Congress' Priyanka Gandhi launches attack on BJP ahead of key Indian state elections

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is seen sweeping the floor in social media posts after she was detained by the police at a guest house in Uttar Pradesh state. PHOTO: TIMES OF INDIA (TOI) LUCKNOW NEWS/TWITTER
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NEW DELHI - Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has vowed to seek justice after four farmers were killed by a car belonging to a junior federal minister, as she steps up pressure on the ruling party ahead of key polls in Uttar Pradesh state.

The farmers were protesting farm laws on Oct 3 when the car belonging to junior federal home minister Ajay Mishra of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allegedly ploughed into them.

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