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BIG STORY OCTOBER 08, 2021 | The Indian Eye 6

farmers vs govt

on ColliSion

CourSe

the death of four farmers allegedly caused by a vehicle driven by a union minister’s

son has given a dramatic turn to the anti-farm laws agitation. can BJp afford to

antagonize the farmers just so close to elections in states like up and punjab?

S Gopal puri before the arrival of Maurya,

New Delhi Ashish Mishra, son of MoS,
Ajay Mishra, along with his
he row over the new farm convoy, reached the site to wel-
laws has reached a criti- come the delegation. But a car
Tcal level after the recent that had come with a convoy
incident in Lakhimpur Kheri to welcome the delegation ran
where eight people were killed over the farmers, leaving four
and many injured in the clashes of them dead. Another four
between the farmers and BJP people died, all BJP support-
supporters. A local journalist ers, as the farmers caught them
named Raman Kashyap, also and beat them. Farmers allege
died in the violence. Accord- that Ashish Mishra was driving
ing to the doctors in the local the car which hit the protesting
hospital, Raman was serious- farmers.
ly injured when police shifted In a huge development in
him in the hospital, but he suc- the case on Friday, the Su-
cumbed during treatment. National Students Union of India supporters take part in a candlelight vigil preme Court said it is “not sat-
A police report has been to pay tributes to the victims of Lakhimpur violence in Amritsar (ANI) isfied” with the action taken
lodged against Ashish Mish- by the Uttar Pradesh govern-
ra, the son of Minister of State ment in the Lakhimpur Kheri
(MoS) Ajay Mishra. After the violence on October 3 and also
chaos in the Lakhimpur Kheri, asked the state why accused
the state government sealed all Ashish Mishra has not been ar-
the borders and kept the op- rested yet.
position and media away from Ashish Mishra, son of
the location of the incident. Union Minister of State for
Besides, the UP Police also de- Home Affairs and Bharatiya
tained many leaders, including Janata Party (BJP) MP Ajay
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Vadra Kumar Mishra ‘Teni’ had al-
was released after 28 hours of legedly mowed down farmers
detention. There were many with his car. On Thursday, the
other leaders who were de- police served a notice to Ash-
tained in their home states in- ish Mishra and summoned him
cluding Navjot Singh Sidhu. for questioning. The bench
The trouble began on Sun- of Chief Justice Ramana and
day, when Keshav Prasad, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meets the family of journalist Raman Kashyap who Justices Surya Kant and Hima
Deputy Chief Minister of Ut- was killed in Lakhimpur Kheri (ANI) Kohli said the Uttar Pradesh
tar Pradesh, and Ajay Mishra government is not proceeding
were to visit Lakhimpur Kheri a government project. After the Samyukta Kisan Morcha in the manner in which it should
to lay the foundation stone of the confirmation of the visit, (SKM) called for a protest. But Continued on next page... >>

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