Robert Vadra, the husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, said that he was stopped on the way to Lucknow to meet Priyanka. Vadra said that he wanted to meet Priyanka and make sure if she is fine .
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday slammed the Uttar Pradesh Police for detaining party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and accused it of violating the spirit of the Constitution.
The Congress party has given a call for a nationwide protest against the Lakhimpur Kheri violence on Tuesday. The party has asked its workers to hold protests outside District Collectors offices across the country in support of farmers and to demand action against those responsible for the violence
Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been arrested by the police in Sitapur. Priyanka was detained by the police on Monday morning when she was going to Lakhimpur Kheri to meet the families of farmers who were killed in Sunday s violence.