Lucknow: Police take Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav into custody outside his residence where he staged a sit-in protest after being stopped from going to Lakhimpur Kheri where 8 people died in violence yesterday
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav stage a sit-in protest outside his residence after police stopped him from going to Lakhimpur Kheri "Govt does not want any political leaders to go there. What is the Govt hiding?" he says
Police vehicle torched near Akhilesh Yadav's residence in Lucknow amid protests
Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) issued a statement regarding the incident claiming the death of four farmers and alleged that one of the four farmers was shot dead by Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni's son.
Following the Lakhimpur violence incident, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who was en route to the Uttar Pradesh district was detained from Hargaon on Monday, claimed the party's youth wing national president Srinivas BV on Monday.
Mobile internet services have been suspended in parts of violence-hit Lakhimpur, where restrictions under CrPC section 144 -- which prohibits assembly of four or more people -- has also been imposed
"They were miscreants among the farmers. Since the beginning of the farmers' agitation, many terror outfits including Babbar Khalsa are trying to create chaotic situation. This incident was a result of the same," says MoS Home Ajay Mishra Teni
As many as eight people died in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident on Sunday, said Uttar Pradesh police.
The farmers agitating against the three laws have intensified their protests against the leaders of the ruling BJP-JJP combine in Haryana.
The 2022 UP Assembly elections will be fought on the agenda of development as the opposition does not have any issues, Sharma said.
"This incident shows that this government is using politics to mow down farmers. This is farmers' country not BJP's. I'm not committing any crime by deciding to meet victims' kin... Why are you stopping us? You should have warrant," says Priyanka Gandhi
At least 8 people were killed as violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur during a farmers' protest over state Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit, administration sources said.
Describing the incident as "unfortunate", Yogi Adityanath said that "action will be taken against whoever is responsible."
Other political parties in Punjab too demanded the registration of a case against those who "crushed farmers to death".
Infuriated farmers set three jeeps on fire after some of the protestors were run over by the vehicles. One of the vehicles belongs to Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home, Ajay Mishra Teni.
Speaking to India TV, Union Minister Ajay Mishra said that stones were pelted on the convoy, BJP workers were attacked, and a driver was lynched in the violence. He also alleged that there were some anti-national elements among farmers who somehow wants to create unrest in the country.
While leaving Ghazipur on the Delhi-Ghaziabad border for Lakhimpur Kheri, Tikait, the BKU’s national spokesperson, claimed that “several farmers” are feared dead during the violence in which two vehicles were also allegedly set on fire.
Rahul Gandhi said those who remain silent even after Sunday's incident in Lakhimpur Kheri are already dead and underlined that the sacrifice of farmers will not go in vain.
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"It is a victory of farmers and they are being paid for their hard work. The govt failed as they kept postponing date of procurement," the Congress leader added.
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