Stopped from going to Hathras, Gandhis to walk it

October 01, 2020 13:50

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Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have been stopped at the Yamuna Expressway. The Congress leaders are on their way to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh to meet the kin of the gang-rape victim. Reports say that the Gandhis will now be walking to Hathras.

Both the leaders left 10, Janpath, Delhi, the residence of the Congress president, and entered UP via the DND flyover, where a large number of Congress workers had gathered. Traffic was disrupted in the area. Congress leader Randeep Surjewala is accompanying the two senior leaders.

In Hathras, the district magistrate has imposed prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and ordered sealing of the district borders to maintain peace. The Gandhis, who have been critical of the BJP-led UP government for failing to protect the victim

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