahul Gandhi to the ground near the Yamuna Highway and detained him along with the party’s general secretary, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, as they walked towards Hathras to meet. with the family of the deceased gangrape victim.
However, they were soon released and sent back to Delhi. Rahul Gandhi, along with Priyanka Gandhi and other high-ranking leaders, had left Delhi on Thursday to meet with the family of the Hathras gangrape victim. However, they began to march towards Hathras after their vehicle stopped near the Yamuna Highway.
Later, Rahul Gandhi told the media: “Just now the police pushed me, attacked me with lathi and knocked me to the ground. I want to ask, can only (Narendra) Modiji walk in this country? Can’t a normal person walk ? The vehicle stopped, so we started walking. “
Rahul said that even if Section 144 had been imposed, he would walk alone to Hathras to meet the family of the rape victim. Attacking the government of Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh for the degrading situation of law and order, in a tweet, Rahul Gandhi said: “In times of pain, loved ones are not left alone. In the ‘raj jungle’ of Uttar Pradesh, someone wishes to meet a grieving family also scares the government. Don’t be so afraid, Chief Minister! “
Meanwhile, Ranvijay Singh, additional DCP, Gautam Budh Nagar, told IANS that Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi have been detained. Singh further said that Rahul and Priyanka will not be allowed to go ahead as the police have a letter from DM Hathras saying that if they visit the village, it may disturb the law and order situation in the district. Also, there is the issue of providing them security coverage.
UP police personnel said that Rahul and his sister have been detained while marching in an area where section 144 was imposed. The section refers to the gathering of no more than five people in one place. Police officers said that Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, along with more than a dozen people, were detained and taken to the JP Buddha Circuit boarding house. They will be notified under Section 41 for breaching Section 144 and may be charged under Section 188 of the Covid-19 Pandemic Act, police officers said.
However, according to congressional leaders, the police soon released them and sent them back to Delhi under police protection. Before being detained, congressional leaders had a heated exchange with police personnel and asked about the reasons why they were being arrested.
In a tweet, Priyanka Gandhi said: “We were prevented from going to Hathras. When we all went out on foot with Rahulji, they repeatedly stopped us, used lathis in a barbarous way. Many workers were injured. But our intention is clear. The sticks of an arrogant government They can’t stop us. I wish the police had used the same lathis in defense of Hathras’ Dalit daughter. “
Rahul, along with Priyanka, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Rajiv Shukla and several other party leaders were on their way to Hathras to meet with the family of the victims a day after the police allegedly performed the last rites of the rape victim overnight in the absence of their relatives. Congressional leaders condemned the mistreatment of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi by the UP police.
Congressional Senior Leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said in a tweet: “I strongly condemn the mistreatment of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi by the UP police. This act is totally unacceptable.”
The secretary general of Congress, KC Venugopal, in a tweet also condemned the UP police action and appealed to party workers to protest against the arrest of party leaders. “The cowardly UP government has arrested Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi for seeking justice and trying to reunite with the family of victim Hathras. I call on all CCPs and congressional workers to protest Rahulji’s arrest today , Priyankaji and other party leaders, “Venugopal said. in a tweet.
Congressional National Media Officer Surjewala, who was also traveling with Rahul, said in a series of tweets: “Even under British rule, (Mahatma) Gandhiji could undertake the Dandi March for salt satyagraha. It is a shame that in independent India in a democratic setting, you can’t do the same. UP Lathi of the police charging and arresting Rahul Gandhi sums it up. “
“The Adityanath government has arrested hundreds of workers and congressional leaders at the Surajpur Police Line, Noida. The voice of the poor family is being suppressed in Hathras and that of all the people who speak out on the border of the UP. The fight will continue, “he said. he said in another tweet.
The congressional leader also criticized the government of Yogi Adityanath saying: “Ajay Bisht, the pot of sins of your bad government is full. Images of police brutality with Rahul Gandhi, Priyankaji and the congressmen peacefully going to Hathras to comfort the The deceased victim’s family are the beginning of the downfall of the BJP in the country AND ABOVE. Keep this in writing. ”
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