Mayawati Govt vindictive, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was on Friday prevented from meeting university students in Kanpur, termed the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh as ‘vindictive’.

“I cannot understand why the state government is vindictive towards us”, Gandhi told reporters when asked why he was prevented from interacting with students of Chandra Shekhar Azad University in Kanpur.

Gandhi said he had asked students to meet him in the cafeteria and he had kept his promise.

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“I will see what I can do to fulfill their demands”, said Gandhi.

Replying to a question whether he was ready to go to jail, Gandhi said he “can go anywhere for the peoples’ cause”.