With protests against farmers’ arrests for burning stubble to hike in electricity charges, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has kept up the heat on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as she seeks to project the Congress as the main opposition party in the state ahead of the 2022 assembly elections.
On Friday, Priyanka lashed out at the Yogi government over the arrest of some farmers in Saharanpur in western Uttar Pradesh for burning farm stubble, triggering a sharp reaction in the region.
“Are only farmers responsible for pollution? When will the action be taken against real culprits of pollution? Farmer’s vote – Legal, Farmer’s Paddy – Legal, Farmer’s straw – illegal,” said the AICC General Secretary tasked with reviving the party’s fortunes in Uttar Pradesh.
