Rahul, Priyanka barred from meeting kin of anti-CAA protest firing victims

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were, on Tuesday, stopped by the police from entering Meerut while they were on their way to meet the families of those who died during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

The two had requested that they, along with another Congress leader, be allowed to meet the families, but were denied entry, sources said.

The two leaders left for Meerut this morning to meet some of the family members of the deceased protesters. Sources said that at least five protesters died in Meerut alone. Priyanka Gandhi had on Sunday met the families of some of the protesters who died in Bijnor. Over 16 people are reported to have died in Uttar Pradesh alone.