Notably, on October 3, 2021, eight people were killed in Lakhimpur Kheri district's Tikunia in violence that erupted when farmers were protesting then Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit to the area.
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Ashish is the main accused in the incident wherein a vehicle belonging to the Union minister allegedly mowed down four farmers during a protest against the now-repealed agricultural laws.
Ajay Mishra Teni controversial statement: Mishra's statement was in response to Tikait's 72-hour-long protest at Lakhimpur Kheri demanding his removal from Modi cabinet.
Lakhimpur violence case: Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to the main accused Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra.
The Supreme Court on Monday cancelled the bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to the Union minister’s son in the case and asked him to surrender in a week's time.
Refuting allegations that it had not effectively opposed the bail plea, the state government also submitted that a decision to challenge the grant of bail by the Allahabad High Court to Ashish Mishra is pending consideration before the relevant authorities.
Teni's son Ashish Mishra who was declared the main accused in the chargesheet filed by Special Investigation (SIT) in the incident that took place in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3 last year walked out of the jail on bail a few days back.
Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister of state for Home minister Ajay Mishra on Tuesday is set to walk out of the jail, where he is currently lodged in connection with the death of four farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri. In its revised order, the Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to Ashish Mishra in connection with the October 2021 incident.
The charge sheet filed by Lakhimpur Police in the court says that Mishra has been charged with offences under IPC section 147, 148, 149, 302, 307, 326, 34, 427 and 120 B, as well as section 3/25, 5/27 and 39 of the Arms Act.
The Congress leader alleged the police was nowhere to be seen at the time of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. However, they were present to prevent the Congress members who tried to visit the families, she added.
Ashish Mishra was named as a prime accused by the SIT in its chargesheet in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.
Jagdeep Singh, son of farmer Nachhatar Singh, who was killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, said he wants to contest against Ajay Misra Teni in the 2024 general election.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, which claimed eight lives, in its 5,000-page charge sheet has named Union Mishra Ajay Mishra Teni's son Ashish. Ashish, who has already been arrested, was named as the prime accused in the case. So far 13 accused, including Ashish, have been sent to jail.
Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: The SIT filed the charge sheet almost three months after the incident that took place in Tikunia village of Lakhimpur Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.
The five accused arrested were all BPO workers, said the police. They all hailed from Delhi and Noida.
Several opposition leaders have demanded Ajay Mishra's resignation. SIT has submitted before a court that the killing of the four farmers and a journalist in Lakhimpur Kheri, in which Ajay Mishra's son Ashish is among the 13 accused, was a "pre-planned conspiracy".
The Indian Youth Congress on Thursday protested against the Centre demanding the resignation of Union minister Ajay Mishra (Teni) in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri incident.
The opposition has renewed its demand for Teni's dismissal after a special investigation team told a local court that the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people, including four farmers, were killed was a "pre-planned conspiracy".
Opposition MPs created ruckus in the Lok Sabha as they demanded Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni's resignation for his involvement in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident.
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