LUCKNOW, Sept. 29 -- Uttar Pradesh Congress on Tuesday dismissed as "baseless" the cases registered against party workers following protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday.

Addressing a press conference, UP Congress president Ajay Rai said, "No worker engaged in any irresponsible behaviour. There were no scuffles, no vandalism, no obstruction of official work and no damage to police vehicles or public property. Despite this, during Monday's protests against Gyanesh Kumar across various districts, serious criminal charges were filed against Congress workers. In Agra specifically, cases were registered under grave sections such as attempt to murder, voluntarily causing hurt and rioting."

Rai alleged that polic...