violence erupted in Lakhimpur Kheri Farmers in western UP, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Telangana took to the streets demanding action against farmers, triggering angry protests in many parts of the country on Sunday. Federation Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra and his son Ashish Mishra.
Farmers blocked roads and highways, including at Munt toll plaza on Yamuna Expressway, affecting vehicular traffic at several places in western UP. Farmers sat on dharna in most districts of western UP including Meerut, Agra, Shamli, Baghpat Muzaffarnagar, blocking several highways. The Rampur-Rudrapur highway was blocked for several hours, leading to a traffic jam. Hundreds of farmers from Bulandshahr were seen leaving for Lakhimpur Kheri in private vehicles, while in Shamli they lay on the roads, challenging the authorities to crush them. In Meerut, he locked the office of the District Magistrate and sat on a dharna.
Even as Lakhimpur Kheri was out of bounds for leaders of political parties, the administration barred their entry, RLD chief Jayant Choudhary’s convoy managed to breach the police barricading in Hapur’s stronghold Mukteshwar. As politicians try to get into the army of the Indian Peasants’ Union chief Naresh Tikait Warned BJP members against visiting villages in the area.
Farmers blocked roads and highways, including at Munt toll plaza on Yamuna Expressway, affecting vehicular traffic at several places in western UP. Farmers sat on dharna in most districts of western UP including Meerut, Agra, Shamli, Baghpat Muzaffarnagar, blocking several highways. The Rampur-Rudrapur highway was blocked for several hours, leading to a traffic jam. Hundreds of farmers from Bulandshahr were seen leaving for Lakhimpur Kheri in private vehicles, while in Shamli they lay on the roads, challenging the authorities to crush them. In Meerut, he locked the office of the District Magistrate and sat on a dharna.
Even as Lakhimpur Kheri was out of bounds for leaders of political parties, the administration barred their entry, RLD chief Jayant Choudhary’s convoy managed to breach the police barricading in Hapur’s stronghold Mukteshwar. As politicians try to get into the army of the Indian Peasants’ Union chief Naresh Tikait Warned BJP members against visiting villages in the area.
In Punjab, workers of various agricultural groups gathered outside the offices of the Deputy Commissioners following a call given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha. There were protests in many villages.
In Uttarakhand, hundreds of farmers affiliated to BKU staged a protest in the Terai region.
Farmer organizations took to the streets in several districts in Telangana. The organizations demanded a probe by a sitting Supreme Court judge into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
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