Coimbatore: Coimbatore Youth Congress protests by hurling footwear at UP CM Yogi Adinath's portrait
Coimbatore: Condemning the arrest of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh when they went to offer condolences at the home of a girl who was allegedly raped and killed in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district, the Coimbatore Youth Congress threw footwear at the UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's portrait.
Former Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi were detained by UP police. Rahul Gandhi who visited the victim's relatives was pushed in the crowd and he fell down.
The party members who protested on this account were arrested by the police. The Youth Congress in Townhall Coimbatore, protested by hurling footwear at the portrait of UP Chief Minister's Yogi Adinath. The protest was led by Youth Congress state secretary Imayam Rahmatullah and Congress human rights committee member Vijayakumar. The protestors chanted slogans demanding the resignation of UP Chief Minister. This caused a stir in the area for some time.