Priyanka Gandhi funding violence in Uttar Pradesh, says state BJP chief

Bareilly: In a shocking statement, UP BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh has accused Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of funding violence in Uttar Pradesh. He alleged that she was `bringing goons” from other states to foment trouble in the state.

“There was peace in UP for the last three years and I want to ask why Priyanka wants to cause riots here? Why doesn`t she do it in MP and Rajasthan? She is funding violence and bringing goons from other states and making them pelt stones to disrupt peace,” the BJP leader alleged while addressing a public meeting in Bareilly.

Referring to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, he said, “Neither Nehru (Jawaharlal) nor Manmohan Singh could do this work while minorities in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh suffered. They were forced to live a miserable life. For the first time, a political leader took this revolutionary decision and ensured CAA came into existence. CAA is meant for giving Indian nationality to refugees belonging to the minority community so that they can live a respectable life. They can get house under PM housing scheme and benefits under other government schemes.”