Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday traded sharp barbs over the death of 10 tribal farmers who died in Sonbhadra district’s Umbha village earlier this week. Yogi Adityanath, who was visiting Sonbhadra to meet the families of the victims who died in a shootout over land dispute, pinned the blame for the tragedy on Congress. Also Read| Priyanka meets kin of Sonbhadra victims as blame game continuesShortly after Adityanath’s attack, Priyanka Gandhi took to Twitter to claim that pressure from the Congress forced him to act. I hope they will get justice and their demands will be met,” tweeted Priyanka Gandhi. The government had earlier announced compensations of of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 50,000 respectively.

Source: Hindustan Times July 21, 2019 13:41 UTC