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Lakhimpur Kheri violence: FIR against Union MoS Ajay Misra's son, Priyanka, Shivpal detained, Akhilesh on sit-in near Lucknow house

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Monday, 4 October 2021 (09:17 IST)
Lakhimpur Kheri/Lucknow: Even as a FIR has been registered against Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister of state for home Ajay Mishra Teni in yesterday's incident, Uttar Pradesh government has gone strict against the politicians trying to reach Lakhimpur Kheri. 

Police said a FIR has been registered against 14 people, including Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home, in connection with the death of farmers. Case registered under 302,120B, and 147 of the IPC on the complaint of the farmers.

Similarly, a counter FIR has been lodged against the farmers by the BJP leaders too.

UP Additional Chief Secretary Avnish Awasthi in a written order has asked Lucknow airport not to allow Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder S Randhawa to land at the airport.

They were supposed to reach Lucknow by their state aircrafts on Tuesday morning and were scheduled to go to Lakhimpur.

Samajwadi party president Akhilesh Yadav too have been forced to remain inside his Vikramaditya Marg residence in Lucknow after large contingent of police including RAF have been deployed outside his house. A truck has also been put blocking the road.

Akhilesh Yadav sat on dharna along with hundreds of his supporters and leaders outside his residence in Lucknow after police refused to allow him to go to Lakhimpur.

Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) president Shivpal Singh Yadav was also detained at his residence.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, has been detained in Sitapur even after she reached Hargaon, dodging the police.

Priyanka was stopped at Hargaon on Monday morning around 5.30 am.

Officials claimed that Priyanka would be sent back to Lucknow. Presently she along with other Congress leaders were lodged at a guest house in Sitapur police lines.

Meanwhile, second round of talks between the agitating farmers and Lakhimpur authorities were underway to resolve the issue.

Around 12 farmers including farmer leader Rakesh Tikait are present in the meeting. DM and SP of Lakhimpur are also present in this meeting.

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