Lakhimpur Kheri LIVE: UP cops paste notice outside minister's house

Lakhimpur Kheri violence LIVE Updates: Congress team led by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meets the families of some victims in the violence.

12:17 AM

Battleground Lakhimpur: Akhilesh, BSP's S C Mishra visit victims' kin after Rahul-Priyanka's trip

A day after Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visited Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh to meet the families of the victims killed in violence during a farmers' protest on Sunday, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and BSP's SC Mishra travelled to their homes on Thursday.

 

After the Uttar Pradesh government allowed the leaders of various political parties to visit Lakhimpur Kheri in groups of not more than five people on Wednesday, a steady flow of opposition leaders to the homes of the victims of Sunday's violence is being witnessed.

 

With the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls due early next year, Lakhimpur Kheri has emerged as a focal point of politics with top leaders of anti-BJP parties rushing to the area in a bid to push the saffron party to the corner.

11:35 PM

Punjab Congress leaders, ministers allowed to go to Lakhimpur Kheri

Several Punjab Congress leaders, including state ministers and MLAs, were allowed to head towards Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, hours after they were detained at a police station in Saharanpur.

 

Punjab Transport Minister Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said the Uttar Pradesh administration has allowed 20 to 25 Punjab MLAs and ministers to go to Lakhimpur Kheri.

 

He said that the UP police would escort them to the city where they would meet the families of farmers, who were killed in violence that erupted during a protest Sunday.

 

Earlier, a large number of party workers, leaders, including several ministers and legislators, who had assembled in Mohali in Punjab, headed towards Lakhimpur Kheri in their vehicles but were detained at a police station in Saharanpur.

10:18 PM

Two arrested, minister's son summoned by police over Lakhimpur violence

Two men were arrested Thursday and Union minister Ajay Mishra's son asked to appear before police in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence that killed eight people.

 

Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister of State for Home, has been asked to come to the police lines at 10 am Friday, a notice said.

 

Two empty cartridges were found at the site of the violence near Tikonia village, police said.

 

They identified the arrested men as Luvkush of Banbirpur village and Ashish Pandey of Nighasan tehsil, two of the seven people mentioned in an FIR lodged by police.

 

They were earlier being questioned by police.

9:37 PM

Govt giving message that those in power can do anything: Priyanka on Lakhimpur Kheri violence

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who arrived here on Thursday to meet the families of two farmers killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, said by allowing Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra to continue on the post, the Centre is giving the message that those in power can do anything.

 

The Union minister's son, Ashish Kumar Mishra, and others have been booked in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence that erupted during a farmers' protest on Sunday.

 

"If the minister of state for home does not resign nor is he sacked, then it means that the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is giving a message to the public that if someone is in power, if he is a minister, he can do anything," Gandhi told reporters in Moharnia, where she met the family members of Gurvinder Singh, one of the four farmers killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

9:10 PM

UP cops call minister's son for questioning tomorrow

5:55 PM

Sidhu detained

4:17 PM

Two people are being questioned, says Lucknow IG

3:13 PM

Varun Gandhi, Maneka excluded from BJP's national executive council

2:17 PM

SC posts hearing for Friday

12:57 PM

Grievance is you are not properly investigating: CJI tells UP govt

Grievance is you are not properly investigating: CJI tells UP govt

12:46 PM

Lakhimpur Kheri incident LIVE uupdates: UP govt says it will file status report, SC posts hearing for Friday.

Lakhimpur Kheri incident: UP govt says it will file status report, SC posts hearing for Friday.

12:43 PM

Lakhimpur Kheri LIVE: SC asks UP govt to explain who are the accused against whom FIR has been lodged

SC asks UP govt to explain whether accused, against whom FIR has been lodged in connection with Lakhimpur Kheri incident, have been arrested. 

 

 

 

12:12 PM

We directed Registry to list it as PIL, they listed it as suo moto case: CJI on Lakhimpur Kheri case

This was a letter written by 2 advocates. We directed Registry to list it as PIL, they listed it as suo moto case. However, it doesn’t matter. There was some confusion. Call these two advocates. 

12:09 PM

Lakhimpur Kheri case, in reference to 2 advocates letter to be taken up again , reports Live Law

The matter has been passed over for the two Advocates who wrote the letter to appear. The letter referred to has been written by lawyers Shiv Kumar Tripathi & C. S. Panda seeking a a time-bound CBI probe into the violent incident of Lakhimpur Kheri, reports Live Law.

 

 

 

12:06 PM

SC clarifies: Communication problem, did not take up case suo motu

The Supreme Court has clarified that it did not take up the Lakhimpur violence case suo motu as a plea was registered by two lawyers — Shiv Kumar Tripathi and C S Panda. "I think there is a communication problem", CJI N V Ramana said.

11:57 AM

Akhilesh Yadav leaves for Lakhimpur Kheri

Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav, left for Lakhimpur Kheri with a delegation of five members from Lucknow.

 

Before leaving the state capital, he slammed the Yogi Adityanath led UP Government over the law and order situation and expressed his hope from the fact that the Supreme Court has taken sou moto cognizance of the matter.

 

"Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognizance in this matter & we hope that justice will be given to affected families," said Yadav.

 

Slamming the UP government and reiterating Samajwadi Party's demand of an enquiry monitored by a judge, he said, "On the issue of law and order situation in the state, this government has completely failed. Justice will never be delivered under this government. Therefore, an investigation monitored by a sitting judge should be ordered for families to get justice."

 

Attacking Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra, SP chief said, "How can you hope that justice will be given when MoS Home himself threatens people. There is a video of him before the incident where the MoS is seen saying that you don't know who I am, what does this signify?"

11:07 AM

BSP national general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra to visit Lakhimpur Kheri today

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra will be visiting Lakhimpur Kheri today to meet the kin of the deceased farmers.

10:51 AM

Delegation of Jharkhand Congress leaders going Lakhimpur Kheri stopped by police at Sonbhadra

A delegation of Congress leaders from Jharkhand was stopped by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday in Sonbhadra district while going to Lakhimpur Kheri district.

 

The delegation of leaders is led by the State Congress President Rajesh Thakur and also includes Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh and Health Minister Banna Gupta. They were going to meet farmers families in Lakhimpur Kheri.

 

"We are here since 3 AM. We want to meet our leader Priyanka Gandhi and go to Lakhimpur Kheri. But excuses of section 144 are being made by police. This is totally unconstitutional. UP Government is behaving in a dictatorial manner, they are not even ready to arrest us. It is such a coward government and they have no right to stay in power," said the Rajesh Thakur.

10:37 AM

Lakhimpur Kheri violence LIVE: After SC steps in, Sibal says courts can restore faith of voiceless

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday thanked the Chief Justice of India after the Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and said courts in India are temples of justice that can restore the faith of the voiceless. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana is scheduled to hear the matter on Thursday.

10:35 AM

Lakhimpur Kheri LIVE: Video purportedly shows minister's vehicle mowing down farmers

Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni's claim that his vehicle was attacked by miscreants before the driver lost control and mowed down farmers, stands "exposed" after a cleaner, longer clip of the viral video from Lakhimpur Kheri reveals what happened on Sunday before the violent clashes.

 

The viral video clip shows a black SUV - which belongs to the union minister according to his own admission - ploughing into an unarmed group of protesters at great speed.

 

There are no signs of any attack on the Mahindra Thar vehicle. It shows no stones or sticks being thrown at the car or that the driver lost control resulting in the death of at least four farmers and injuries to many more, reports ANI. Click here to read more

10:31 AM

Union Minister Ajay Misra must resign: Priyanka Gandhi on Lakhimpur Kheri deaths

Justice is a right in a democracy. I will continue my fight for justice. All the affected families I met yesterday only demanded justice. The Union minister needs to resign to ensure an unbiased investigation: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress, on Lakhimpur Kheri deaths

10:12 AM

UP govt appoints judicial commission for Lakhimpur Kheri probe

10:02 AM

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: BJP MP Varun Gandhi demands justice in UP deaths

9:46 AM

Ex-HC judge to probe violence: UP govt

Uttar Pradesh has appointed a retired Allahabad high court judge Pradeep Kumar Srivastava as a single-person Commission of enquiry to probe the October 3 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri district. The Commission has been given a period of two months to submit a report, says the Hindustan Times website.

9:32 AM

Priyanka Gandhi released from detention

Congress leaders made a midway stop at a guesthouse in Sitapur district to pick up AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who had been detained since Monday, before proceeding to Lakhimpur Kheri.

9:28 AM

Congress leaders allowed in Lakhimpur

Congress leaders Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, the chief ministers of Punjab and Chhattisgarh and other party members on Wednesday met some of the families of people who died in the violence after the Uttar Pradesh Government allowed political parties to visit Lakhimpur Kheri. 

9:23 AM

Chief Justice's bench to hear matter

The Indian Express, while quoting sources, said the Supreme Court has taken note of reports in the press as well as a letter written to it on the violence in Lakhimpur Kheri. The matter will come up for admission hearing before a bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli, the newspaper said.