UP govt has crossed all limits of inhumanity, says Priyanka
LUCKNOW: A day after she dodged the police to reach the residence of former IPS officer-turned-activist SR Darapuri, who has been jailed for protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday targeted the state government for arresting party worker and social activist Sadaf Jafar.
“Uttar Pradesh government has crossed all the limits of inhumanity. Congress worker Sadaf Jafar in a video is talking to police for arresting those indulging in violence. The police have jailed Sadaf, levelling baseless charges,” said Priyanka in her tweet.
“Both of Sadaf’s kids are eagerly waiting for the release of their mother. This insensitive government has separated children from their mothers, old men from their children,” the Congress leader said in a tweet in Hindi. The protests against the CAA had led to police action against nearly 300 people. Jafar, the only woman to be arrested, has been sent to jail for alleged violation of Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), on charges of criminal conspiracy, rioting, attempt to murder, assault on public servants etc during protests in Lucknow on December 19.
Priyanka also discussed the roadmap to accomplish her party’s Mission UP 2022.
“Yes, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra discussed the roadmap with the state party office bearers to bring the Congress back to power in UP in the 2022 assembly elections. She met family members of social activist Sadaf Jafar at the former’s residence on late Saturday evening. A delegation comprising senior leaders Jitin Prasada, Acharya Pramod Krishnam and Zafar Ali Naqvi was also sent to the residence of Mohammad Waqil, who died in the violence that followed CAA protests (in Lucknow),” said a senior Congress leader.
Besides UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu, the office bearers of the new team took part in the meeting with Priyanka. “We will raise issues of public concern and launch agitations focusing on problems of farmers, dues of cane growers, stray cattle, rising crime against women, increasing unemployment and protests against CAA and the NRC,” said the UPCC president after the meeting. Priyanka later left for Rae Bareli, the Lok Sabha seat of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, to pay condolences to the family of Sunil Srivastava, who died early this week. She will hold another round of meetings in the state capital on Monday.
A delegation of senior party leaders will meet governor Anandiben Patel at Raj Bhawan on Monday. Congress spokesman Rajiv Tyagi said the delegation would discuss the prevailing political situation with the governor. The delegation may also bring to the governor’s notice the alleged police misbehaviour with Priyanka.