In a message for the Congress, poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Friday said those looking for a quick revival of the grand old party-led opposition following the Lakhimpur Kheri incident are in for a big disappointment as there are no quick fix solutions to the “deep-rooted problems” of the party. Kishor’s tweet comes in the … Read more
Two people are being quizzed in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight lives were lost, and Union minister Ajay Mishra‘s son Ashish Mishra has been summoned for questioning, Inspector General of Police Laxmi Singh said on Thursday. “If Ashish Mishra does not abide by the summons, legal procedure will be adopted,” she … Read more
The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday said the opposition has adopted a “negative” attitude in the “sensitive” Lakhimpur Kheri incident and warned that no one will be allowed to vitiate the atmosphere. Government spokesperson and cabinet minister Sidharth Nath Singh alleged that the opposition parties wanted to visit Lakhimpur Kheri for a photo opportunity and … Read more
The post mortem of a farmer, Gurvinder Singh, who lost his life in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence was performed again on Wednesday, informed Dinesh Chandra, District Magistrate of Bahraich. While speaking to ANI, Dinesh Chandra, DM of Bahraich, said, “An expert panel of doctors had come from Lucknow to monitor the post mortem, which was … Read more
Even as many opposition leaders were detained by the UP police and prevented from visiting Lakhimpur Kheri, a delegation of five Trinamool MPs managed to enter the district and met the grieving families. The Trinamool delegation split into two teams while visiting the spot as section 144 was imposed in the area, party sources told … Read more
The Congress Tuesday said its former president Rahul Gandhi will lead a five-member party delegation to Lakhimpur Kheri on Wednesday, and asked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to allow the visit. Party sources in Delhi said Rahul Gandhi is keen to visit there on Wednesday, days after his sister and AICC general secretary Priyanka … Read more
After the Uttar Pradesh Police formally arrested Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, she alleged that she has been “illegally confined and not allowed to meet her lawyers”. Narrating her arrest Priyanka Gandhi said, “I have been placed under arrest as verbally informed to me by the arresting officer DCP Piyush Kumar Singh, CO City, … Read more
NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on Tuesday drew parallel between the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, and said people will show the BJP its place and the party will have to pay a heavy price for the violence in the Uttar Pradesh district. Describing the violence as an “attack on farmers”, Pawar, a … Read more
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday launched a frontal attack on the BJP governments at the Centre and Uttar Pradesh over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, terming the incident as a “blot on humanity“. He alleged that the incident was nothing short of a blatant display of “majoritarian cruelty”. Eight people were killed – including … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday attacked BJP governments at the Centre and Uttar Pradesh over the death of farmers during a protest , claiming that “autocracy” prevails in the country and “killing Raj” is going on in that state. Eight people were killed – four farmers were allegedly run over and four … Read more