The Uttar Pradesh Police today took Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish to the Crime Branch office in Lakhimpur for interrogation in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, a day after a court sent him to three-day police custody, an official said.
A delegation of Congress leaders, including former party president Rahul Gandhi, will meet President Ram Nath Kovind tomorrow and present a memorandum of facts on the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, party sources said.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav slammed the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government over its stand on the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and congratulated the farmers for not stepping back from their agitation.
From Ajay Misra's arrest and judicial remand to the Congress party's mega show in Varanasi demanding justice for farmers, here are the top developments in the Lakhimpur Kheri case.
Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Misra's son Ashish Misra has time till 11 am on Saturday to appear before Uttar Pradesh Police in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence that killed eight people, including four farmers. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court pulled up the UP government on Friday for not arresting Ashish Misra who allegedly ran his car over protesting farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri last week.