The police in Sitapur have detained senior Congress politician Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. On her way to Lakhimpur Kheri to see the relatives of farmers slain in Sunday’s violence, Priyanka was arrested by police on Monday morning. In addition to Priyanka Gandhi, state Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu, national secretary Dheeraj Gurjar, Youth Congress national president BV Srinivas, and party MLC Deepak Singh were also detained.
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She was arrested for breaching Section 144, according to the FIR. Priyanka posted a viral video of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident earlier this morning, asking why the person responsible for the killing of four farmers has not been caught while she has been detained for 28 hours without an FIR.
The protestors were enraged by Mr. Mishra’s recent address. Farmers reported that protestors were run over by a car in the minister’s convoy, resulting in violence. Arson was seen in the vicinity, as well as automobiles that had been set ablaze.
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, a Congress politician, posted the viral footage of the SUV driving over farmers only hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Lucknow. The Congresswoman further claimed that she was “illegally detained” indefinitely by the Uttar Pradesh government after visiting Lakhimpur Kheri.