Rahul, Priyanka meet NHRC officials over police 'brutalities' on anti-CAA protesters in UP

The party leaders met the NHRC officials here and highlighted the alleged brutalities committed by the Uttar Pradesh police on agitators during the anti-CAA stir.
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and General Secretary, AICC Priyanka Gandhi arrives to meet  NHRC member in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo |  Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and General Secretary, AICC Priyanka Gandhi arrives to meet NHRC member in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)

NEW DELHI: A Congress delegation led by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met top officials of the National Human Rights Commission on Monday, demanding a probe into alleged police atrocities against anti-CAA protesters in Uttar Pradesh.

The party leaders met the NHRC officials here and highlighted the alleged brutalities committed by the Uttar Pradesh police on agitators during the anti-CAA stir.

The leaders who met the NHRC officials included Mohsina Kidwai, Salman Khurshid, P L Punia, Jitin Prasada, Abhishek Singhvi, Rajiv Shukla and UP Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu.

They demanded a thorough probe into the deaths that took place in the state during the violent protests against the amendments in the country's citizenship law.

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