Rahul Gandhi will lead a five-member party delegation to Lakhimpur Kheri today
The Congress has told the chief minister that the UP government has allowed leaders of other political parties from Uttar Pradesh as well as West Bengal to visit Lakhimpur Kheri, but not their party leaders.
Breaking News: The Congress said Rahul Gandhi will lead a five-member party delegation to Lakhimpur Kheri today to express condolences to the bereaved families and to ascertain the facts first hand, and asked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to allow the visit.
The Congress has told the chief minister that the UP government has allowed leaders of other political parties from Uttar Pradesh as well as West Bengal to visit Lakhimpur Kheri, but not their party leaders.
Priyanka Gandhi was detained on Monday while on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri. She has alleged she has been “illegally detained” and not allowed to even meet her lawyers.
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