BJP govt at Centre, Uttar Pradesh 'scared' of Gandhi siblings, says Congress leader Nana Patole

Maharashtra Congress president said the party will protest and resort to a 'jail bharo andolan' if Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is not released by the UP Police.

Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Wednesday said the party will protest and resort to a 'jail bharo andolan' if their leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was detained on her on way to Lakhimpur Kheri, is not released by the Uttar Pradesh Police.

Talking to reporters here, Patole said everyone can go and meet the families of the farmers at Lakhimpur Kheri but not Priyanka or Rahul Gandhi. This, he said, shows that the BJP government at the Centre or in Uttar Pradesh is 'scared' of the Gandhi siblings.

"Priyanka Gandhi should be released with grace or else Congress will undertake a jail-bharo andolan. They should apologise to her and the farmers and also repeal the (three farm) laws," he said.