Congress Lucknow protest: A Congress employee died through the get together’s protest close to the Uttar Pradesh Meeting in Lucknow right this moment (on December 18). The state unit chief Ajay Rai alleged that he died on account of ‘police brutality’.
Notably, the opposition get together was holding a protest in opposition to the UP authorities over points similar to farmer misery, unemployment, inflation, privatisation, and legislation and order considerations.
28-year-old Gorakhpur native died
In line with the police, 28-year-old Prabhat Pandey, a local of Gorakhpur, was introduced lifeless to the hospital from Congress workplace. “Prabhat Pandey was dropped at the Civil Hospital in Hazratganj in an unconscious situation from the Congress workplace. The medical doctors declared him introduced lifeless,” DCP (Central Lucknow) Raveena Tyagi mentioned.
“Prima facie, in line with medical doctors, there was no seen harm mark on his physique. Aside from this, a autopsy can be carried out by a panel and the method can be videographed. Accordingly additional authorized proceedings can be carried out,” Tyagi added.
Ajay Rai calls for Rs 1 crore monetary help for deceased
In an X publish, Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Ajay Rai claimed that the get together employee died on account of ‘police brutality’. “Right now, whereas going to gherao the meeting, our younger colleague Prabhat Pandey ji handed away on account of police brutality. This incident is extraordinarily unhappy and condemnable. Our Congress household is harm and offended by this accident,” he mentioned.
“We won’t tolerate this incident in any respect. The Yogi authorities ought to give monetary help of Rs 1 crore to the household of the deceased and a authorities job to at least one member of the household as compensation,” he added.
Ajay Rai, different leaders detained
Earlier within the day, Rai, together with state incharge Avinash Pande and a number of other different protesting leaders and employees, had been detained as they tried to go away the get together workplace for his or her deliberate siege of the state meeting through the ongoing Winter Session.
Barricades had been arrange across the Meeting premises to stop Congress employees from reaching the protest website, whereas route diversions severely impacted site visitors motion within the coronary heart of the town. The police, citing restrictions beneath Part 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in place in Lucknow, didn’t permit get together employees to maneuver forward from the get together Mall Avenue workplace.
Employees who tried to interrupt the barricades and transfer in the direction of the Meeting had been thwarted by the heavy police deployed there.
(With PTI inputs)