Highlight:
- Priyanka Gandhi reportedly arrested
- Youth Congress says Priyanka has been arrested.
- Congress releases video footage.
Video footage of Priyanka talking to police has been released. They arrived in Hargan on Monday morning. He was on his way to Khalimpur Kheri on foot when he was stopped by the police. No further details were released as facilities, including the Internet, were banned in the area. Earlier, the AICC had tweeted that Lakhimpur had reached Kheri. The national media is reporting that Priyanka is in police custody.
Srinivas BV tweeted video footage of Priyanka talking to police officers. With strong opposition from the police, Priyanka said it was a farmers’ country and asked why they should stop seeing farmers. She said the voice of the farmers would be louder.
At least six people have been killed in clashes in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district. The clash took place during UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s visit to Tikonia-Banbirpur. Four died at the scene and two were hospitalized. The farmers were killed when two SUVs rammed into them as they protested against Maurya’s visit. The farmers then blocked the vehicles and set both the vehicles on fire.
The Congress demanded a judicial inquiry into the incident and ensure punishment for the accused. Rahul Gandhi said that those who have not yet responded to the incident in Lakhimpurkheri are already dead and the sacrifices of the farmers will not be in vain.
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