Congress leaders today staged a protest in the premises of Uttar Pradesh (UP) Vidhan Sabha demanding the dismissal of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. The Congress is also boycotting the elections of Deputy Speaker being held today.
Ajay Kumar Lallu, President of UP Congress Committee (UPCC) said ‘The way farmers were killed in Lakhimpur Kheri, why is the government trying to run away from it? This government wants to run away from important discussions. He added that ‘We will raise the voice of the farmers and continue fighting until he is dismissed'.
Eight people were killed as violence erupted after a car hit protesting farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri. Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra whose son Ashish has been named in the FIR and is accused of mowing down farmers. MoS Teni had refuted the allegations saying that his son Ashish Mishra was not present at the site of the incident and Ashish reiterated the same. Later, several people, including Ashish Mishra, were arrested in the case.
