Cars in Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni’s convoy allegedly crushed four farmers. There have been conflicting reports about whether the minister’s son was in the car.
The retaliation was swift and angry farmers allegedly thrashed four BJP workers before setting their vehicles on fire.
According to some reports, a good number of forces have been deployed in the disturbed area and the internet has been shut down. Officials said that political leaders are not being allowed to enter the area, but farmer leaders have not been stopped.
Lakhimpur Kheri: Live Updates
Protests began on Monday morning with the Samajwadi Party and other opposition parties taking to the streets of UP.
The United Kisan Morcha has written a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind, demanding that the Lakhimpur Kheri incident be investigated by the SIT under the supervision of the Supreme Court. He also demanded that Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar be sacked for “inciting violence”.
Here are the top developments:
Congress demands the arrest of Minister of State Ajay Mishra’s son
The Congress demanded the immediate dismissal of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra and the arrest of his son, named in the FIR by the Uttar Pradesh Police, after eight people, including four farmers, were killed in violent clashes in Lakhimpur Kheri.
The party also demanded enhancement of compensation of Rs one crore for each farmer killed and demanded immediate release of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who has been alleged by the leaders of the Uttar Pradesh Police of illegal detention.
Sidhu, other Congress leaders stage dharna outside Punjab Governor’s residence
Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu along with several party MLAs staged a sit-in outside the Raj Bhavan here on Monday against the Lakhimpur Kheri incident in Uttar Pradesh.
Sidhu, Madan Lal Jalalpur, Gurpreet Singh along with other Congress MLAs and several members of Punjab Youth Congress sat on a dharna outside the residence of Governor Banwarilal Purohit and raised slogans against the BJP.
They demanded the arrest of the son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra for his alleged involvement in the Lakhimpur Kheri case.
Farmer, administration agreement in Lakhimpur-Khedi
A day after an agreement was reached between farmers and the administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri, nine people were killed in violence at a protest.
A retired high court judge will investigate Sunday’s violence, Rs 45 lakh will be paid to the families of each of the deceased, and Rs 10 lakh will be paid to those injured in the clashes, it said at a joint press conference after talks. Was declared.
UP government announced compensation
The UP government will provide ex-gratia of Rs 45 lakh to the kin of four farmers killed in yesterday’s violence and a government job to one family member. 10 lakh will be given to the injured as compensation.
ADG (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar made this announcement today.
He said the incident would be probed by a retired high court judge.
FIR registered against minister’s son
PTI quoted a senior UP official as saying that an FIR has been registered against Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra’s son and some others in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.
UP minister Siddharth Nath Singh said, “The CM has said that the guilty will be punished. The opposition is using this incident for political tourism and political competition as elections are near.”
The SKM, in its letter to the President, demanded that Minister Mishra be sacked and a case be registered against him for inciting violence and spreading communal hatred.
They also demanded that their son Ashish be booked under section 302 (murder) and arrested immediately.
Akhilesh Yadav arrested, later released
The police tried to remove the Samajwadi workers who were staging a sit-in near the residence of Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow.
Senior police officials urged the SP leaders to end the dharna, but were refused. The police also tried to remove the SP workers from the spot.
There was also some scuffles and scuffles, following which Yadav was taken into preventive custody and made to sit inside a police vehicle. He was later taken to Gatam Palli police station and formally arrested. SP national general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav has also been detained.
Bothe was released in the afternoon.
Lucknow Police Commissioner DK Thakur reached Gautam Palli police station outside the Samajwadi Party headquarters to take stock of the situation.
Priyanka Gandhi in custody
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi arrived at Lucknow airport on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri last evening. But the police stopped his vehicle at many places.
Priyanka, along with party leader Deepender Singh Hooda among others, had to resort to alternative routes on Monday morning to reach Hargaon area on the border of Saitapur, where they were stopped.
Priyanka, along with party leader Deepender Singh Hooda among others, had to resort to alternative routes on Monday morning to reach Hargaon area on the border of Saitapur, where they were stopped.
After a minor scuffle with the lady constable, Priyanka demanded to see the arrest warrant. Police personnel took him into custody and he was taken to a guest house.
opposition party in protest
The protest against Lakhimpur Kheri incident started from Monday morning itself. Several leaders tried to reach the area, but were stopped by the police.
Heavy deployment was made around the house of Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow, barricades and trucks were deployed to obstruct the movement of vehicles.
Akhilesh left his house but could not move much. He along with party workers staged a dharna nearby. A police vehicle was torched outside Gautam Palli police station, not far from the site of the protest.
Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party – Lohia chief Shivpal Yadav managed to dodge the police outside his residence and left for Lakhimpur Kheri. However, he was taken into custody by the police from near Lucknow’s Engineering College Jankipuram along with some supporters.
In Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, AAP MP Sanjay Singh was stopped by the police on his way to Lakhimpur Kheri in the early hours of Monday.
UP Chief Minister Adityanath has canceled his scheduled visit to Shravasti and Bahraich in the light of Lakhimpur Kheri incident.
Impact in other states
Haryana farmers took out a protest march in Ambala over the death of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri, UP.
In Mysore, Karnataka, some groups also took to the streets in solidarity with the Lakhimpur Kheri victims.
The Uttar Pradesh government has written to the Chief Secretary of Punjab, urging the state not to allow anyone to visit Lakhimpur Kheri, where Section 144 was imposed after 8 people died in violence on Sunday.
The Director of Civil Aviation, Punjab has written to the Additional Chief Secretary, UP, informing that CM Charanjit Singh Channi wants to visit Lakhimpur Kheri and has sought permission for the landing of CM’s helicopter.
The MP from Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh paid tribute to the farmers killed in the incident and said a compensation of Rs 1 crore should be given to the families of the victims.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday slammed Congress’s move to stop Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and others from visiting the families of farmers killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri.
Gehlot said Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister SS Randhawa were among those who were prevented from entering the state by the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government. In which four farmers are involved.
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