Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Demanding the dismissal of Ajay Mishra from the post of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday said it would scale up its agitation if he was not dismissed immediately.
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SKM threatens nationwide stir if MoS Ajay Mishra not sacked
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Demanding the dismissal of Ajay Mishra from the post of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday said it would scale up its agitation if he was not dismissed immediately.
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"Tomorrow (October 12), at prayer meetings organised at Lakhimpur Kheri for the martyrs of the massacre, the SKM will go ahead with its announced plan of action," said the SKM's statement.
The morcha asked farmer organisations and other "progressive groups" across the country to observe October 12 as 'Shaheed Kisan Diwas' to remember the farmers killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
The morcha leaders urged the farmers to attend 'Antim Ardaas' of those who were killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, which is scheduled to be held at Tikunia at Lakhimpur Kheri district on October 12.
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As many as eight persons, including four farmers, were killed in the violence that took place on October 3. The UP Police have so far arrested three persons, including Ashish Mishra, who is the son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni.
-PTC News
