Scindia arrested on his way to MP's violence-hit Mandsaur
Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia was arrested on Tuesday in Ratlam of Madhya Pradesh when he was on his way to visit Mandsaur, where several farmers were killed in police firing during protests. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was also arrested last week for making attempts to enter the area without permission and meet farmers and their families.
Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia was today arrested from near Ratlam of Madhya Pradesh. Scindia was arrested by the police when he was on his way to meet the relatives of the farmers who were killed in police firing during the Mandsaur violence.Scindia and his aides were adamant on meeting the farmers' relatives. The Congress MP's convoy was stopped near Dhodhar toll in Ratlam district. "I wanted to go alone to Mandsaur. I wasn't allowed. Rather they arrested me. Tomorrow they will come, roll out red carpet for Shivraj Singh. Section 144 will be removed from Mandsaur," Jyotiraditya Scindia told India Today.He alleged that the rule of law has not been followed in the state. Scindia is accompanied by Ratlam MP Kantilal Bhuriya and former Mandsaur MP Meenakshi Natarajan. Immediately after the arrest of Scindia and his aides, Congress workers present at the spot turned hostile.Police have been deployed at the spot to prevent any untoward event. Rapid Action Force has been kept on standby.Earlier today, Patidar quota stir leader Hardik Patel was arrested in Madhya Pradesh's Neemuch district when he was on his way to Mandsaur to express his solidarity with the agitating farmers, six of whom were killed in police firing last week. Patel was accompanied by Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha General Secretary Hannan Mollah. "The farmers gave their lives for their rights. It will not go waste. Hardik will meet farmers and will ask them to continue their protest," said Patidar Navnirman Sena General Secretary Akhilesh Katiyar. Also read:Madhya Pradesh farmers protest LIVE: Rahul Gandhi arrested outside Mandsaur, confirms Neemuch top cop