New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind with Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad and AK Antony, during a meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Mounting pressure on the Lakhimpur incident, a Congress delegation led by Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met President Ram Nath Kovind and asked him to immediately sack Union Minister Ajay Mishra and ensure a fair judicial probe by two sitting Supreme Court judges. urged. Ashish Mishra, son of Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, named in the FIR, was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday in connection with the killing of four farmers on October 3 in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. Gandhi said, “There cannot be a fair inquiry and justice cannot be given till the minister of state for home is sacked. This is the voice of not only the families of those killed but of all the farmers and this voice is being suppressed.” ” After the Congress leaders submitted a memorandum to the President.
The former Congress president demanded that two sitting Supreme Court judges should investigate the incident to ensure justice. “After the crime, when the government and the administration do injustice, it is necessary to raise their voice.
He later tweeted in Hindi, “We have two demands in the injustice in the Lakhimpur case – a fair judicial inquiry and the immediate sacking of the Minister of State for Home, so that justice can be ensured.”
The Congress delegation included AK Antony, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mallikarjun Kharge and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Asked if she has received any assurance from the President, Priyanka Gandhi claimed, “He (President) has assured us that he will speak to the government in this regard today itself.”
She also said that the family wants justice and demanded that the sitting judges should conduct a fair investigation. He also said that justice cannot be done until the Union Minister is sacked.
“I think this is not only the demand of the families of the killed farmers, but the whole of Uttar Pradesh and all right minded people. The voice of justice should never die in the country, but the government is giving the message that if a poor If he is a farmer or is weak then justice will not be available.
The Lakhimpur incident has created a major political storm and has put the BJP on the back foot ahead of the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP has said that the law will take its own course and the guilty will be published.
The Congress memorandum claimed that the situation is unlikely to change without any intervention, as BJP leaders, including UP CM Yogi Adityanath, continue to make “conciliatory statements” towards Ajay Mishra.
“Ajay Mishra’s role is also yet to be probed and he is unlikely to continue in office. Also, which police officer would dare to conduct an impartial probe into the son of the Union Minister of State for Home, whose father is of such high influence in office and enjoys continuous support from both the Central and State Governments.
“In these difficult circumstances, we call upon you as the custodians of our Constitution and the moral compass of this Government to immediately dismiss the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and a commission by a commission of two sitting judges of the Supreme Court. calls for directing an independent judicial inquiry by the High Court of India or the High Court,” the memorandum said.
The party hoped that the President would look into the matter with the urgency he deserved and would take appropriate action.
The Congress memorandum also noted that the President, like crores of other Indians, is “deeply affected” by the “unforgivable and merciless killing” of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri.
The party said, “This incident has shaken the soul of India. The audacious reactions of the State and Central Governments after this deliberate act of murder in broad daylight has led to the rise in those working to bring these criminals to justice.” It has completely eroded people’s trust.” said.
Two BJP workers and a driver of the minister were lynched after allegedly crushing the farmers. A journalist was also killed in this violence.
Apart from Ashish Mishra, five others have been arrested in the case till Wednesday evening.
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