New Delhi, April 22 -- Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabh Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met Youth Congress workers who were arrested during a Youth Congress protest in Kannur.

A clash broke out in Kannur on Wednesday during a Youth Congress march to Ancharakandi Dental College, where protesters were demanding action in connection with the death of student Nithin Raj.

The Congress MP also took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In a post on social media, "Today, I met with the Youth Congress's Babbar Sher companions who were arrested for their peaceful demonstration. Peaceful protest is the constitutional right of every citizen. And it becomes especially crucial when the country's PM is compromised", he said.

The Congress leader furt...