Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday has been detained by Uttar Pradesh police after she was stopped from travelling to Agra to meet the family of a sanitation worker who allegedly died in police custody after being arrested in connection with a theft of Rs 25 lakh from a warehouse on October 17.
This is the second time in the month Priyanka Gandhi has been detained in Uttar Pradesh.
Her car had been stopped at the first toll plaza on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway.
Amid the chaos, several women police officers rushed to take selfies with the political leader, a day after Congress had announced reserving 40 per cent tickets for women candidates ahead of 2022 assembly polls.
While stopping her, Police told her, "You do not have permission, we cannot allow you."
"Section 144 is imposed…Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is being taken to Police Lines. She will not be allowed to proceed to Agra," Police official said.
In response, Vadra said that the moment she tries to visit any other place than the party office, the administration tries to stop her. "The moment I try to visit any place other than the party office, then they (Administration) try to stop me…It is also causing inconvenience to the public," Vadra said.
"They say I can not go to Agra. They stop me wherever I go. Should I keep sitting in restaurants? Just because it is politically convenient for them? I want to meet them, what is the big deal?" she added.
On October 4, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other opposition leaders were detained in Sitapur 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 on October 3.
