The Varanasi Civil Court had last week ordered a video assessment of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, including three domes, underground basements and the pond.
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.
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.
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.
Opposition parties have been demanding the resignation of MoS for Home Ajay Mishra Teni over his involvement in the Lakhimpur violence that claimed 8 lives in October.
The violence in Tikunia in the Lakhimpur Kheri district on October 3 had set off a political storm ahead of the 2022 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.
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".
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.
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".
A video of the minister pushing at journalists and hurling abuses has gone viral. Ajay Mishra has been summoned to Delhi amid Opposition's pressure to sack him.
Owaisi's statement came a day after the SIT probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence said it was a "pre-planned conspiracy".
Despite the prime minister's surprise announcement, farmer leaders have maintained the protesters won't budge until the three contentious laws are formally repealed in Parliament.
Priyanka's letter to the prime minister comes in reference to the repeal of farm laws and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Lucknow for the DGP conference.
Mishra recently came to the limelight after the Lakhimpur Kheri violence on October 3 in which eight people, including four farmers, were killed.
The day-long commemoration event will be held at the National Police Memorial (NPM) on October 23 in central Delhi's Chanakyapuri area.
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