Lakhimpur: Cong seeks to meet Prez

Amid the political row triggered by the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, the Congress has sought an appointment with President Ram Nath Kovind for a 7-member party delegation led by Rahul Gandhi to present a detailed “memorandum of facts’. In a letter dated October 9, the Congress requested the President to grant time for the delegation comprising Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Other members of the delegation include senior party leaders AK Antony, Mallikarjun Kharge, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Adhir Ranjan Choudhury and party general secretary KC Venugopal.