Opposition parties have accused the Uttar Pradesh police of shielding Union Minister Ajay Mishra and his son in the Lakhimpur Kheriviolence case. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who met the families of two farmers killed in the violence, said that by allowing Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra to continue on the post, the Centre is sending a message that those in power can do anything. She said Prime Minister Narendra Modi must carefully think about the kind of message that is being sent out.