Mumbai: The Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance of the Shiv Sena, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress on Monday called for a statewide band over Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

The MVA said that the state is completely shutdown and public have reflected their anger against the killing of the farmers.

Sanjay Raut, questioned the people opposing the shutdown. “Shutdown in state is 100 per cent successful. It shows that people are angry against the incident of mowing down the farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri. If someone is opposing this Maharashtra Bandh then they must ask themselves if they are citizens of this country.”

Meanwhile, In the wake of the statewide shutdown, striking reserves have been deployed at strategic points, with 3 companies of SRPF, 500 Home Guards and 700 men from Local Arms units following protestors at some locations burnt down tyres and effigies, Mumbai Police said.

Another NCP leader Jayant Patil alleged that union government led by BJP government has been neglecting farmers’ demands for long and Four farmers were killed by a BJP minister’s son is a” clear murder”.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Chandrakant Patil said that ruling parties in state is attempting to gain political mileage what happened in Uttar Pradesh.

Eight people including four farmers killed in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3 when two SUVs mowed crowd. The farmers claim that a vehicle from Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish ran over some protesters who were coming back after an agitation over Centre’s farm laws. On Saturday night, Ashish Mishra was arrested by the police.

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