Politics heats up over Lakhimpur Kheri incident, here’s what happened!

The regulation protest against the farm laws started by the farmers has taken an ugly turn after a vehicle allegedly ploughed into the crowd in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri.

According to reports, cars that were part of Union minister of state for home Ajay Mishra Teni’s convoy allegedly mowed down four farmers. In retaliation, the angry farmers reportedly beat four BJP workers to death before setting their vehicles on fire.

On Monday, protests erupted with the Samajwadi Party and other opposition parties flocking to the streets of UP. As per some reports, forces have been deployed in good numbers in the troubled region, and the internet suspended.

Let’s have a look at some major developments that took place

FIR registered against minister’s son

PTI reported quoting a senior UP official, an FIR has been lodged in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case against Union minister of state for home Ajay Mishra’s son and some others.

Akhilesh Yadav detained

Police tried to remove Samajwadi workers staging a sit-in near Akhilesh Yadav’s residence in Lucknow. Police even tried to physically remove SP workers from the site. After some chaos was reported, Yadav was taken into preventive custody and made to sit inside a police vehicle.

Opposition parties issues protests

Protests erupted against the Lakhimpur Kheri incident since early Monday morning. Several leaders attempted to reach the area but were stopped by the police.

Heavy deployment was made around Samajwadi party leader Akhilesh Yadav’s house in Lucknow, with barricades and trucks deployed to obstruct the movement of vehicles.

Also, UP chief minister Adityanath cancelled his scheduled visits to Shrawasti and Bahraich in light of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident.

Priyanka Gandhi detailed

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi arrived at Lucknow airport last evening on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri. But her vehicle was stopped at several places by the police.

Priyanka along with party leader Deepender Singh Hooda among others, had to take alternative routes to reach the bordering Hargaon area in Saitapur early on Monday morning, where she was stopped.

After a minor scuffle took place with the women constable, Priyanka demanded to see her arrest warrant. The police personnel took her into custody and she was taken to the PAC office in the district.

Section 144 was imposed in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri following the death of 8 people in violence on Sunday. Uttar Pradesh government has written to the Punjab chief secretary, urging not to let anyone from the state go to the Lakhimpur Kheri area.