Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda said those who crushed the farmers are free. (File)
Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda has claimed that he has been under detention for the last 24 hours in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur.
"Today after 24 hours have passed, we are still in custody like criminals for the second day, and those who crushed the farmers are free. The land of Lakhimpur was turned red with the blood of farmers, but every drop of this blood will write the story of the coming revolution. Police Line Sitapur, from police custody," Mr Hooda tweeted.
Earlier today, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi claimed that she has been detained for the last 28 hours without any order or first information report.
The Congress General Secretary demanded arrest of the accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, where eight people, including four farmers, died on Sunday.
"Narendra Modi sir, your government has kept me in detention for the last 28 hours without any order and FIR. But the person who crushed the farmers has not been arrested yet," she tweeted in Hindi.
The Congress has alleged that she was arrested yesterday while she was on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri.
Meanwhile, Congress supporters continue to protest outside the PAC guest house in Sitapur where the party leader is allegedly detained.
As many as eight people died in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident on Sunday, said Uttar Pradesh police. "Four farmers and four others have died (in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident). Probe underway. It's an unfortunate incident, should not be politicised," Lakhimpur Kheri District Magistrate Arvind Kumar Chaurasiya said.
Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) issued a statement regarding the incident claiming the death of four farmers and alleged that one of the four farmers was shot dead by Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni's son, while the others were allegedly run over by vehicles of his convoy.
Meanwhile, refuting SKM's allegations, MoS Teni said that his son was not present at the spot, adding that some miscreants merged with protesting farmers and pelted the stones on the car which lead to the 'unfortunate incident'.
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