The Congress on Saturday alleged that the Uttar Pradesh Government was trying to protect the accused in the Sonbhadra clash and instead of ensuring justice Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was targeting party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who met the victims after a day’s detention and asserted she would be back.
Congress’s chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the chief minister and the ruling BJP were afraid of her, adding, “The reign of Ajay Bisht (Adityanath) continues to be the most insensitive in memory.”
Surjewala accused Adityanath of “lying” that the previous Congress governments were responsible for the dispute that triggered Wednesday’s violence in Sonbhadra. Surjewala narrated various incidents since 2017 to drive home the point that the Uttar Pradesh government was trying to protect the accused.
The party alleged that “jungle raj” was prevalent in the state and the government had failed to take action against the guilty. “BJP government fails to prevent Sonbhadra Massacre. BJP government fails to act against guilty.BJP government illegally arrests Priyanka ji for wanting to meet families,” Surjewala said.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi accused the State government of being “dictatorially inclined” and said Priyanka’s “imprisonment” at Chunar guesthouse is an attempt to trample upon democracy.
“The imprisonment of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, on way to meet the families of Sonbhadra massacre victims, in Chunar guest house through the night without water and electricity by a dictatorially inclined UP government is an attempt to trample upon democracy,” Rahul Gandhi said in a Facebook post in Hindi. Congress will not get scared of such tactics and stop fighting for Dalits and tribals, he said.