Lakhimpur Kheri violence: After Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav visits kin of deceased farmers

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav paid a visit to the kin of farmers and a local journalist killed in Lakhimpur Kheri violence and questioned why the accused have not been arrested yet. 

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday (October 7) visited the kin of the farmers killed during a protest in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri. The development comes a day after Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met the families of the deceased farmers. 

Yadav paid a visit to the kin of farmers and a local journalist killed in the violence and questioned why the accused have not been arrested yet. 

"There is a lot of arrogance in the government. Why have the named accused not been arrested so far? We have hopes from the Supreme Court. Only the Supreme Court will help the poor. The truth will come out. The accused will definitely get punishment. The Samajwadi Party is with the families of the victims. When the Samajwadi Party forms its government in Uttar Pradesh, maximum help will be extended to the victims," PTI quoted the former UP Chief Minister as saying.