Navjot Singh Sidhu slams UP police for detaining Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday slammed the Uttar Pradesh Police for detaining social gathering chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and accused it of violating the spirit of the Constitution.

His comment got here a day after he warned that the social gathering’s state unit would march in direction of Lakhimpur Kheri if Gandhi was not launched and Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son not held in reference to the violence.

Gandhi was detained in Sitapur on Monday whereas she was on her option to Lakhimpur Kheri, the place eight folks, together with 4 farmers, died throughout a protest over Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya’s go to on Sunday.

“54 hours handed !! @priyankagandhi Ji has not been produced earlier than any Courtroom … illegal detention past 24 hours is a transparent violation of the basic rights. BJP & UP Police :- You’re violating the spirit of the Structure, impinging on our fundamental human rights !!,” Sidhu mentioned in a tweet.