Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai alleged that the state government and police officials were responsible for the death of a Congress worker who lost his life during the party's protest near the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday. He demanded compensation of 1 crore for the victim a
Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai asserted that the party will stage protests amid the police regulating all kinds of demonstrations near Vidhan Sabha alleging that the law and order situation in the state is "pathetic."
Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Wednesday the state government for putting up pointed barricades near the Vidhan Sabha ahead of the party's planned protest, comparing them to those used during the farmers' protests at the Ghazipur border.
Following a standoff with police outside the party office in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Monday said that the Congress delegation will visit the violence-hit Sambhal after restrictions are lifted.
A scuffle broke out between Uttar Pradesh Police and Congress leaders on Monday outside the UP Congress Office in Lucknow after the Congress delegation led by State President Ajay Rai left the party office to visit violence-hit Sambhal.
After the Lucknow Police served notice to Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai, asking him to postpone his Sambhal visit, the party leader said that he would go to Sambhal "peacefully."
A Congress delegation led by Uttar Pradesh party President Ajay Rai is scheduled to visit Sambhal on Monday, where a stone-pelting incident took place on November 24.
Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Sunday blamed the BJP government in the state for the violent incidents in Sambhal. He added that a Congress delegation will visit Sambhal to assess the situation.
Amid the chaos over Samajwadi Party (SP) delegation being stopped by the police from visiting Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Saturday informed that his party's delegation was also visiting the violence-affected district in the state on December 2.
The Uttar Pradesh Congress on Monday expressed concerns over the recent violence in Sambhal, accusing the state government of politicising the issue. Congress President Ajay Rai criticized the administration, calling its actions part of a broader "politics of hate and oppression."
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has bowed to pressure from protesters, announcing that its preliminary examinations will now be held in a single day and single shift.