Congress workers protest FIRs lodged in Pratapgarh clash

Prayagraj: On the call given by Congress national general secretary and party in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, district congress committees workers on Tuesday staged a sit-in at Civil Lines to mark their protest against the state government and police alleging that the police were probing the recent clash between BJP and Congress workers in a “partial manner.” The Congress party workers demanded the withdrawal of all six FIRs registered against the senior Congress leaders including ex-Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari and MLA Aradhana Mishra “Mona” with Lalganj police station of Pratapgarh district in connection to the clash between Congress and BJP workers on Saturday.
UPCC general secretary Mukund Tiwari told TOI, "Congress workers have handed over a memorandum to the district authorities in connection with Pratapgarh incident with the demand that cases registered against senior Congress leaders should be immediately withdrawn." He further added that the issue has echoed across the state and that Congress party workers have raised their voice "against one-sided action by the Pratapgarh police."
Congress district spokesperson, Haseeb Ahmad said, "Police are partially probing the case against senior Congress leaders. Fake cases were registered against senior party leaders. Cases should be withdrawn immediately.”