Lakhimpur Kheri live updates: Akhilesh Yadav arrested, Priyanka Gandhi detained; FIR against Union minister Ajay Mishra's son
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other party leaders were detained in Sitapur early on Monday, with the party alleging they were not allowed to meet the victims of the violence that erupted during a farmers' protest in Lakhimpur Kheri. Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has been taken into preventive custody by the police. He had staged a sit-in protest along with hundreds of supporters outside his Vikramaditya Marg residence after he was prevented from going to Lakhimpur Kheri by the police. Stay with voice for all the latest updates
Watch: Detained, Priyanka Gandhi cleans the PAC guest house in Sitapur
#PriyankaGandhi at PAC guest house in #Sitapur #lakhimpurkheri Follow live: https://t.co/VwnekokUav https://t.co/aMuCtcVYUP
— TOI Lucknow News (@TOILucknow) 1633328993000Yogi govt is not allowing us to provide legal aid to Priyanka Gandhi. Her arrest is illegal as she was arrested before sunrise.
Salman Khurshid
Protests erupt on Delhi-Lucknow highway in Moradabad.
Expressing solidarity with bereaved families of farmers, I am leaving for Lakhimpur Kheri to be with my brothers & sisters in this hour of grief. I have also sought permission from the UP govt to allow landing/taking off of my chopper at the site.