Priyanka Gandhi slams UP govt over 'lathi-charge' on protesters in Lucknow

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the Yogi Adityanath government has become synonymous with misrule after reports emerged of lathi-charge by police on a group of protesters in Lucknow.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday attacked the Uttar Pradesh government over the reported lathi-charge by police on a group of protesters in Lucknow, saying the Yogi Adityanath dispensation has become synonymous with misrule.

Her attack on the BJP government came over media reports that claimed the Lucknow Police on Saturday evening used batons on a group of protesters holding a candlelight march alleging irregularities in the 2019 Uttar Pradesh teachers' entrance test.