New Delhi: The Supreme Court today granted interim bail for eight weeks to Ashish, son of Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra, in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.

The Supreme Court, while granting interim bail to Ashish Mishra, has directed him not to stay in Uttar Pradesh or Delhi during this period.

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New Delhi: There was a ruckus in the Rajya Sabha today over the law and order situation in Bihar and the Lakhimpur Kheri case. BJP MP Satish Chandra Dubey raised the issue of law and order situation in Bihar and RLD member Jayant Chaudhary spoke of farmers not getting compensation even after a year of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident.

The issue of farmers’ compensation in Uttar Pradesh has sent shockwaves among members of the ruling BJP

MPs from the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United) and the Congress stood up and raised strong objections to the issue of law and order situation in Bihar.

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Lakhimpur Kheri: A day after the bodies of two Dalit sisters were found hanging from a tree in Nighasan police station area of Lakhimpur Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh, police today arrested six accused in the case. Lakhimpur Kheri SP Sanjeev Suman confirmed the arrest at a press conference.

“We have arrested Junaid, Sohail, Hafizur Rehman, Karimuddin, Arif and Chhotu during an overnight search operation after the incident.”

The SP claimed that Junaid and Sohail had an alleged affair with both the deceased sisters.

“As per preliminary investigation, the two sisters had left home on Wednesday afternoon at the behest of Junaid and Sohail. Junaid and Sohail were accompanied by Hafizur Rahman. Junaid and Sohail have confessed that they raped the girls and later strangulated them to death.”

Police said that Junaid and Sohail called Karimuddin and Arif to dispose of the bodies. They later decided to hang the bodies of the two sisters on a tree to make it a case of suicide.

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New Delhi: The farmers, led by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, began a 75-hour-long sit-in at the Rajapur Mandi Committee complex this morning to press for various demands, including the dismissal of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra.

Bhartiya Kisan Union Tikait’s national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait, national organising secretary Bhudev Sharma and other prominent leaders of the organisation had reached here on Wednesday itself to stage a sit-in, said Dilbag Singh Sandhu, district president of Bhartiya Kisan Union Tikait and local convener of the sit-in.

Several other leaders of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha will also participate in the 75-hour sit-in.

Farmers from Uttar Pradesh as well as Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana are also reaching the premises of The Rajapur Mandi Committee to join the farmers’ sit-in.

On the question of taking permission from the district administration for this sit-in, Sandhu said that he has informed the administration in this regard.

However, no written permission was sought or received. Security, sanitation and drinking water arrangements have been made by the district administration.

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Lucknow: Polling is being held today in 59 seats of Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Hardoi, Fatehpur, Banda and Unnao

Lakhimpur Kheri is the segment where BJP union minister’s son mowed down four farmers and a journalist when they were holding protest against BJP.

The polling started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. The fate of 624 candidates will be sealed today.

In the previous elections, Of the 59 seats, BJP had won 51, 4 by SP ans 3 by BSP while Apna Dal (Sonelal) won one seat.

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Lakhimpur Kheri: In a shocking revelation, the Uttar Pradesh police have not mentioned incident of mowing down farmers by BJP union minister’s car and claims that ‘bad elements’ among farm law agitators attacked BJP workers who were in a SUV.
The FIR has also not mentioned presence of Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra in the car that crushed four farmers and a journalist.
The FIR was lodged on October 4 at the Tikonia police station over the alleged lynching of BJP workers while the other one mentions name of Ashish Mishra, who was allegedly in one of the cars that knocked down four farmers.
The second FIR mentions only one “unnamed rioter”, who has been charged with IPC Sections 302 (murder), 324 (causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means) among others.
In the UP violence, a total of eight people had died in the Tikonia area of the district on October 3.

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Lakhimpur Kheri: Six days after Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people died including four farmers, accused Ashish Mishra son of BJP union minister appeared before local police to join the investigation on Saturday morning.

Ashish arrived alone and went straight to the Lakhimpur Kheri police lines to join the investigation. He was named in a FIR that charges him with grave offences, including murder and criminal conspiracy.

As per the incident, a Thar Mahindra SUV mowed down farmers killing and four others.

Mishra was booked for the violence but he had not been arrested by the UP police till now.

His father Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’, Minister of State for Home Affairs, maintains that his son is innocent and claims it’s a conspiracy

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Lakhimpur Kheri: Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday met the family of a victim, Lovepreet Singh, here and began his hunger strike demanding arrest of BJP union minister’s son for killing farmers and a journalist in UP violence case.

Sidhu has vowed to fast-unto-death and took a pledge of silence until Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra is arrested.

Sidhu made this announcement at journalist, Raman Kashyap’s house, who was among eight people killed in the violence.

Sharing the photos of his meeting with one of the families on Twitter, Sidhu said, “Justice Delayed-Justice Denied.”

Shiromani Akali Dal Member of Parliament Harsimrat Kaur also visited victims of Sunday’s violence at Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri on Friday. She separately met the 28-year-old Kashyap’s family.

Meanwhile, Ashish Mishra has been booked for the violence but he has not been arrested by the UP police so far.

His father Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’, Minister of State for Home Affairs, maintains that his son is innocent and claims it’s a conspiracy.

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Lakhimpur Kheri: Senior lawyer Harish Salve, appearing for UP government, informs Supreme Court that prime accused Ashish Mishra, who failed to appear before police today despite summons, will appear at 11am tomorrow.

Eight people including four farmers and a journalist were killed in in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri as many of the dead mowed down by SUVs including one allegedly belonging to Union home minister Ajay Kumar Mishra.

Police had summoned the minister’s son Ashish Mishra for questioning on Thursday, however, he failed to appear before police the police. Two people, identified as Luv Kush and Ashish Pandey have been arrested in this case.

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Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu and other party leaders have been detained by police at Saharanpur on the Haryana-UP border.

Later, they were taken to Sarsawa Police Station by the UP Police. Congress leaders were demanding arrest of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son for allegedly mowing down farmers in Uttar Pradesh.

Sidhu said that he is ready to sacrifice his life for cause of farmers and said he would go on hunger strike if action has not been taken against him by Friday.

Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Randhawa and Cabinet Ministers Pargat Singh, and Vijay Inder Singla, besides former ministers Balbir Singh Sidhu, Gurpreet Kangar and Sunder Shyam Arora were among the leaders present.Earlier, CM Charanjit Singh Channi had gone to Lakhimpur Kheri along with Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

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