UP farmers stir: Rita Bahuguna Joshi arrested

Lucknow, May 12 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi was arrested for the second time by state police after she tried to block the road leading to the Vidhan Sabha.

Congress party workers accompanying her were roughed up by the police after they tried to enforce a 'Chakka Jam' in the area.

As per reports, the party is planning protests across the state against the policies of the state government.

Joshi was earlier arrested last night along with Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi following Rahul's visit to Greater Noida's Bhatta Parsual village to support the agitating farmers.

AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh, Congress MPs Raj Babbar and Parvez Hashmi, and other Congress leaders were also arrested last night.

Gandhi, who spent almost 19 hours at Bhatta Parasul, was arrested under Sec 151 CrPC at around 11 p.m. on Wednesday and was taken to the Kasna police station.

He was later released on bail by the Uttar Pradesh Police and brought to Delhi at 2:15 a.m. (ANI)