So far, the special investigation team (SIT) has arrested 10 persons including the key accused Ashish Mishra, Ankit Das, Ashish Pandey, Lavkush Rana, Shekhar Bharti and Latif.
Protesting farmers, including women, raised slogans against the BJP-led government at the Centre and demanded the arrest of Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra. Security personnel were deployed at railway stations in the wake of the 'rail roko' protest.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has called for a six-hour-long nationwide 'rail roko' agitation on Monday, demanding the removal and arrest of Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni from the Union Cabinet in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, in which his son Ashish Mishra Teni is an accused.
Rakesh Tikait has said that Union Minister Home Ajay Mishra should be arrested for his role in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident.
In a statement, the umbrella body of farmer unions spearheading the farmers' agitation against the Centre's three agri laws, said "protests will only be intensified until justice is secured" in the Lakhimpur Kheri case.
His criticism of the BJP came days after eight people were killed in violence during a farmers' protest in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri which left eight, including four farmers, dead.
Singh said various 'pro-farmer' policies framed by the Modi government and the Yogi Adityanath government have benefitted the farming community in the state and brought it close to the ruling party.
Lakhimpur Kheri: SKM will hold up rail traffic for six hours on October 18, to protest against lack of action against Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni.
Thursday is the last day of the police custody of Ashish Mishra and a huge police presence was seen at the crime scene.
Two BJP workers and a driver of the minister were allegedly lynched after the mowing down of the farmers. A journalist was also killed in the violence.
Lakhimpur Kheri: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joined a large gathering of farmers from various states in Tikonia village as part of last prayers in honour of the four deceased farmers and a journalist, who were killed in the recent violence.
Barring stray incidents of violence like stone pelting, the shutdown called by the MVA allies Shiv Sena, the Congress and the NCP was largely peaceful.
Ashish was arrested on Saturday night after around 12 hours of questioning in connection with the Lakhimpur violence. Eight people, including four farmers, were killed in the violence on October 3.
The UP BJP chief's remarks came amid allegations against Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni for mowing down farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri.
Varun Gandhi said the struggle for justice in Lakhimpur Kheri is about the "cruel massacre of poor farmers in the face of an arrogant local power elite", and the issue has no religious connotations.
If shopkeepers are “forced” to close shops Tom by any of the MVA karyakartas.. they will have to face bjp karyakartas! Police shud ensure no one is forced or else there will be a law n order situation which is not our responsibility!!," Nitesh Rane wrote on Twitter.
Earlier this week, the SKM had issued an ultimatum, asking the government to act against MoS Home Ajay Mishra by October 11 failing which they would start a phase-wise programme to protest the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
Ashish was named in an FIR following allegations that he was in one of the vehicles that mowed down the farmers protesting over UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit last Sunday.
According to the letter, the Congress delegation will consist of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, AK Antony, Mallikarjun Kharge, KC Venugopal, Ghulam Nabi Azad, and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury besides Rahul Gandhi who will lead the delegation.
The local court will hear the matter on October 11 on whether the Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Ajay Mishra Teni's son should be sent to police custody or not.
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