Sachin Pilot arrested on way to Bhatta-Parsaul, released soon after
Click to Expand & Play New Delhi: The Congress seems to be upping the ante on the Mayawati government over the land acquisition issue. Just a few days after party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's visit to Bhatta-Parsaul villages and his subsequent arrest, Union Minister Sachin Pilot was arrested today while on his way to the violence-marred villages. He was released soon after.
Thirty-four-year-old Pilot was taken into preventive custody by the police at Lal Chowk outside the Bhatta-Parsaul villages - the epicentre of the land agitation in Uttar Pradesh.
Claiming that he had not violated the law, Pilot after his release said, "We wanted to go to the villages...the UP police blocked the national highway for over an hour. They brought us here to the police lines without any reason. We had not planned meetings or speeches. We just wanted to give condolences."
The minister had earlier, alongwith 100 supporters, visited the Dasna jail in Ghaziabad where he met farmers lodged there since the agitation in the villages began.
Thirty-four-year-old Pilot was taken into preventive custody by the police at Lal Chowk outside the Bhatta-Parsaul villages - the epicentre of the land agitation in Uttar Pradesh.
Claiming that he had not violated the law, Pilot after his release said, "We wanted to go to the villages...the UP police blocked the national highway for over an hour. They brought us here to the police lines without any reason. We had not planned meetings or speeches. We just wanted to give condolences."
The minister had earlier, alongwith 100 supporters, visited the Dasna jail in Ghaziabad where he met farmers lodged there since the agitation in the villages began.
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