Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi meet family of deceased farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday met the families of farmers killed in Sunday’s violence at Tikunia village in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district.
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and other leaders met the family of the deceased farmer Lovepreet at Chaukhra Farm in Palia at around 9 pm on Wednesday night.
He later met the family of journalist Raman Kashyap, who was killed in the violence.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda accompanied the Gandhi siblings during the meeting with farmer families.
Heavy barricading was done on the entire route from Sitapur to Lakhimpur Kheri. The Lakhimpur district administration allowed only seven vehicles in the convoy to enter the district.
Former Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot and Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam, however, were not so lucky as they were detained in Moradabad while they were on their way to Lakhimpur by car.
Earlier in the day, AAP MP Sanjay Singh also visited Lakhimpur to meet the bereaved families.
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav and BSP General Secretary Satish Chandra Mishra will be visiting Lakhimpur on Thursday.
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