Lakhimpur violence: SAD demands dismissal of minister, arrest of his son

The demand was made at Lucknow by former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal who visited the residences of the 4 farmers together with a delegation of senior social gathering leaders, together with Balwinder Singh Bhundur, Prem Singh Chandumajra, SGPC president Jagir Kaur, Bikram Singh Majithia, Manpreet Singh Ayali and Harmeet Singh Kalka, in Lakhimpur Kheri district.

Harsimrat mentioned it was “condemnable that the minister’s son Ashish crushed the farmers when their backs have been turned in direction of his automobile in an act of vengeance after his father Ajay Misra warned farmers to not maintain any protests or be able to face the music”.
She mentioned it was condemnable that no motion had been taken within the heinous case both by the Central authorities or the Uttar Pradesh authorities regardless of clear-cut proof within the case. She added, “The video footage of Ashish Misra’s automobile is out there. There are eyewitness accounts that Ashish Misra fled from the scene after mowing down the farmers. He ought to be arrested on homicide costs instantly.”

Harsimrat mentioned equally there was a video footage of the Union Minister of State for Dwelling threatening the farmers and even inciting violence towards them. It’s fallacious to maintain him within the Union Cupboard and the Central authorities ought to take speedy motion towards him.

In the meantime, the SAD delegation additionally visited the residence of the 4 farmers who have been mowed down in addition to the home of the journalist who additionally died within the incident.

A spokesperson of SAD said, “The delegation visited Lovepreet Singh’s residence at Chaukhra village, Nachhattar Singh residence at Namdar Purve, Daljeet Singh at Vanjaran Tanda, Gurwinder Singh at Mohrnia and journalist Raman Kashyap’s residence at Nighasan village. SGPC president Jagir Kaur handed over a cheque for Rs 5 lakh to every of the sufferer households moreover assuring them that the Shiromani Committee would take care of the academic wants of subsequent of kin of the victims. The sufferer households have been additionally given ‘parshad’ and ‘siropa’ from Darbar Sahib whilst Jagir Kaur carried out ‘ardas’ to hope for peace to the departed souls.”

The spokesperson added, “There have been emotional scenes on the residences of the sufferer households. Relations mentioned they may by no means think about that anybody might mow down harmless farmers returning residence after completion of their peaceable protest. The members of the family mentioned the Uttar Pradesh authorities had nonetheless not began motion within the case in earnest. They mentioned the perpetrators have been locals and had been recognized however they weren’t being arrested. They mentioned police had given ample time to Ashish to flee and that the BJP minister’s son had absconded to Nepal. Punjabis current on the residences mentioned that Ashish, who was a goon, had received enraged on the protest carried out by farmers. They mentioned the homicide of the farmers was pre-planned with Ashish amassing goons in addition to firearms earlier than continuing to mow down unsuspecting farmers.”