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Expressing concern over those booked for taking part in the anti-CAA protests, especially in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party took up the issue on Monday.
While a Congress delegation led by Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met top officials of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in New Delhi on Monday and demanded a probe into alleged police atrocities against the protesters in UP, BSP chief Mayawati demanded withdrawal of cases registered against those involved in protests against the amended citizenship law and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state.
As per reports, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and senior leaders of the party met NHRC officials and highlighted the alleged brutalities committed by UP Police on agitators during anti-CAA stir.
Other leaders in the delegation included Mohsina Kidwai, Salman Khurshid, PL Punia, Jitin Prasada, Abhishek Singhvi, Rajiv Shukla and UP Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu.
The Congress delegation demanded a thorough probe into the deaths during police action in the UP.
Earlier, Priyanka had visited several families in Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Meerut etc. to condole the deaths of the near and dear ones during the anti-CAA stir.
Meanwhile, Mayawati demanded withdrawal of cases registered by the state government against women protesting against the CAA and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state.
Women have been protesting in different parts of UP, including the historic Clock Tower of Old Lucknow, demanding scrapping of CAA and NRC.
In a tweet, the BSP chief said, “Wrong cases filed against women and others protesting against CAA/NRC by the BJP-led UP government should be immediately withdrawn, and those who lost their lives during this time should also be extended proper help, this is the demand of BSP.”
Around 100 women protesters have been booked for violating prohibitory orders at the Clock Tower in the state capital.
“A case has been registered against 10 women and 100 unidentified women for violating Section 144 of CrPC, while protesting at Clock Tower. Besides, eight persons were arrested,” Station House Officer of Thakurganj police station, Pramod Mishra, said on Saturday.
The dharna at Lucknow’s Clock Tower is on the lines of Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh protest against CAA and NRC.
The women protesters have said their stir will continue until the Centre scraps the CAA and the NRC.
Nearly 20 people were killed in the state after violence erupted during anti-CAA protests last month.