Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Rakesh Tikait calls for sacking of MoS Ajay Mishra, arrest of his son

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Rakesh Tikait on Monday demanded that Minister of State for Residence Ajay Mishra be sacked and that his son be arrested in reference to the dying of farmers throughout a protest.

He additionally demanded Rs one crore compensation and a authorities job for the relations of the deceased farmers.

“After our calls for are met, then solely we are going to cremate them (farmers),” he mentioned at a press convention right here.

Eight individuals have been killed on Sunday as violence erupted throughout a farmers’ protest, claiming the lives of each farmers and BJP staff forward of a go to to Lakhimpur by Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya.

4 of the lifeless have been individuals within the vehicles, apparently part of a convoy of BJP staff who had come to welcome the UP minister. They have been allegedly thrashed to dying.The 4 others have been farmers, officers mentioned.

Farmer leaders had claimed that the minister’s son Ashsish Mishra was in one of many vehicles which they alleged knocked down some protesters who have been opposing the deputy CM’s go to.

Nonetheless, Ajay Mishra mentioned he and his son weren’t current on the spot as alleged by some farmer leaders and he has photograph and video proof to show it.

Through the press convention right here, farmers additionally alleged that Ashish Mishra opened fireplace on farmers.

Requested about sure feedback made by Ajay Mishra in purported movies which have surfaced on social media, Tikait mentioned the environment within the area was being vitiated over the past 10 days.

Cell web providers have been suspended in components of the violence-hit district, the place restrictions beneath CrPC part 144, which prohibits meeting of 4 or extra individuals, has additionally been imposed, based on officers.

The UP Police took to Twitter early on Monday to explain the incident as “unlucky” and mentioned eight casualties have been reported until now as per the district administration.

“ADG LO, ACS Agriculture, IG Vary & Commissioner are on the spot & state of affairs is beneath management. Enough deployment has been completed to stop any untoward incident,” it added.