Lakhimpur Violence: Priyanka Gandhi responds to police detention; picks up broom | Watch
India | October 04, 2021 14:08 ISTAs many as eight people died in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident on Sunday, said Uttar Pradesh police.
As many as eight people died in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident on Sunday, said Uttar Pradesh police.
Amid the ongoing power tussle in the Punjab Congress, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may persuade Navjot Singh Sidhu, who resigned as party's state unit chief on Tuesday, to take back his resignation, according to sources.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived in Lucknow on Monday on a five-day visit during which she will discuss with workers and leaders the party's preparedness for next year's Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. This is her second visit to the state this month.
Renewing his attack on Congress Punjab party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, former CM Captain Amarinder Singh said that the cricketer-turned-politician is 'dangerous for the country'. In an exclusive interview with India TV, Singh also hit out at party top leadership's advisors namely Randeep Singh Surjewala and KC Venugopal for ill-advising Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Ahead of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Khurshid asserted that the Congress Party will fight the UP polls under Priyanka's leadership.
Priyanka Gandhi vadra today reached Raebareli. According to party sources, Priyanka, who is in-charge of UP, will discuss election strategy, organisation status, names of potential candidates and many other issues with senior leaders in Rae Bareli which is also her mother, Sonia Gandhi's parliamentary constituency.
Taking to Facebook, the Congress leader wished everyone a happy Rakshabandhan while sharing a picture with sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
The four accused persons, including a priest, allegedly cremated the body of the girl without her parent's consent or informing the police. The matter surfaced after the victim's family staged a protest along with the local people on Sunday night.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is on a visit to Lakhimpur Kheri, on Saturday met the woman candidate of the Samajwadi Party who was allegedly molested during the block pramukh elections held recently in Uttar Pradesh.
If sources are to be believed, Captain has agreed to Sidhu's elevation but with conditions apply. The CM has said to have agreed to the arrangements after meeting AICC general secretary and Punjab in-charge Harish Rawat.
On July 9, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav had alleged that the BJP workers misbehaved with his party candidate Ritu Singh and her proposer Anita Yadav. He also claimed that the saffron party workers pulled the sarees of Ritu and Anita.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met Samajwadi Party worker Anita Yadav in Lakhimpur Kheri district. Anita Yadav was allegedly manhandled by BJP workers and her saree was pulled when she went to file nominations for block panchayat polls held earlier this month. Gandhi is on a two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Leaves to visit Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri to meet Anita Yadav who was manhandled during the block poll.
Modi, during his visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Thursday, praised the Uttar Pradesh government for its handling of the Covid crisis and said the way it had controlled the second wave was "unprecedented".
Priyanka Gandhi to hold virtual meet with UP Cong leaders to discuss strategy for 2022 Assembly polls.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said views of party workers will be given due consideration while deciding on the issues to be raised ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls next year. Exhorting the workers to start preparations for the assembly polls, Gandhi said their views regarding strengthening the Congress will be heard and their inputs will be considered while setting the party manifesto. She was addressing the party training programmes at Sultanpur and Allahabad districts through video conferencing.
Chandigarh: Punjab CM & Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh held a meeting with the party's senior colleagues from urban areas of Punjab.
Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu - whose complaints against Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had contributed to the crisis in the party's state unit - is at the home of Rahul Gandhi.
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday met senior party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at latter's residence in Delhi.
Rahul Gandhi has been meeting party leaders from Punjab to get their views on the political situation in the state and the steps needed to strengthen the party ahead of the 2022 assembly polls.
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