Reiterating that his son was not present at the spot when the Lakhimpur Kheri incident took place, Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni on Monday demanded a fair inquiry and said he is ready to depose before any inquiry panel.
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 4 : Addressing the reporters in Lakhimpur Kheri, Teni said, “Neither I nor my son was present at the spot when the violence broke out. Our car was diverted to a different route. I urge Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to conduct a fair probe by CBI, SIT or retired or sitting judge. I am ready to depose before any inquiry panel.” He also demanded compensation of Rs 50 lakh to BJP workers who died during the incident.
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I demand that Rs 50 lakhs be given to the families of each BJP worker who were killed yesterday. The matter should be investigated either by CBI, SIT or by a sitting/retired judge and strict action be taken against the culprits: Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni in Lakhimpur Kheri https://t.co/aSSy3PAvpT
Teni said, “I don’t want to make any baseless comments. An FIR should be registered and a fair probe conducted. When the BJP workers were on their way to receive UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, some anti-social elements pelted stones at our workers. And they have forcefully removed our workers from the car and beaten them to death using lathis and swords. Our cars were set on fire by the protestors. This is the information I have gathered from the video that I have received.” “Videos show some attackers asked our workers to say that I had asked them to mow down farmers. Allegations against my son are totally baseless. Had he been there, he would have been killed,” said MoS Teni. Attacking Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait, he said that the Tikait is trying to create instability in the country and an FIR should against him. As many as eight people died in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident on Sunday. Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of several farmer unions, alleged that Ashish Mishra Teni, son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni arrived with three vehicles around the time that farmers were dispersing from their protest at the helipad and mowed down farmers and towards the end also attacked SKM leader Tajinder Singh Virk directly, by trying to run a vehicle over him. However, Ashish Mishra refuted SKM’s allegations and said he was not present at the spot where the incident took place.
MHA deploys 4 CAPF companies in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri to control law and order situation
The Centre has deployed four Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) companies in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri where eight lost their lives following violence on Sunday. As per the order issued from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday following the request of the Uttar Pradesh government, four CAPF companies– two each from Rapid Action Force (RAF) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)– will be deployed in Lakhimpur Kheri till October 6 with immediate effect to control law and order situation in the area with the help of Uttar Pradesh Police. Soon after the order, one RAF and two SSB companies were deployed by Sunday evening while one RAF team is in its way and it will reach Lakhimpur Kheri anytime by this evening, a government source told ANI requesting anonymity. “As per Home Ministry’s initial order, both RAF and SSB companies will be deployed in Lakhimpur Kheri till October 6,” said the source, adding “the deployment can be extended or cut short as per the need”. The highly placed source said that nearly 500 personnel of the CAPFs will be deployed round the clock in the area to maintain law and order as well as prevent any untoward incident until a further order is received. As many as eight people died in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident on Sunday, said Uttar Pradesh police. Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of several farmer unions, alleged that Ashish Mishra Teni, son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni arrived with three vehicles around the time that farmers were dispersing from their protest at the helipad and mowed down farmers and towards the end also attacked SKM leader Tajinder Singh Virk directly, by trying to run a vehicle over him. However, Ashish Mishra refuted SKM’s allegations and said he was not present at the spot where the incident took place.
