Updated On: 18 December, 2024 12:21 PM IST | Lucknow | mid-day online correspondent
Congress spokesperson Manish Hindvi announced that thousands of party workers had already gathered at their office, with the 'gherao' (encirclement) scheduled to begin around Wednesday noon

Congress leaders move towards Uttar Pradesh Assembly, in Lucknow. (Pic/ X INCUttarPradesh)
Security was stepped up in Lucknow ahead of the Congress party's planned assembly 'siege' protest on Wednesday, reported news agency PTI.
All roads leading to the Uttar Pradesh assembly were barricaded, and prohibitory orders were implemented under Section 163 (power to issue an order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), a senior official said.