A day after Bhatta Parsaul village witnessed high drama involving Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh is expected to begin his hunger strike in Ghaziabad on Thursday in support of the agitating farmers."Mayawati should resign. The agitation will continue even if I am arrested," said Rajnath Singh.Several BJP workers will join Singh to protest against increasing crime rate and lawlessness in the state.RLD chief Ajit Singh is also expected to join the list of growing number of politicians protesting against the Mayawati government over the Bhatta Parsaul land acquisition issue.
On Wednesday morning Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi successfully dodged the UP Police at around 4 am to reach the Bhatta Parsaul village. He, along with senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, joined the farmers, who were protesting against the Mayawati government over the land acquisitin issue and death of two farmers in police firing.
Worried over the Congress General Secretary joining the farmers protest, Chief Minister Mayawati decided to crack the whip and get Rahul Gandhi and Digvijaya Singh arrested after the day long protests.
Rahul Gandhi was released on personal bond late on Wednesday night, along with senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, a couple of hours after being arrested by Uttar Pradesh police.
The Congress General Secretary is now back in Delhi. He was held at the Kasna jail along with Digvijaya Singh, Rita Bahuguna, Raj Babbar, Parvez Hashmi and other Congress leaders. Rahul was released on a bond but not before the Congress taking potshots at the UP Chief Minister Mayawati. Rahul Gandhi had said, "I will keep fighting for you all."
Initially the police strategy was to take Rahul Gandhi to Delhi-UP border and release him there but instead he was brought to the Kasna jail with all top Congress leaders.
Giving Rahul company in this battle of nerves was Digvijay Singh. Almost as soon as news of Rahul's arrest spread, the entire Congress leadership from UP rushed to be by his side. Union ministers Jitin Prasad and RPN Singh quickly dashing to the police station where Rahul was taken by the cops in Greater Noida.
The reason why Mayawati had to resort to this last step will be debated for long. After all her move of ordering Rahul's arrest is bound to energise the Congress workers on the ground in UP.
UP Cabinet secretary Shashashank Shekhar Singh said, "It's our request that Opposition parties don't politicise the issue."
UP is Rahul Gandhi's political karmabhoomi. The agitation and the intent that he has shown in Greater Noida is bound to act as a huge boost to the morale of the grand old party in a state where the party is desperately looking for a magical formula.Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi was also taken into preventive custody. "BSP government is undemocratic and corrupt. Rahul Gandhi will continue to take up issues of the farmers. Nobody has any clue where Rahul Gandhi has been taken," said Rita Bahuguna Joshi speaking to CNN-IBN.
Congress promptly attacked Mayawati for Gandhi's arrest with AICC General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi saying UP has witnessed "the cruelest rule of several imperialistic regimes"."UP government's action in arresting Rahul Gandhi proves that Mayawati is digging her own grave," Dwivedi said. "If any sense of justice is left in the government, judicial inquiry is the minimum that the state government should order immediately," he said.
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