Gandhi had arrived at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow earlier in the day, where Congress workers and local party leaders gathered to welcome him. He then proceeded by road towards Sultanpur.
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Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was reported safe after vehicles in his convoy collided on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. Several people, including Congress workers and security personnel, were reportedly injured in the incident.
The collision took place in the Haliyapur area of Sultanpur district as Gandhi was travelling from Lucknow to Sultanpur to attend proceedings in a criminal defamation case. Initial reports indicated that multiple vehicles in the convoy were involved in the accident near the expressway’s 90-km stretch.
Some reports said five vehicles and an ambulance were involved in the collision. However, the exact sequence of events and the number of people injured were not immediately clear.
Gandhi had arrived at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow earlier in the day, where Congress workers and local party leaders gathered to welcome him. He then proceeded by road towards Sultanpur.
The Congress leader was scheduled to appear before a special MP/MLA court in connection with a criminal defamation case dating back to 2018. The complaint relates to alleged remarks Gandhi made about Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was then the BJP president.
Vijay Mishra, a local BJP leader, filed the complaint following Gandhi’s alleged remarks during a press conference in Bengaluru. The case has since proceeded through the legal system, with the court examining the complaint and arguments from both sides.
Gandhi’s scheduled appearance in Sultanpur drew political attention because of the high-profile nature of the case and the political figures involved.
The expressway collision disrupted his journey, while details about the condition of those injured, the extent of damage to the vehicles and the cause of the accident remained unclear.
Further information from authorities regarding the accident and the court proceedings was awaited.