Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: SKM Asks Prez to Sack MoS Home Ajay Mishra, Demands SC-monitored SIT Probe

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind, demanding that Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra be sacked in connection with the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri.

Nine people were killed on Sunday as violence erupted during a farmers' protest in Lakhimpur Kheri, claiming the lives of farmers, BJP workers and a journalist ahead of a visit by UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya.

"Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni should be immediately dismissed from his post, and a case should be filed against him for inciting violence and spreading communal hatred. The Union minister's son, Ashish Mishra "Monu", and his fellow goons should be immediately booked under IPC section 302 (murder) and arrested immediately," the letter read.

The umbrella body of farmer unions also demanded an investigation of the incident by an SIT under the supervision of the Supreme Court.

It also demanded an apology, as well as, resignation of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for the “violent intent" in his alleged remarks against farmers.

On Sunday, Khattar talked about "tit for tat" during a meeting of the BJP's Kisan Morcha in Chandigarh when he told the gathering to form groups of 500 to 1,000 and be prepared to even go to jail.

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