In a related development, a senior official said that the government has taken note of the fact that Priyanka spoke to some news channels on the phone while she was in custody.
Earlier today, Priyanka Gandhi too had took to Twitter and said she had been detained since the last 28 hours without an order, or an FIR.
Congress has demanded that the government should release Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who has been detained by the police while on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri.
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Priyanka Gandhi was stopped en route to Lakhimpur and detained. Listen to her as she speaks exclusively with India TV on the same.
Priyanka Gandhi was detained on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri. However, a video surfaced soon after her arrest, in which she can be seen sweeping the floor where she has been detained in.
Priyanka Gandhi was detained in Sitapur on her way to Lakhimpur. Congress leader Salman Khurshid spoke exclusively with India TV on the same.
Priyanka Gandhi was detained on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri. Speaking on her arrest, Robert Vadra told India TV that he has full confidence in the judiciary.
Gandhi and other Congress leaders accompanying her, including Deepender Hooda, had reached the Lakhimpur border in the morning but were not allowed to meet the families of the farmers who died in the violence during a protest a day earlier, the party alleged.
As many as eight people died in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident on Sunday, said Uttar Pradesh police.
Eight people were killed on Sunday as violence erupted during a farmers' protest, claiming the lives of both farmers and BJP workers ahead of a visit to Lakhimpur by Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya.
Priyanka Gandhi reached the Lucknow airport yesterday evening following the incident and was stopped by the police several times on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri.
Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, who has been appointed as AICC senior observer for UP Assembly elections, will also visit Lakhimpur today.
The Screening Committee chaired by AICC general secretary Bhanwar Jitendar Singh held its meeting in the party's state headquarters in Lucknow.
Amid the political crisis in Punjab, veteran Congress leader Natwar Singh took a swipe at Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka. In his statement, he said that nobody advises the Gandhi Family.
Priyanka Gandhi, currently on a five-day visit to the state capital, held one-to-one meetings and discussed the election strategy with party leaders and office bearers, UP Congress’ media convenor Lalan Kumar said.
The party is readying the first list of candidates in October, months ahead of the elections. For this, the Congress in Uttar Pradesh has extended the last date for applications for the Assembly polls.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is likely to visit Lucknow on Monday on a week-long tour ahead of upcoming UP polls.
After a major leadership change in Punjab, new speculations about Rajasthan government have emerged after Sachin Pilot's meeting with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. This is Sachin Pilot's second meeting with Rahul and Priyanka within a week.
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