Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka arrested

Indian Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were arrested on Thursday afternoon near Yamuna Expressway, after the former was allegedly shoved and pushed to the ground by Uttar Pradesh Police, while on his way to Hathras to meet the family of the gang-rape victim who died on September 29.According to police, the Wayanad MP was arrested under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.Congress leaders Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, KC Venugopal and Randeep Surjewala were detained by the police. All these party leaders, including Rahul and Priyanka, were being taken to Buddh International Circuit in Gautam Buddh Nagar.Scores of Congress workers were stopped from marching on the Delhi-Noida highway on their way to Hathras.Rahul, who was roughed up by the Uttar Pradesh Police at the Yamuna Expressway, alleged: “Just now police pushed me, lathi-charged me and threw me to the ground. I want to ask, can only Modi Ji walk in this country? Can’t a normal person walk? Our vehicle was stopped, so we started walking.”He then told the police that he wanted to walk to Hathras alone and demanded to know under which section he was being arrested.