Congress Worker Death: During Congress’ nationwide protests, Gorakhpur resident Prabhat Pandey died in Lucknow, while a worker died due to tear gas shells being fired in Assam’s capital Guwahati on Wednesday (December 18, 2024). These demonstrations of Congress are being held across the country regarding Amit Shah’s statement on Ambedkar. Regarding this, Leader of Opposition in Parliament and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi fiercely targeted BJP.
Rahul Gandhi said that democracy and the Constitution were murdered again in BJP ruled Assam and Uttar Pradesh. Not only Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi has also said that the way BJP governments have taken repressive action against Congress workers, it reminds them of the British Raj.
Rahul Gandhi posted on Twitter and said, “Congress party is doing Satyagraha across the country in support of Babasaheb and the Constitution. During this period, the death of our Congress workers like Mridul Islam in Guwahati and Prabhat Pandey in Lucknow due to excessive police force is very sad and condemnable.” Rahul Gandhi further wrote, “I express my deepest condolences to his bereaved loved ones. These families have the right to complete justice. Babbar Sher of Congress will continue the struggle for truth and the Constitution.”
What did Priyanka Gandhi Vadra say?
Regarding the death of Congress workers, Wayanad MP and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra posted on Facebook, “Police brutality on Congress workers who were going to gherao the assembly against the misgovernance prevailing in Uttar Pradesh took the life of one of our workers. . The death of Gorakhpur Youth Congress worker Prabhat Pandey is extremely heartbreaking. Similarly, the BJP government used batons and tear gas shells on the Congress workers protesting in Assam, in which Mridul Islam died.”
Called BJP government oppressive
Priyanka Gandhi further said that the way BJP governments have taken repressive action against Congress workers, it reminds of the British Raj. “BJP is attacking Baba Saheb in Parliament and crushing his Constitution on the streets.”
Assam Police denied that anyone was injured
A Congress worker was killed and several others were injured, allegedly by smoke from tear gas shells, during a protest on Wednesday against various issues including Manipur violence and bribery allegations against Adani Group in Assam’s Guwahati city. . The party claimed this. In this case, the police say that the exact cause of death will be known only after the post mortem report comes. The police also denied that anyone was injured in the incident.
Congress worker Prabhat Pandey dies in Lucknow
A party worker who took part in the Congress protest near the Uttar Pradesh Assembly also died on Wednesday. Congress Uttar Pradesh unit president Ajay Rai claimed the death of a Congress worker due to police brutality while trying to surround Vidhan Bhavan. Police sources said that 28-year-old Prabhat Pandey, a native of Gorakhpur, was brought dead to the hospital from the Congress office.
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