Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel was meanwhile prevented from leaving the Lucknow airport to enter Uttar Pradesh where he said he wished to meet Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Protests at the site of the incident have eased after Rakesh Tikait's intervention.
The two firebrand politicians, who have significant pasts as Leftist leaders, appear to be significant inductions as Rahul Gandhi steers Congress far from leaders keen on displaying 'soft Hindutva' politics.