Two Congress workers die during protests in UP and Assam, party alleges police brutality
The authorities in both states denied that the police used excessive force against the protestors.
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Two Congress workers died on Wednesday during protests held by the party in Uttar Pradesh and Assam. The party claimed that they died due to police brutality in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states, while the authorities denied the allegations.
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on X that democracy and the Constitution had been “murdered again in BJP-ruled Assam and Uttar Pradesh”. He alleged that the party workers died due to excessive police force.
The Congress member who died in Assam’s Guwahati was identified as Mridul Islam, while the one who died in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow was identified as Prabhat Pandey.
Islam was among around 1,000 protestors who were marching towards the Guwahati Raj Bhavan, the governor’s official residence, The Indian Express reported. The protest was held against the Union government’s alleged favouritism towards industrialist Gautam Adani, and against the Manipur ethnic violence.
The Congress alleged that the police used excessive force against peaceful protestors, which led to the party worker’s death.
“They released not just one or two but three tear gas shells at the same time right under people’s faces,” Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah said, according to The Indian Express. “…We have seen tear gas before but not released right under people’s faces. We are not scared and...
