Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday made an unscheduled visit to the western Uttar Pradesh town of Muzaffarnagar to meet the families of those who bore the brunt of the recent violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act.

The Congress general secretary visited the residences of some of those who were injured in the violence during the widespread protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

"I will stand with you in this hour of distress," she told one of them.