Priyanka Gandhi was detained at Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh early on Monday when she was on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri to meet the families of farmers who were killed after a convoy of vehicles ran over them on Sunday.
Two teachers were killed in a terrorist attack at a government school in the Eidgah area of Srinagar on Thursday.
The Union minister's son, Ashish Kumar Mishra, and others have been booked in connection with Lakhimpur Kheri violence that erupted during farmers' protest on Sunday.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has demanded a probe by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court or a high court into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
The Lakhimpur Kheri incident has triggered a major political storm with opposition parties accusing the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh of shielding the culprits.
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and other leaders met the family of deceased farmer Lovepreet at the Chaukhada farm in Palia at around 9 pm on Wednesday.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reaches Lakhimpur Kheri, where 8 persons including 4 farmers lost their lives in violence on Sunday.
The meeting lasted over half an hour and it is understood that Mishra might have made his position clear in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is in detention at the PAC compound in Sitapur since Monday morning.
Rahul Gandhi said that the BJP governments at the Centre and Uttar Pradesh are attacking farmers and said that he will visit Lakhimpur Kheri where 8 people lost their lives in Sunday's violence.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh Police booked Priyanka and 10 others over apprehensions of breach of the peace as opposition leaders attacked the BJP and the government on her detention in Sitapur.
Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri witnessed largescale violence on October 3 in which eight people were killed. Four of the eight dead were farmers, allegedly knocked down by vehicles driven by BJP workers travelling to welcome UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya to an event in the area.
Sumit Jaiswal, a member of the Shivpuri ward in the Nagar Palika Parishad Lakhimpur and who was seen running out of a car in a viral video, spoke to India TV about the Sunday violence in which 8 people died including 4 farmers.
MoS Home Ajay Mishra has refuted allegations that his son Ashish Mishra was involved in the incident at Lakhimpur Kheri and said that three BJP workers and a driver were beaten to death by "some elements" present among the protesting farmers there.
The clashes in Lakhimpur shocked the nation. Numerous people made a number of claims. However, the true video of Lakhimpur violence has now surfaced.
Ashish Mishra alias Monu said that at the time the incident took place he was watching a wrestling event some 4.5 kms away in the area.
On Monday, Sidhu, along with several party MLAs, held a protest outside the Raj Bhavan against the Lakhimpur Kheri incident in Uttar Pradesh.
The BJP leader who has tweeted the video is none other than Varun Gandhi, cousin of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi who has been arrested by the Sitapur Police for violating Section 144 in Lakhimpur Kheri area.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has lashed out at PM Narendra Modi, asking why is he is not going to Lakhimpur Kheri which is just a 15-minute helicopter ride from Lucknow.
Earlier on Monday morning, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was taken into preventive custody by the police while she was on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri.
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