Lakhimpur violence case: Ashish Mishra denied bail, two more sent to police custody

A funeral ritual for the four farmers who died in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence will on Tuesday mark the beginning of a protest seeking the resignation of Union minister Ajay Mishra and his interrogation by the SIT.

After Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, the Shiv Sena was all praise for BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Monday for speaking out in favour of farmers.

The Shiv Sena claimed Monday’s bandh was “100% successful” with its MP Sanjay Raut saying, “People have shown solidarity and participated on their own.” On incidents of violence, he said, “Minor incidents do take place during protests which is common across the world.” Taking aim at BJP, he said, “This wasn’t a political bandh. It was in support of farmers. Instead of listening to protesting farmers, those in power have crushed them.”

The shadow of Lakhimpur Kheri incident loomed large as UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh and state general secretary (organisation) Sunil Bansal on Monday reached Delhi to meet the party’s top brass.

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UP Police were on Monday granted three days’ remand for Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish, who was arrested five days after being booked for killing four farmers at Banbirpur in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3. He was later booked for killing a journalist at the site as well. The police had sought 14 days’ remand to question him.