Lakhimpur : Farmers group will hold a ‘rail roko’ on October 18 and a ‘Mahapanchayat’ on October 26 in Lucknow. This will be held regarding to protest the death of eight people, including four farmers, in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri on Sunday.
Farmer leaders on Saturday demanded that Union Minister Ajay Mishra and his son be arrested in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, and said the incident was a pre-planned conspiracy. Ajay Mishra should also be removed from the government as he started this conspiracy and is also protecting the culprits in the case, Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) leader Yogendra Yadav alleged during a press conference in New Delhi.
“Farmers from across the country will reach Lakhimpur Kheri on October 12… what happened there was no less than the Jallianwala Bagh and we request all civic organisations to take out candle marches in their cities at 8 pm (on October 12),” Swaraj India chief Yogendra Yadav said today.
“Farmers will go to every state with the ashes (of those farmers who died in Lakhimpur Kheri) and immersions will be done… Dussehra is on October 15 and all farmers will burn effigies of Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah,” he added.
“On October 18 we will hold a ‘rail roko‘… On 26th there will be a huge mahapanchayat in Lucknow.”
Eight people have been allegedly killed in the protest which was going on peacefully. SUV – a Mahindra Thar – owned by Ajay Mishra rammed into protestors.
The farmers have alleged Ashish Mishra was in the SUV.
Earlier today Ashish appeared before UP Police for questioning after skipping yesterday’s summons.
He arrived with a police escort to answer a summons that lists him as a witness in the case.
The summons came after the Supreme Court rapped the UP government and police over their handling of this case; Chief Justice NV Ramana asked the state if it would treat the accused any differently if he were not a union minister’s son.
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