Man found dead in Lucknow's Congress office; party alleges 'police brutality'
India TodayA 31-year-old Congress worker died during the party's protest near the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday, with his family and the UP Congress chief claiming that he died due to "police brutality". CONGRESS LEADERS CLAIM WORKERS DIED DUE TO POLICE BRUTALITY Congress leaders condemned both deaths and said that both workers had died due to police brutality. Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also claimed that the workers died due to police brutality and said in a post on X, "The way the BJP governments have taken repressive action against Congress workers is reminiscent of the British Raj. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday evening, Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Ajay Rai was quoted as saying by PTI that the Congress workers were marching towards the Vidhan Sabha in Lucknow, when police personnel used excessive force, leading to the death of Prabhat Pandey.