UP Violence Highlights: Ashish Mishra asked to appear on October 9 at 11 am in new notice by police
Cong leader Sidhu, SAD’s Harsimrat Badal meet families of farmers killed in Lakhimpur Kheri
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shiromani Akali Dal’s (SAD) Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday separately met the families of the farmers killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
Sharing the photos of his meeting with one of the families on Twitter, Sidhu said,“Justice Delayed-Justice Denied.”
Sidhu consoled the family members of Lovepreet Singh, one of the four farmers killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence on Sunday. Later, he said, “What has happened is a barbaric crime. Entire India is asking for justice. Loss of human lives can never be compensated.”
Lakhimpur violence: Govt wants to hide truth, run state on might of police, says Akhilesh
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday met family members of two farmers killed in theLakhimpurKheri violence and alleged that the BJP government wants to hide the truth by strangling democracy and run the state on the might of police.
He, however, said the days of the BJP government in the state are numbered and questioned why the government is delaying justice despite videos of the incident surfacing and witnesses recording statements.
He also took a dig at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, saying he is "sleeping" despite people being killed in the state.
The former CM's statement came on a day the Uttar Pradesh Police issued a fresh notice to Union minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra after he failed to appear before it for questioning over the violence, which claimed lives of eight people, including four farmers.
Lakhimpur violence: My son innocent, will appear before police on Saturday, says MoS Ajay Mishra
The Uttar Pradesh Police issued a fresh notice to Union minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish asking him to appear before it by 11 am Saturday in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence that left eight dead, after he missed his summons for Friday.
Supreme Court 'not satisfied' with steps taken by Yogi Adityanath government in Lakhimpur violence case
The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Uttar Pradesh government, saying it is "not satisfied" with the steps taken by the state in the case of Lakhimpur Kheri violence, in which eight people were killed, including four farmers.