The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee held a protest demonstration in different district of the state including in Jorhat, Darrang, Dhemaji, Kamrup and in Nagaon.
Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Ajay Misra (Teni) denied allegations that his son was driving the vehicle which allegedly ran over protesting farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri, in Uttar Pradesh.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, Union minister Ajay Misra's son Ashish said his driver was beaten to death by 'people who call themselves farmers' in the Lakhimpur Kheri clash on Sunday. He said he was not present at the site of the incident.