Priyanka Gandhi Sits on Dharna in Lucknow, Says Yogi Govt Indulging in Violence After Poll Loss

Targeting the BJP over the recently-held panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh that saw widespread violence and allegations of rigging, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra started her two-day visit to the state with a silent protest in front of a Mahatma Gandhi statue in Lucknow.

The party's Uttar Pradesh in-charge arrived at the Lucknow Airport in the afternoon to a huge reception by party workers and led a procession through the main roads of the state capital to the Hazratganj GPO Park Gandhi statue and garlanded it.

After that, she sat on a silent protest before the statue against the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in the state. She was joined by her party leaders including state Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu.