Farmers' protest: Lakhimpur Kheri is represented in Lok Sabha by Mishra, the Union Minister of State for Home. His son Ashish Mishra is an accused in the violence that took place on October 3 last year in which four farmers and a journalist were among the eight people killed.
Farmers' protest: At the dharna venue, women activists from the Kisan Sangarsh Samiti from neighboring Sitapur recited poems highlighting farmers' struggles.
Earlier on Monday, SKM claimed that Twitter has withheld around a dozen accounts linked to the farm movement on the “instructions” of the central government.
After year-long protests over the three farm laws, the farmers' union on Thursday said that they would vacate the borders on December 15. Here is a timeline of how the events unfolded.
When will the farmers' protest end? Suspense continues on this question as now the farmers have demanded the government to withdraw all criminal cases against the farmers.
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Farmer leaders Balbir Singh Rajewal, Ashok Dhole, Shiv Kumar Kakka, Gurnam Singh Chaduni, and Yudhveer Singh are members of this committee. Notably, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait is not included in it.
The farmers' body, in the letter, demanded that the cases lodged against farmers during anti-farm laws movement should be withdrawn immediately.
The farmers are also demanding compensation for the farmers who lost their lives during farmers' protests and the withdrawal of cases registered against them.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farm unions, spearheading the agitation against the three agriculture laws, has welcomed the prime minister's decision but said they will wait for the announcement to take effect through due parliamentary procedures.
On Sunday, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had also asserted that there is no shortage of Diammonium phosphate (DAP) and other fertilisers in Uttar Pradesh.
The decision is taken due to the adverse weather conditions and the harvest season, a farmer union leader said.
The decision was taken in an SKM meeting organised today, where Yogendra Yadav was also present.
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.
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.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Friday condemned the barbaric killing of a man at the Singhu border protest site and has disassociated itself from the Nihangs.
SKM, an umbrella body of over 40 Indian farmers' unions against Centre's three farm laws, has identified the deceased as Lakhbir Singh from Cheema Kala village of Punjab.
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.
The five demands put forth by the farmers' organisation include a special prayer meeting for the farmers killed in Lakhimpur Kheri, Rail Roko Andolan, Shaheed Kisan yatra, burning effigies of BJP leaders on Dussehra and a Kisan mahapanchayat.
Congress leader from Haryana, Deepender Singh hooda said that government is rigid on farms laws and farmers are suffering from last year as government is not listening to them.
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