NE NEWS SERVICE
LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI, OCT 4
The police on Monday registered a case of murder and rioting against the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni, Ashish Mishra and 13 others after violence erupted during a farmers’ protest Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur killing eight people.
Meanwhile, senior political leaders, including Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party’s general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra and others were put under house arrest late on Sunday night.
The police have invoked the sections of 302 (murder), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 147 (rioting) of the IPC over the Lakhimpur violence.
Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait met the District Magistrate and SP and put four major demands in front of the administration. The farmers have demanded that Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni be suspended from his post, immediate arrest of his son Ashish Mishra, an ex gratia of 1 crore for the families of those who were killed and government job to the kin of the deceased.
After the violent incident in Lakhimpur Kheri, Priyanka Gandhi, who was on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri late, on Sunday evening, was stopped by the police in Sitapur.
DM Vishal Bhardwaj and SP RP Singh reached Khairabad toll plaza with heavy police and PAC force as soon as Gandhi crossed the Itaunja toll.
The administration also blocked the road by putting up trucks on all lines at the toll barrier and took Gandhi into custody from Hargaon.
Over Gandhi’s arrest, Congress MLC Deepak Singh sat on a dharna outside the PAC 2nd Battalion. On the other hand, Congress state president Ajay Kumar Lallu also reached Sitapur as soon as he was informed about Gandhi.
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Eight people were killed as violence erupted in Lakhimpur Kheri during a farmers’ protest over Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s visit, an official said.
Two SUVs were set on fire by angry farmers, reports said, after they hit a group of protesters. Four of the dead were travelling in the vehicles, a UP government official said in Lucknow.
Lakhimpur Kheri District Magistrate Arvind Kumar Chaurasia said four farmers and four others were killed.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said farmers will win this fight for justice.
On Priyanka Gandhi Vadra being allegedly stopped from meeting victims of the violence in Uttar Pradesh, the former Congress chief said those in power fear her courage.
“Priyanka, I know that you will not retreat. They fear your courage. We will ensure that the country”s ”annadatas” win this non-violent fight for justice,” he said in a tweet in Hindi, using the hashtag “NoFear”, he said.
Priyanka Gandhi also alleged that the BJP is doing the politics of crushing the farmers in the country.
“The BJP government is doing the politics of crushing the farmers and finishing them,” she said on Twitter.
She also put out a video message alleging that this country belongs to the farmers and not to the BJP. She said she was going to Lakhimpur to share the pain of the farmers injured in the violent clashes and it was no crime or wrongdoing.
SKM asks Prez Kovind to sack MoS Home Ajay Mishra
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Sunday, 3 October, claimed that three #farmers have died after Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Ajay Mishra, allegedly ran his car over them in #LakhimpurKheri.
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— The Quint (@TheQuint) October 3, 2021
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind, demanding that Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra be sacked in connection with the violence in Uttar Pradesh”s Lakhimpur Kheri.
Eight people were killed on Sunday as violence erupted during a farmers” protest in Lakhimpur Kheri, claiming the lives of both farmers and BJP workers ahead of a visit by UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya.
“Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni should be immediately dismissed from his post, and a case should be filed against him for inciting violence and spreading communal hatred. The Union minister”s son, Ashish Mishra “Monu”, and his fellow goons should be immediately booked under IPC section 302 (murder) and arrested immediately,” the letter read.
The umbrella body of farmer unions also demanded an investigation of the incident by an SIT under the supervision of the Supreme Court.
It also demanded the sacking of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for his alleged remarks against farmers.
On Sunday, Khattar talked about “tit for tat” during a meeting of the BJP’s Kisan Morcha in Chandigarh when he told the gathering to form groups of 500 to 1,000 and be prepared to even go to jail.
