New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI) Facing increasing pressure from Opposition parties to quit over his jailed son, who is accused of running over farmers in Uttar Pradesh s Lakhimpur Kheri, Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni on Thursday joined office and held department related meeting with officials.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed the Central government for not discussing the Lakhimpur Kheri incident in the House and said that the action taken by the Centre will depend upon how much pressure the Opposition puts on it. Rahul Gandhi Says Action Taken by Centre on Lakhimpur Kheri Incident Will Depend on How Much Pressure the Opposition Puts.
The opposition parties have increased their demand seeking the resignation of Union minister Ajay Misra Teni since a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence termed the incident a "pre-planned conspiracy".
The Congress leader stated that the Prime Minister sharing dias with Teni, who is the father of the main accused, Ashish Mishra, of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, would be an insult to over 700 farmers who died during the farmers' protest.