Lucknow: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi has been taken into custody by UP police in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri area. Priyanka arrived in Lakhimpur Kher this morning to meet the families of farmers who were killed in violence during the protest against the anti-farmer law. Priyanka Gandhi was placed under house arrest by the UP police for she visited the families of the farmers.
It is reported that the UP police subsequently arrested Priyanka Gandhi. Priyanka was abducted and taken into police custody. Youth Congress national president BV Srinivas tweeted that Priyanka had been arrested from Harga. Meanwhile, eight people were killed in clashes in the Lakhimpur area. The clashes erupted after a vehicle rammed into a protesting farmer, killing two people. Karkar said two people were later shot dead by goons at the scene. Ashish Mishra, son of Union Home Minister Ajay Mishra Theni, and his gang. Farmers’ organizations will hold a nationwide protest today to protest the incident.
