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.
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.
An RSS-linked magazine has taken potshots at former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, saying the grand old party is passing through its worst-ever phase due to 'an immature and careless leader'. The magazine didn't name Rahul Gandhi but it was directed at Rahul Gandhi.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar talked about "tit for tat" during a meeting of the BJP's Kisan Morcha in Chandigarh on Sunday when he told the gathering to form groups of 500 to 1,000 and be prepared to even go to jail, with the Opposition and farm unions alleging that he was asking the supporters of the saffron party to attack the farmers protesting against three agriculture laws of the Centre.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on Sunday said those protesting in the guise of farmers against the Centre’s farm laws won't be allowed to succeed. Addressing a Kisan Panchayat at Tundla, which was organised by the Bhanu faction of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, Sharma said, "The real farmer is a citizen of the country and is ready to sacrifice his life for the country."
Following the Lakhimpur violence incident, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who was enroute to the UP district has been arrested from Hargaon on Monday, claimed the party's youth wing national president Srinivas BV on Monday.
Eight people were killed as violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur on Sunday during a farmers' protest over UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit, according to an official. Two SUVs were set on fire by angry farmers, reports said after they hit a group of protesters. Four of the dead were travelling in the vehicles, a UP government official in Lucknow said. The violence broke out after two SUVs allegedly ran over a group of anti-farm law protesters, who were demonstrating at the Tikonia-Banbirpur road. Farmers alleged that the Union minister’s son was in one of the vehicles, a charge denied by Mishra. Mishra said three BJP workers and a driver were beaten to death by "some elements" in the protesting farmers after a car in which they were travelling turned turtle following pelting of stones. Mishra said neither his son nor he was present at the site when the incident occurred. Meanwhile, the incident drew a sharp reaction from the opposition parties and farmer bodies.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
