Lucknow, Aug. 21 -- Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) President Ajay Rai today announced a major legal initiative to counter what he described as the "autocratic misuse of power" by the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government.
"In Yogi's regime, not only Congress workers but journalists and social activists are being harassed with false cases simply for speaking the truth or opposing government policies," said ARai while addressing a press conference here at the state Congress headquarters.
"To fight this injustice, we will reorganise our legal department and deploy 'Nyay Yoddhas' to offer legal support and stand with the oppressed," he announced.
These Nyay Yoddhas, Rai stated, will fight for the legal rights of those targeted by poli...