Sonbhadra Firing: Priyanka Gandhi detained from visiting kins of 10 killed
Mirzapur : Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was detained during her visit to the kins of 10 people killed in the Sonbhadra firing massacre that took place on Wednesday.
Soon after the detainment, Rahul Gandhi attacked BJP directly and termed the whole incident as 'disturbing'.
"The illegal arrest of Priyanka in Sonbhadra, UP, is disturbing. This arbitrary application of power, to prevent her from meeting families of the 10 Adivasi farmers brutally gunned down for refusing to vacate their own land, reveals the BJP Govt’s increasing insecurity in UP," said Rahul Gandhi on Twitter.
The illegal arrest of Priyanka in Sonbhadra, UP, is disturbing. This arbitrary application of power, to prevent her from meeting families of the 10 Adivasi farmers brutally gunned down for refusing to vacate their own land, reveals the BJP Govt’s increasing insecurity in UP. pic.twitter.com/D1rty8KJVq
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 19, 2019
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was on way to Sonbhadra to meet families of those killed in firing over a land dispute, was on Friday detained near Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur.
Priyanka Gandhi was sitting on road with the protesters but was soon taken into the preventive custody by the police officials in the area.
Speaking to media, Priyanka said, "Just want to go and meet the families of the victims(Sonbhadra firing case),I even said will take only 4 people with me.Yet administration is not letting us go there.They should tell us why we are being stopped.We will continue to sit here peacefully."
