Lakhimpur Kheri violence

MVA declares Maharashtra bandh on October 11 over Lakhimpur Kheri violence

The state cabinet passed a resolution expressing regret over the death of farmers in the incident.

Oct 06, 2021, 18:43 PM IST

Lakhimpur Violence Case: Rahul Gandhi sits on 'dharna' at Lucknow airport

Congress leader Rahul Singh Singh, who reached Lucknow to meet the families of the farmers who died in the Lakhimpur-Kheri violence case, has now sat on a dharna at the airport itself. He said that he is not being allowed to go to Lakhimpur in his own car, but police asked to take him in their car "like a prisoner".

Oct 06, 2021, 16:22 PM IST

BJP govt at Centre, Uttar Pradesh 'scared' of Gandhi siblings, says Congress leader Nana Patole

Maharashtra Congress president said the party will protest and resort to a 'jail bharo andolan' if Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is not released by the UP Police.

Oct 06, 2021, 14:42 PM IST

Lakhimpur Kheri Case: Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka got permission to visit Lakhimpur

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has got permission to visit Lakhimpur. Apart from Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi has also been given permission. Altogether five people can go to Lakhimpur.

Oct 06, 2021, 14:10 PM IST

Lakhimpur Kheri Case: Car crushed the government, not the farmer - Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Speaking at a press conference on the Lakhimpur violence case, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the car did not crush the farmer but the government itself.

Oct 06, 2021, 14:08 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi gets nod to visit violence-hit Lakhimpur Kheri, MoS Ajay Misra meets Amit Shah

“The state government has given permission to Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and three other people to visit Lakhimpur Kheri,” Home Department, UP Government said.

Oct 06, 2021, 13:36 PM IST

Lakhimpur Kheri incident: A timeline of events since eight people died in violence

Eight people including four farmers and three BJP workers were killed in the violence that erupted in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri ahead of the visit of the state's Deputy Chief Minister on October 3.

Oct 06, 2021, 12:42 PM IST

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Car that ran over farmers is registered with us, my son was not there, says MoS Ajay Misra

The Union Minister also categorically refuted reports that he has been summoned to Delhi by the party high command. Misra said that he will be reaching Delhi by tonight or tomorrow as I have few works lined up.

Oct 06, 2021, 10:08 AM IST

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Farmers attacked SUV, claims eyewitness

An eyewitness who managed to escape the Lakhimpur Kheri violence on Tuesday (October 5) said that it was the farmers who attacked the vehicles which mowed down the protesters. Sumit Jaiswal, who was himself travelling in the SUV, claimed that the protesters attacked the vehicle using sticks and stones. The vehicle was damaged, its windshield was broken in the attack, he said.

Oct 06, 2021, 08:42 AM IST

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Tikait gives UP govt week's ultimatum to arrest Union minister's son

Tikait, who visited the house of a farmer killed in the Lakhimpur violence, said the minister's son Ashish Mishra was seen by many people at the spot on a fateful day.

Oct 06, 2021, 08:17 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi-led Congress delegation to visit Lakhimpur Kheri today, UP govt denies permission

As per the official note, "Section 144 of CrPC implemented in the state capital Lucknow with immediate effect. Section 144 will remain in force in the capital till November 8 to maintain law and order and ensure adherence to COVID-19 rules in view of upcoming festivals, various entrance exams and farmers` protests."

Oct 06, 2021, 06:20 AM IST

DNA Exclusive: Farmers' protest, Lakhimpur Kheri violence and 8 deaths; who is the real culprit?

Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary on Tuesday (October 5) discussed the sequence of events that unfolded in Lakhimpur based on the video evidence surfaced so far.

Oct 05, 2021, 23:56 PM IST

Exclusive: Eyewitness who escaped Lakhimpur violence says farmers attacked SUV - Watch

Sumit Jaiswal, who was himself travelling in the SUV, claimed that the protesters attacked the vehicle using sticks and stones. The vehicle was damaged, its windshield was broken in the attack, he said.

Oct 05, 2021, 22:32 PM IST

Case filed against 20 people including Ashish Mishra, there is talk of death due to firing by Mishra in the FIR

Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra's son Ashish Mishra has denied the allegations. He said he was not part of the farmers' convoy in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district on Sunday in which eight people were killed in the violence.

Oct 05, 2021, 20:16 PM IST

Why's Priyanka Gandhi in jail, while minister roaming free?: Sanjay Raut slams UP govt

Sanjay Raut took a jibe at BJP and referred to Ajay Mishra Teni, whose son is allegedly involved in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, which has led to the death of at least 8 people.

Oct 05, 2021, 19:16 PM IST

Jammu and Kashmir Congress workers stage protest demanding Priyanka Gandhi’s release

JKPCC President Ghulam Ahmad Mir, who led the protest, was detained along with other party members.

Oct 05, 2021, 19:01 PM IST

Taal Thok Ke: 'Video war' to escalate strife?

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lucknow visit, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweeted a viral video of an SUV running over farmers at a protest in the state's Lakhimpur Kheri district. The Congress General Secretary then posed a scathing question to the Prime Minister.

Oct 05, 2021, 19:00 PM IST

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Charanjit Singh likens it to Jallianwala Bagh tragedy, Sidhu warns centre

From Charanjit Singh, MK Stalin to Navjot Singh Sidhu, politicians come together to condemn violence in Lakhimpur Kheri

Oct 05, 2021, 17:59 PM IST

Accused Ashish Mishra in the Lakhimpur Violence Case denies the allegations against him as baseless

Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra's son Ashish Mishra has denied the allegations. He said he was not part of the farmers' convoy in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district on Sunday in which eight people were killed in the violence.

Oct 05, 2021, 17:08 PM IST

Lakhimpur Violence Case: Deceased farmers' family adamant on demand for postmortem report in Bahraich

Families of farmers killed during a protest in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur on Sunday refused to cremate their bodies and demanded a second post-mortem report. The families of four farmers from Bahraich and Lakhimpur have kept the dead bodies in their homes.

Oct 05, 2021, 16:54 PM IST