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UP Cong to hold dharna against SP government

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Press Trust of India Lucknow
Congress will hold protest dharnas at all district headquarters of the state tomorrow to highlight the failures of Akhilesh Yadav-government and prevailing dismal law and order situation.

In Lucknow, Union ministers Beni Prasad Verma and Jitin Prasada and chairman of SC Commission P L Punia and others will be present in the dharna, UPCC president Nirmal Khatri told reporters here.

Khatri, who will lead the dharna in Lucknow, said other MPs have been directed to remain present in their respective constituencies for the dharna.

Meanwhile, the party will also send a fact finding team to Etawah on March 24 to look into the incident of alleged caste conflict in Santoshpur village, where members of a particular caste were humiliated recently.

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First Published: Mar 22 2013 | 8:00 PM IST

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