New Delhi: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be addressing the “Kisan Nyay” (justice for farmers) rally in Varanasi shortly. The name of the rally was changed from “Pratigya” rally after the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. Priyanka Gandhi has reached Varanasi.
“Congress General Secretary @priyankagandhi reached Varanasi to raise the voice of farmers’ justice in ‘Kisan Nyay Rally’. We will fight the fight of farmers’ justice unitedly and will keep our farmers by getting justice,” the tweet read.
The Congress leader is accompanied by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and party MP Deepender Singh Hooda
Facing murder charges over the Lakhimpur incident, Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, was arrested late Saturday night, after questioning that lasted the entire day. Having skipped the first summons issued to him, Ashish, 40, appeared before the SIT investigating the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, that had left eight dead, at 10.30 am on Saturday — just in time for the second notice.
Around 11 pm at night, DIG Upendra Kumar Agrawal, heading the SIT, told reporters: “We found that he was not cooperating. He was not telling certain things. On ground of non-cooperation and evasive replies, we are taking Ashish into custody. He will be produced in court tomorrow. We will do sustained custodial interrogation.”
However, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, which is spearheading the farmers’ agitation, demanded Minister of State, Mishra’s arrest as well on charges of spreading disharmony, and murder and conspiracy, and his resignation from the Union Council of Ministers, warning protests across the country if the demands were not met.
MP Varun Gandhi, who was recently excluded from the BJP’s national executive, has said that an attempt is being made to turn the Lakhimpur Kheri incident into a Hindu vs Sikh battle. “Not only is this an immoral & false narrative, it is dangerous to create these fault-lines & reopen wounds that have taken a generation to heal. We must not put petty political gains above national unity(sic),” he tweeted.
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