Lucknow : The Congress party’s protest over the Hathras gang rape case continues. On Thursday, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who left for Hathras from Delhi, were taken into custody by the UP Police. A scuffle took place between UP Police and Congress workers near Greater Noida, during which Rahul Gandhi also fell as scuffle broke out between police and Congress workers.
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When the convoy of the two leaders reached close to Greater Noida at some distance from Delhi on Thursday afternoon, the police stopped them. After this, Rahul and Priyanka left for Hathras with thousands of workers on foot. Administration has sealed the borders of Hathras and Section 144 has been imposed.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, ‘The police just pushed me, lathi-charged and threw me on the ground. I want to ask if only Modi ji can walk in this country? Can not a normal person walk? Our vehicle was stopped, so we started walking.’
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi were stopped on the Yamuna Expressway. After this, both the leaders had started marching on foot. Now, Rahul Gandhi has been taken into custody. On the other hand, Rahul has severely accused the Uttar Pradesh police of Lathicharge and pushing him to ground.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday alleged that police used lathis to stop her and former party president Rahul Gandhi from going to Hathras, but the ‘egotistical government’ lathis cannot stop them.
After the convoy was stopped, Rahul-Priyanka set out for Hathras on foot. Congress operatives on the Delhi-Noida border Mujahira. A heavy police force is deployed on the DND. Meanwhile, news is coming that the police have arrested Rahul Gandhi. The police told Rahul Gandhi that ‘We can not allow you go further, we are arresting you.’ Rahul told the police that he wanted to go alone. After which the police said that they are arresting him under section 188. The police said that under 188 you cannot go with the crowd.