Summary:
Lucknow, Nov 20 (PTI) A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the repeal of the farm laws, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday urged him not to share the stage with Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra during the conference of DGPs here keeping in mind farmers" interest.
She also sought the removal of Mishra from his post over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which his son is an accused.
Priyanka Gandhi made the appeal to the prime minister through a letter that she read out in front of reporters.
Reacting to the comments made by Priyanka Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh minister Siddharth Nath Singh mockingly asked her since when the "corporate Congress" has started caring for the farmers.
"For you, the biggest farmer is Robert Vadra, who bought land at throwaway prices from the farmers, and sold them overnight at high prices," Singh said in a statement.
Robert Vadra is husband of Priyanka Gandhi.