Tag: Lakhimpur Kheri violence

Son of India govt minister arrested, accused of killing farmers

LUCKNOW, Oct 10 – Ashish Mishra, son of junior home minister Ajay Mishra Teni, has been arrested on accusations he ran over and killed four protesting farmers last week, a senior police official said. The farmers, killed on Oct. 3 in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, were […]

Jallianwala Bagh-like situation in UP: Pawar on Lakhimpur Kheri violence

New Delhi, Oct 5: NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on Tuesday drew parallel between the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, and said people will show the BJP its place and the party will have to pay a heavy price for the violence in the Uttar Pradesh district. […]

Lakhimpur Kheri violence hits local Sikh community hard

By Arunav Sinha Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), Oct 6 (PTI) The spot near Tikonia village where violence erupted on Sunday during a farmers’ protest is amid an area linked to the life of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism. Granthi Baljeet Singh from Kaudiyawala Ghat Gurdwara says the Guru […]

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