Chief of opposition within the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that two Congress employees died on account of “extreme police drive” in Uttar Pradesh and Assam, each presently dominated by the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP).
“Democracy and Structure have been murdered once more in BJP dominated Assam and Uttar Pradesh. The Congress occasion is conducting satyagraha in assist of Babasaheb and the Structure throughout the nation. Throughout this, the loss of life of our Congress employees Mridul Islam in Guwahati and Prabhat Pandey in Lucknow on account of extreme police drive may be very unhappy and condemnable,” Gandhi claimed in an X submit.
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“I supply my deepest condolences to their grieving family members. These households deserve full justice. The lions of Congress will proceed to struggle for fact and the Structure,” he added.
In line with a PTI report, the Congress was staging protest towards a number of points together with Manipur violence and bribery fees towards Gautam Adani in Guwahati.
Police and Congress supporters had been engaged in a scuffle, wherein Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah and former Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora fell on the bottom, and had been detained. They had been launched later.
Congress Authorized Cell member Advocate Mridul Islam (45) felt suffocated when a tear fuel cell fell close to him, occasion spokesperson Bedabrat Bora claimed.
“He was instantly rushed to a close-by non-public hospital after which to the Gauhati Medical Faculty and Hospital (GMCH). He was declared lifeless there,” he added.
A senior police officer, nonetheless, mentioned the precise purpose for the loss of life can be identified after the autopsy examination report comes, and denied that anybody was injured within the incident.
Cong employee dies in protest close to UP Meeting
In one other incident, UP Congress chief Ajay Rai claimed {that a} occasion employee named Prabhat Pandey died throughout a protest close to the state meeting, on account of “police brutality”.
In line with a PTI report, the Lucknow Police mentioned 28-year-old Prabhat Pandey, a local of Gorakhpur, was introduced lifeless to the hospital from Congress workplace.
“Prabhat Pandey was delivered to the Civil Hospital in Hazratganj in an unconscious situation from the Congress workplace. The medical doctors declared him introduced lifeless,” DCP (Central Lucknow) Raveena Tyagi mentioned.
“Prima facie, in line with medical doctors, there was no seen harm mark on his physique. Aside from this, a autopsy can be achieved by a panel and the method can be videographed. Accordingly, additional authorized proceedings can be carried out,” the senior police official added.