The Uttar Pradesh police took Indian Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi into preventive custody after he joined a land war in Bhatta Parsaul village, pledging full support to farmers fighting against acquisition, NDTV reported on Wednesday.
“Rahul Gandhi has been arrested under Section 151 CrPC and will be presented before a Sub-Divisional Magistrate on Thursday,” Inspector General of Police Rajnikant Mishra told PTI. Gandhi was taken away from the protest site to an undisclosed location. He, along with other Congress leaders, had planned to sit through the night. Sources said this was being seen as Gandhi taking on Mayawati on her home turf yet again.
