Lucknow: Hoardings have been put up against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi ahead of his visit to Lucknow and Kheri Lakhimpur Kheri. These posters have been put up in Lucknow and other cities. These hoardings have been put up by Sikh organizations against Congress leaders. It is written in the poster that ‘Rahul Gandhi go back, Priyanka Gandhi go back. The farmers of Lakhimpur do not want sympathy from those responsible for the 1984 Sikh riots. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is going to visit Lakhimpur with two Chief Ministers on Wednesday.
There are systematic attacks on farmers – Rahul
Before leaving for Lucknow, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday held a press conference at the Congress office in Delhi. In this press conference, Rahul Gandhi accused the government of systematically attacking farmers. He said that he wants to go to Lakhimpur and understand the ground reality, so he is going to Lucknow. Rahul said that the government is allowing other parties to go there but is stopping them. Section 144 applies to more than five people. We want to pressurize the government by going to Lakhimpur Kheri.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi arrested
Eight people, including four farmers, have died in the violence that took place ahead of Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya’s program in Lakhimpur Kheri on Sunday. Since then politics is hot. The opposition is trying to put the Yogi government in the dock. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, who was going to Lakhimpur in the early hours of Monday, was detained by the police on her way. Police said on Tuesday that he had been arrested on charges of breach of the peace. Priyanka, who is lodged at the PAC guest house in Sitapur, has said that she has been ‘illegally kept in custody’.
Priyanka said – ‘Illegally kept in custody’
A statement issued by Priyanka on Tuesday evening said, “On October 4, at around 4.30 am, I was taken into custody under section 151 as per the statement of the Deputy Superintendent of Police.” Gaya, at that time I was in Sitapur 20 km before the border of Lakhimpur Kheri district and at that time section 144 was imposed in Lakhimpur Kheri but section 144 was not imposed in Sitapur district. The Congress general secretary further said, “Anyway I was going in a car with two Congress workers and Deepender Hooda and Sandeep Singh. Apart from the four people, neither the vehicle of the security squad nor any other Congress worker was with me.
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