Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reached Lakhimpur Kheri on Tuesday to participate in the "antim ardas (final rites)" prayers of the protesting farmers who were mowed down in the Uttar Pradesh district earlier this month.
Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son, Ashish Mishra, accused of running over farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, was arrested on Saturday after being questioned for over 12 hours in Lakhimpur Kheri, and was subsequently sent to police custody for three days on Monday.
The police said he had been giving "evasive answers" and not cooperating. He had skipped the summons yesterday due to health reasons, according to his father.
His arrest came five days after he was named in a murder case. The charges against him would usually merit an immediate arrest and questions have been raised about whether he was afforded VIP treatment because of his father.
Eight people, including four farmers, died in the UP district on October 3 after a car ran over a group of demonstrators protesting against the visit by junior Home Minister Ajay Mishra and UP's Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. Though the Union Minister admits the SUV that ran over farmers belongs to him, he maintains his son was not in it.
The farmer said that the incident was a "pre-planned conspiracy". They demanded that Union Minister Ajay Mishra should also be removed from the government as he started this conspiracy and is also protecting the culprits in the case.
Here are the Live Updates on the Lakhimpur Kheri Violence:
'The Uttar Pradesh Police today took Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish to the Crime Branch office in Lakhimpur for interrogation in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, a day after a court sent him to three-day police custody, an official said.
Chief Judicial Magistrate Chintaram on Monday had granted three-day police remand, with the condition that Ashish Mishra would not be harassed and his lawyer would remain present during interrogation.
He was arrested on Saturday night in connection with the October 3 Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people, including four farmers, were killed.
Heavy police presence at the Lucknow-Lakhimpur Highway as farmers hold a prayer meet for protesting farmers who died in #LakhimpurKheriViolence.
- NDTV (@ndtv) October 12, 2021
NDTV's Alok Pandey reports pic.twitter.com/cYLgUBFxsr
लखीमपुर खीरी नरसंहार के शहीद किसानों की अंतिम अरदास में श्रीमती @priyankagandhi
- Congress (@INCIndia) October 12, 2021
आज किसान को हम सबकी जरूरत है।
हमें उनके साथ, उनके परिवारों के साथ खड़े होना होगा। pic.twitter.com/5OwnNRfrW7
Lakhimpur violence case | Ankit Das, who is reportedly Ashish Mishra's friend, files surrender application in the CJM court; court to ask for a report from the concerned police station.
- ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) October 12, 2021
Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Union Minister's Son Ashish Mishra Interrogated At UP Crime Branch OfficeThe Uttar Pradesh Police today took Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish to the Crime Branch office in Lakhimpur for interrogation in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, a day after a court sent him to three-day police custody, an official said.
#LakhimpurKheriViolence | Posters come up overnight accusing the #Congress of shedding 'crocodile tears' pic.twitter.com/9yO7dHxtoJ
- NDTV (@ndtv) October 12, 2021
Thousands expected to attend today's 'antim ardas' programme in #LakhimpurKheri's Tikunia. NDTV's Alok Pandey reports pic.twitter.com/mg8WmkV6qo
- NDTV (@ndtv) October 12, 2021
National spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union Rakesh Tikait is present at the antim ardas being held in Bareilly in honour of the farmers killed in UP.
The Congress delegation, led by Rahul Gandhi, plans to meet President Ram Nath Kovind tomorrow in relation to the UP farmers' killing that took place in the Lakhimpur Kheri district.
October 3rd Lakhimpur Kheri violence | MoS Ajay Mishra Teni's son Ashish Mishra brought to Reserve Police Lines. His three-day Police remand begins today. pic.twitter.com/YuZOA5fz2V
- ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) October 12, 2021
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said Yogi Government Will Not Retain Power In Uttar PradeshChhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, returning from Lakhimpur Kheri, said, "There is anti-incumbency against the BJP government in UP. From farmers, youth, Scheduled communities to traders, everyone is upset with the CM. The Yogi government will not retain power in the state."
On my way now. All the passengers on the Delhi - Bareilly flight were also not allowed to exit the terminal while I was being restrained!
- Jayant Singh (@jayantrld) October 12, 2021
लखीमपुर किसानों की अंतिम अरदास में जाते समय राष्ट्रीय लोकदल के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष चौधरी जयंत सिंह जी को बरेली जिला प्रशासन ने बरेली एयरपोर्ट पर जबरदस्ती रोक लिया है।
- Rashtriya Lok Dal (@RLDparty) October 12, 2021
क्या अब देश में किसानों के दुःख में शामिल होना भी अपराध है?#ChaudharyJayantSingh #Lakhimpur
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra To Take Part In Final Prayers For UP Farmers TodayCongress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will again head to Lakhimpur Kheri today to participate in the "antim ardas (final rites)" prayers of the protesting farmers who were mowed down in the Uttar Pradesh district earlier this month.
