Lakhimpur Kheri incident: Farmers to attend 'Antim Ardas' in Uttar Pradesh
Shaheed Kisan Diwas: As announced by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), farmers are set to attend 'Antim Ardas' on Tuesday at Tikonia in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, in view of the violence that took place in which eight people including four farmers lost their lives.
The day will be celebrated as 'Shaheed Kisan Diwas' across the country.
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As a part of Antim Ardas, the farmers' body has also urged farmer organisations to organise special prayer meetings or tribute meetings for the farmers who died in the incident at their respective places on that day at gurudwara, temple, mosque, church, or any public place, toll plaza, or morchas.
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Sanyukta Kisan Morcha has also appealed for candle marches in the evening. The citizens of the country have also been urged to light five candles outside their houses in memory of the deceased farmers.
Terming the incident as a "massacre", the SKM had stated that it will be remembered as a "painful chapter in the history of the farm movement of India."
