Sonbhadra firing: Priyanka sits on dharna again

Mirzapur: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi was detained and taken to Mirzapur by Uttar Pradesh police on Friday while she was on her way to meet the kin of those killed in the July 17 Sonbhadra firing incident, in which nine people were killed.
Priyanka, who had arrived in Varanasi earlier today, was detained after she along with Congress leaders has sat on a dharna in protest against the state government who she claimed was preventing her from meeting the families of the victims of the firing incident.
Police detained Priyanka citing violating of Section 144, which was imposed in the area. The section prohibits an assembly of more than 4 people in an area.
She was taken to the Chunnar Guest House in Mirzapur, where she again sat on dharna.
“I will go to Sonbhadra and meet the victims. I will not move from here till I meet victims and deceased kins. I am ready to go anywhere they (police) take me from here,” said Priyanka who was accompanied by party workers and supporters.
“Section 144 was imposed in Sonbhadra and not in Mirzapur. I told them I will not violate any law. I want to go to Sonbhadra and I will move with three other people. But they did not listen and took me here,” she said while speaking to media persons.