Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was stopped by Uttar Pradesh police at the Lucknow-Agra Expressway while she was on her way to meet the family of Arun Kumar, a member of the Valmiki community, who died in police custody.
Priyanka tweeted, “Arun Valmiki died in police custody. His family is seeking justice. I want to visit family. What is the UP government afraid of? Why am I being stopped? Today is Lord Valmiki Jayanti, PM spoke big on Mahatma Buddha, but is acting against his message.”
Police said the Congress general secretary was stopped as the Agra district magistrate had requested not to allow any political personality to go there following the man’s death, PTI reported.
Congress spokesman had claimed that Priyanka Gandhi has been taken into custody while she was going to Agra to meet the family members of the sanitation worker who had died in police custody.
