Congress says Rahul Gandhi to steer celebration delegation to Lakhimpur on tomorrow, seeks UP govt approval

The Congress Tuesday stated its former president Rahul Gandhi will lead a five-member celebration delegation to Lakhimpur Kheri on Wednesday, and requested Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to permit the go to. Get together sources in Delhi stated Rahul Gandhi is eager to go to there on Wednesday, days after his sister and AICC common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was detained by the Uttar Pradesh Police whereas on her technique to Lakhimpur Kheri, the place eight individuals died and a number of other injured Sunday within the bloodiest conflict for the reason that farmers’ protest over the Centre’s agri legal guidelines started final 12 months.

All India Congress Committee Common Secretary KC Venugopal stated in his letter to Adityanath {that a} five-member delegation led by Rahul Gandhi proposes to go to Lakhimpur Kheri on October 6 to precise condolences to the bereaved households and to establish the info first hand.

The Congress has informed the chief minister that the UP authorities has allowed leaders of different political events from Uttar Pradesh in addition to West Bengal to go to Lakhimpur Kheri, however not their celebration leaders.

The Congress delegation could also be allowed to go to Lakhimpur Kheri in the identical spirit, he stated.

Get together sources in Lucknow stated all obligatory preparations for the Rahul Gandhi’s arrival are being made.

The celebration additionally raised the problem of celebration common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s detention whereas she was on her technique to Lakhimpur Kheri, and stated she has been held illegally with none motive.

Priyanka Gandhi has been detained since early Monday. She has alleged she has been “illegally detained” and never allowed to even meet her legal professionals.