UP Congress President Ajay Lallu sent to 14-day judicial custody over migrant bus row

A Luckw court on Wednesday, May 20 sent Uttar Presh Congress President Ajay Kumar Lallu to 14-day judicial custody after he was arrested for protesting over issue of movement of buses arranged by Congress for migrant workers. He will be lodged in a temporary jail.  

An FIR was also filed against Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vra's personal secretary Sandeep Singh and Ajay Kumar Lallu in Hazratganj Police station of Luckw on Tuesday.  police h removed UP Congress chief from Agra-Rajasthan border in Uncha Nangla area where he std a sit-in protest demanding that buses arranged to ferry back migrants to ir homes, be allowed to enter state.

"A case is being registered under sections 188 and 269 of IPC and Epidemic Act in Fatehpur Sikri Police station in connection with incident. Two persons - Ajay Kumar Lallu and Vivek Bansal - have been arrested," SSP Babloo Kumar said.

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Priyanka Vra Alleges Buses Blocked At UP Border

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vra on Tuesday requested Uttar Presh government to allow 897 buses arranged by her party to enter state. Mentioning that migrant workers were in a lot of distress, she claimed that UP ministration h blocked more than 500 buses for several hours at Uncha Nagla border.

In video posted by Priyanka Gandhi Vra, state Congress chief Ajay Singh Lallu and or party officials are seen talking to UP police officials demanding buses to be allowed entry  state. 

Moreover, Vra ded that more than 300 buses were on way to Delhi border. Conceding that only 897 out of list of 1049 buses h been found auntic by UP government after a probe, she promised that Congress would send a new list of 200 buses on Wednesday. Highlighting that three days h been wasted in political tussle, she contended that many migrant workers were struggling to reach home as y walked on ro. 

Congress-UP govt tussle over 1000 buses

On May 16, Priyanka Vra wrote to UP CM Yogi ityanath, urging him to permit Congress party to run 1,000 buses to ferry migrant workers back to ir native place. UP ministration accepted this request on Monday, asking opposition party to send buses to Luckw by 10 am on Tuesday. 

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(With inputs from ANI)