Train Caught By Rail Roko Protest Against A Minister For Killing Farmers.
Eight people, including four farmers, were killed in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3 when they were run over by a minister’s car. The farmer claims the minister’s son cut off the protesting farmer.
The farmers’ organization called for the sacking and arrest of union minister Ajay Mishra over the incident involving Lahimpur in Uttar Pradesh, in which his son was arrested, and called for a national six-hour “Rail Roko” campaign.
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Samyukta Kisan Morcha, a joint body of farmers’ unions, said it would hold a peaceful nationwide protest at the Rocco Railway for Justice for Violence at Lahimpur Kerry in Uttar Pradesh from 10am to 4pm.
“It (Roko Railway) will take place in different places in different areas. People across the country know where to stop the trains. The Indian government has not spoken to us,” said farmer leader Rakesh Tikait.
Northern Railways reported that 30 seats were affected and eight trains arranged after the Rococo protests.
Farmers in Punjab and elsewhere were seen crouching on railroad tracks as part of their protest. Four sections of the Ferozepur division were blocked by protesters, a railway official said. The Ferozepur-Fazilka section in Ferozepur and the Ferozepur-Ludhiana section in Ajitwal in Moga were affected, he added.
Action will be taken against participants at Rake Roco Andolan, Lucknow police said, adding that strict national security laws would be used against those who try to violate the norm.
The son of United State Home Minister Ajay Mishra, Ashish, has been arrested in the case, but the farmer’s council says justice cannot be guaranteed as long as the minister is in government. Eight people, including four farmers, were killed on October 3 when the minister’s car hit them. The farmer claims the minister’s son cut off the protesting farmer.
The minister denied allegations that his son was not at the scene. His son repeated the same and denied the accusations.
A Uttar Pradesh police source told news outlets that the minister’s son was arrested for not being able to answer some questions about his whereabouts during the violence allegedly hit by a farmer after a vehicle. The arrests came after the Supreme Court overturned Uttar Pradesh’s government.
Last week, a congressional delegation led by Rahul Gandhi called on President Ram Nat Kovind to dismiss a minister whose son was accused of mowing the grass of protesting farmers inside the prime minister. Meanwhile, the president said he would talk to the administration on the matter, Congress said.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman described the incident in Lahimpur as “absolutely despicable” and said there were similar issues in other parts of India that had to be addressed “when it happens, not a good time for anyone else”. Uttar Pradesh.
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