Three family members of farmers, who were killed in the violence, have sought a stay on the bail order by the Allahabad HC, saying the verdict was 'unsustainable in the eyes of law'.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav also vowed to take action against those who shielded perpetrators of the crime if his party forms the government in Uttar Pradesh.
Ashish, MoS Ajay Mishra Teni's son, was lodged in jail since October 2021 in the case related to killing of farmers in the violence that erupted during farmers' protest in district.
Eight people including four farmers were killed in Lakhimpur Kheri during violence that erupted on 3 October last year. Ashish Mishra is one of the prime accused in the incident.
Opposition members moved into the Well of the House demanding removal of Mishra from the Union Cabinet, whose son has also been arrested for his role in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
Day after SIT probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence said the incident was a 'pre-planned conspiracy', opposition intensified its demand for resignation of Misra, whose son is accused in the incident.
In an India that was post-Mughal but pre-British Raj, diplomacy, popular religion, and a constellation of genius painters created the most spectacular Ramayana adaptation ever.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
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