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Lakhimpur-Kheri Violence LIVE Updates: Eight, including four farmers, were killed.
Lucknow/ New Delhi:
A group of protesting farmers in Tikonia area of Kheri tried to block Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya from visiting on Sunday as the protesters were upset over a recent speech by Mr Mishra. The farmers claimed the violence broke out after a car in the minister’s convoy ran over protesters. Visuals from the area showed arson and vehicles set on fire. They have alleged that the car was driven by the Union Minister’s son Ashish.
A murder case has been filed against Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son.
Minister Ajay Mishra says he is not aware about any FIR against his son. He has also denied that his son was linked to the violence.
A video of an SUV ramming the sloganeering farmers marching in a line in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri over the weekend has surfaced on social media. Eight people, including four farmers, were killed in the incident.
The Uttar Pradesh government has promised to pay a compensation of45 lakh to the families of those who died. The injured will receive a compensation of 10 lakh. A retired judge will investigate the matter, the state government has said.
Here are LIVE updates on UP Violence:
Congress leader Deepender Hooda claims he has been under detention for last 24 hours
Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda claimed that he has been under detention for the last 24 hours in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur. “Today after 24 hours have passed, we are still in custody like criminals for the second day, and those who crushed the farmers are free. The land of Lakhimpur was turned red with the blood of farmers, but every drop of this blood will write the story of the coming revolution. Police Line Sitapur, from police custody,” Mr Hooda tweeted.
.@narendramodi जी आपकी सरकार ने बग़ैर किसी ऑर्डर और FIR के मुझे पिछले 28 घंटे से हिरासत में रखा है।
अन्नदाता को कुचल देने वाला ये व्यक्ति अब तक गिरफ़्तार नहीं हुआ। क्यों? pic.twitter.com/0IF3iv0Ypi
– Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) October 5, 2021
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