At least four farmers were killed and several injured after they were deliberately run over by a car that was part of the Union minister’s convoy and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra.
Protest against the visit of UP deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya to Lakhimpur kheri District on Sunday took a grim turn after this incident.
Following the incident, angry farmers set on fire the vehicles of BJP leader leading to the death of four people.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that Lakhimpur Kheri Incident was unfortunate and the the government would investigate dreply on the incident.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha is heading the agitation for the scrapping of the center’s three farm laws. Demanded the imposition of murder cases on the MOS and his people and added that Ajay Mishra should be immediately dismissed from his post.
Force has been deployed into the trouble regions and Internet suspended, according to reports.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha has written to President Ram Nath Kovindh, demanding an investigation of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident.
FIR has been lodged against Ajay Mishra’s son and some others .
Protest arose against the incident in early Monday morning. several leaders attempted to reach out to the area, heavy deployment was made around Samajwadi party leader Akhilesh Yadav’s house in Lucknow.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi arrived at Lucknow airport last evening. Priyanka Gandhi accompanied by party leader Deepander Singh Hooda has to take alternative routes to reach the bordering Hargaon area in Saitpur early on Monday morning. Where she was stopped.
Uttar Pradesh government has written to Punjab chief secretary, urging not to let anyone from the state go to Lakhimpur Kheri where Section 144 was imposed following death of 8 people in violence on Sunday.
