Lakhimpur violence: Rakesh Tikait demands sacking of MoS Ajay Mishra, arrest of his son

Lakhimpur Kheri, October 4

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday demanded that Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra be sacked and that his son be arrested in connection with the death of farmers during a protest here.

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He also demanded Rs 1 crore compensation and a government job for the family members of the deceased farmers.

“After our demands are met, only then we will cremate them (farmers),” he said at a press conference here.

Eight people were killed on Sunday as violence erupted during a farmers’ protest, claiming the lives of both farmers and BJP workers ahead of a visit to Lakhimpur by Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya.

Four of the dead were people in the cars, apparently a part of a convoy of BJP workers who had come to welcome the UP minister. They were allegedly thrashed to death. The four others were farmers, officials said.

Farmer leaders had claimed that the minister’s son Ashish Mishra was in one of the cars which they alleged knocked down some protesters who were opposing the deputy CM’s visit.

However, Ajay Mishra said he and his son were not present at the spot as alleged by some farmer leaders and he had photo and video evidence to prove it.

During the press conference here, farmers also alleged that Ashish Mishra opened fire on farmers.

Asked about certain comments made by Ajay Mishra in purported videos that have surfaced on social media, Tikait said the atmosphere in the region was being vitiated over the last 10 days. PTI