"I Wasn't There, Neither Was My Son": Union Minister On UP Violence
NDTV
A murder case has been filed against Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son Ashish Mishra after eight people, including four farmers, were killed during violence in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh.
Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra today insisted that neither he nor his son were present at Lakhimpur Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh yesterday when eight, including four farmers, were run over during protests against his visit.
A murder case has been filed against Mr Mishra's son Ashish Mishra. Protesters allege that he was driving the car that ran over farmers at Lakhimpur Kheri.
The group of protesting farmers had gathered to block the Union Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya from visiting the area as they were upset over a recent speech by Mr Mishra. The two ministers were on their way to an event nearby.
Later, Mr Mishra, the Union Minister of State for Home, denied his son had anything to do with the deaths. When he was asked to comment on a video that showed his son waving a gun at the protest site, he said the weapon "must be" licensed.
