Lakhimpur Kheri incident was well planned: SIT
In his application, the investigating officer pointed out that the incident was well-planned and a deliberate act, and not of negligence or callousness.
In his application, the investigating officer pointed out that the incident was well-planned and a deliberate act, and not of negligence or callousness.
"Till Ajay Misra does not resign from his post, the Youth Congress will continue its fight," said IYC national media in-charge Rahul Rao.
Tikait said everyone should be allowed to meet the families of victims killed in the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri and also asked the government to arrest all the accused of killing the farmers within a week.
The farmers allege that the 19-year old Gurvinder was shot dead, which was not mentioned in the postmortem. For this reason, the family members have demanded a re-postmortem.
Condemning the incident of Lakhimpur Kheri, Channi dared the BJP to respect the democratic ethics and values rather than perpetrating the rule of coercion (danda raj) to stifle the voice of people.
Modi ji, your government has detained me for 28 hours without any order or FIR. But those who crushed farmers have not yet been arrested. Why?" the Congress general secretary tweeted.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was allegedly arrested on her way to the Lakhimpur Kheri. As many as eight people died in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident on Sunday,
The umbrella body of several farmer unions also urged the President to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the supervision of the Supreme Court in the brutal killing of farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri.
Akhilesh Yadav and Prof Ram Gopal Yadav were arrested have been arrested for violation of Section 144 in Lucknow when they were staging dharna in front of the Samajwadi Party office after being denied permission to go to Lakhimpur.
The former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister also demanded Rs 2 crores as ex-gratia and government jobs for the next of kin of the farmers who died in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident.
