Uttar Pradesh: Priyanka Gandhi meets villagers injured in Sonbhadra clash

VARANASI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday met people injured in the Sonbhadra clash that also left 10 villagers dead.
The Congress leader visited the trauma centre of the BHU hospital to meet the villagers.
As many as 10 injured villagers were brought from Sonbhadra on Wednesday night.
The injured include Kairwa Devi (55), Ramdhin (35), Ashok Kumar (34), Jai Prakash, Dinesh and Nagendra (all 26), Mahendra (35), Sita (62), Sukhawanti (32) and Nidhidutt (56).
After getting the news about Priyanka's proposed visit to the hospital, the senior officers of the district administration and police reached the trauma center to check the security arrangements.
As the SPG took things under its control, the gallery outside the ward was cordoned off and media was asked to keep a distance.
Priyanka came through the back door of the hospital and went straight into the ward where she interacted with villagers and their family members.
“She asked me about how I got injured and whether I am getting proper treatment. She also asked whether I am alone or someone else from the family is here,” said Shukhavanti who had sustained bullet injuries in her right palm, chest and ankle. Her son Jai Prakash was admitted in the same ward.
“When pellets from the gun injured my right palm and ankle, I fell on the ground but the attackers came close and hit me with a cane,” she said.
Priyanka also met 26-year-old Dinesh and inquired about the incident.
“Some pellets hit my forehead, I fell on the ground and after seeing that they were continually firing from a distance of around 150 meter, I hid in a pit near the road. But as soon as I stood up and started running, another bullet hit me on the left shoulder but I continued running and fainted after reaching home”, Dinesh said.