Priyanka visits Bijnor, meets kin of two youths killed in anti-CAA protest, demands judicial probe

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday demanded judicial probe into deaths of two youths, killed during violent protests early this week here against amendments in the Citizenship Act.

Gandhi raised the demand after meeting family members of the two youths during an unscheduled visit here.

"The Congress will fight for the families and ensure that justice is done to them. The party will also raise this issue in Lok Sabha," she said, while rasing the demand of judicial probe.

Bijnor was one of the districts in Uttar Pradesh affected by violence by anti-CAA protesters who hurled stones and brickbats at policemen and torched some vehicles.

Gandhi also accused the Union government of amending the citizenship law to distract people's attention from the weakening of economy and rising unemployment in the country.

Hitting out at the Centre, she said, "The GDP has never declined to such level, while unemployment has crossed every limit. And, in order to divert the people's attention from these issues, the government brought this law."
The Congress general secretary also asserted that "no one has any right to demand proof of citizenship."