Lakhimpur Kheri violence: BJP obstructing justice by not sacking Ajay Kumar Mishra, alleges Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: Continuing his attack on the Narendra Modi-led government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday (October 11, 2021) alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is obstructing the process of justice by not dismissing Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra, whose son Ashish Mishra has been arrested in the October 3 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.

Taking to Twitter, Rahul also said that the central government neither cares about farmers nor the BJP workers who were killed in the Lakhimpur violence. The Wayanad MP also used the hashtag '#KisanKoNyayDo' (Give justice to farmers) with his tweet.

इस मंत्री को बर्खास्त ना करके भाजपा न्याय की प्रक्रिया में बाधा डाल रही है।

केंद्र सरकार ना तो किसानों की परवाह करती है, ना ही हत्या के शिकार भाजपा कार्यकर्ताओं की।#KisanKoNyayDo — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 11, 2021

Besides four farmers, two BJP workers, a driver and a journalist were also killed in the violence.

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Earlier on Monday, Congress leaders including Priyanka Gandhi held a silent protest across several parts of the country demanding the dismissal of the Union minister.

कांग्रेस महासचिव श्रीमती @priyankagandhi जी ने गांधी प्रतिमा के समक्ष गांधीवादी नीतियों का अनुसरण कर मौन व्रत रख कर लखीमपुर नरसंहार में शहीद हुए किसानों के परिजनों साथ हो रहे अन्याय के खिलाफ विरोध जताया।

गृह राज्यमंत्री की बर्खास्तगी ही असल न्याय होगी।#KisanKoNyayDo#MaunVrat pic.twitter.com/TOLR0GYT1O — Congress (@INCIndia) October 11, 2021

.@INCMaharashtra observing #MaunVrat against Lakhimpur massacre, under the aegis of PCC President Shri @NANA_PATOLE, CLP leader @bb_thorat, @INCMumbai President Shri @BhaiJagtap1, Working President Shri @Charanssapra, ex-CM Shri @AshokChavanINC & others #KisanKoNyayDo pic.twitter.com/9HTm3ESG9i — Congress (@INCIndia) October 11, 2021

लखीमपुर खीरी हिंसा में शहीद किसानों को न्याय दिलाने और गृह राज्यमंत्री की बर्खास्तगी के लिए @INCDelhi कार्यकर्ताओं ने प्रदेशाध्यक्ष @Ch_AnilKumarINC के नेतृत्व में मौन व्रत रखकर गांधीवादी नीतियों का अनुसरण कर विरोध जताया।#KisanKoNyayDo#MaunVrat pic.twitter.com/XCpYTbsoRI — Congress (@INCIndia) October 11, 2021

This is to be noted that Congress has been demanding the sacking of Ajay Mishra, whose son is named in the FIR related to mowing down of four farmers in Lakhimpur.

Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday got a three-day remand of Ashish, who was arrested on Saturday night following around 12 hours of questioning. As per a senior official in the investigation team, Mishra was unable to explain his location between 2.30 p.m and 3.30 p.m. on October 3 when the incident took place.

(With agency inputs)

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