Dramatic footage from Thursday showed a face-to-face meeting between Mr Gandhi, 50, and UP police.
New Delhi:
Rahul Gandhi quoted Mahatma Gandhi in a tweet this morning as saying that he “will not submit to any kind of injustice” a day after being briefly detained while marching towards the Hathras of Uttar Pradesh. Mr. Gandhi, together with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, yesterday led a march to the village where a 20 year old woman was gang raped and tortured; she died Tuesday morning in a Delhi hospital, sparking widespread outrage across the country.
“I will not be afraid of anyone in the world. I will not bow down to any kind of injustice. I will overcome lies with the power of truth, and face all struggles while fighting the lie … Greetings warmest on Gandhi Jayanti, ”Rahul Gandhi tweeted in Hindi this morning, invoking Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his 151st birthday.
Dramatic footage from Thursday showed a face-to-face meeting between Mr Gandhi, 50, and UP police. He was pushed and fell to the ground during the fight. Mr Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were briefly detained for violating the ban on large gatherings amid the pandemic.
“Why are you arresting me? What are the grounds for the arrest? What law am I breaking,” Rahul Gandhi said yesterday afternoon during the heated exchange with the police, who said that ‘they accused him of “Article 188” – a law to defy official orders.
A police case was then filed Thursday against Mr Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra under the epidemic law. The first briefing report names 150 members of Congress, who apparently accompanied the two leaders.
The incident has been condemned by several political leaders. “The reckless behavior of the UP police towards Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is extremely reprehensible. It is reprehensible for those who are supposed to uphold the law to trample on democratic values in this way,” the leader tweeted. by NCP Sharad Pawar.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav wrote: “It is the duty and democratic right of opposition parties to protest against any indiscriminate abuse of power by the oppressive regime! The voice and will of the people cannot be curtailed silence or repressed! We unequivocally condemn the arrest of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi (sic). “
The UP government, however, called the demonstration a “political coup”.
The 20-year-old woman who died on Tuesday suffered from multiple fractures, paralysis and severe spinal injuries when she was assaulted by four men from the so-called upper castes in her village on September 14. Police said there was a gash in her. tongue because she had bitten it when the men tried to strangle her.
The family alleged that they were not allowed to participate in the 2:30 a.m. cremation by UP cops, despite repeated calls. The rape incident has again sparked protests in several parts of the country as questions are raised about the safety of women.
