Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Rakesh Tikait demands sacking of MoS Ajay Mishra, arrest of his son

Amid several leaders reaching Lakhimpur, officials detaining them, and the death of 8 persons, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has demanded that Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra be sacked and that his son be arrested in connection with the death of farmers during a protest. He also demanded Rs one crore compensation and a government job for the family members of the deceased farmers. "After our demands were met, then only will be cremated the (farmers)," he said at a press conference here.

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Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Varun Gandhi demands CBI probe, Rs 1 crore compensation

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Monday said a murder case under IPC section 302 should be lodged against those involved in the death of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri, emphasising that protesting farmers should be dealt with restraint and patience.

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Yogi to withdraw cases registered under Epidemic Act in lockdown

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to withdraw cases registered under the Epidemic Act for violation of pandemic guidelines during the Covid lockdown. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said keeping in view the larger public interest, cases relating to violation of the Act should be withdrawn.

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Mayawati demands judicial probe in Lakhimpur Kheri incident

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday alleged the involvement of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and demanded a judicial probe into the issue. In a series of tweets, Mayawati alleged that BSP's National General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP has been placed under house arrest.

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Akhilesh Yadav sits on dharna in Lucknow after stopped by police from going to Lakhimpur Kheri

Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday sat on dharna outside his residence in Lucknow after he was prevented by the police from going to Lakhimpur Kheri. Heavy police deployment was put in place outside the Samajwadi Party chief's house to prevent him from travelling to Lakhimpur Kheri to meet the families of victims of violence.

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Lakhimpur incident: Allegations against me baseless, says Ashish Mishra, son of union minister

Ashish Mishra, son of Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni, on Sunday said that the allegations against him regarding the Lakhimpur Kheri incident are baseless and that he was not present at the scene of the incident. Denying the allegations put against him, Ashish Mishra said that he was attending an event at Banbirpur at the time of the incident.

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India logs 20,799 fresh Covid cases, 180 deaths; active cases lowest in 200 days

India recorded 20,799 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 180 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Monday, the country saw a total of 26,718 recoveries in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 97.89 per cent and total recoveries to 3,31,21,247.

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