Mamata Banerjee, Congress Leaders Slam BJP Over UP Violence That Killed 8
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Eight people, including four farmers, were killed in the violence, senior police officer Arun Kumar Singh said
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu and other opposition leaders condemned the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, where eight people including four farmers were killed in a protest against two BJP ministers. I strongly condemn the barbaric incident in Lakhimpur Kheri. The apathy of @BJP4India towards our farmer brethren pains me deeply.A delegation of 5 @AITCofficial MPs will be visiting the families of the victims tomorrow. Our farmers will always have our unconditional support. Felt wretched on the shocking incident at Lakhimpur Kheri, UP. No one can escape the law. The police should immediately arrest the culprits and the law should take its course. https://t.co/PcBmqJn8cO No one is above the law ... FIR under sec 302 IPC must be registered against Union Minister's son for murder of innocent farmers, he should be immediately arrested and put behind the bars for this barbaric act !!
Violence broke out today in Lakhimpur Kheri, where farmers were holding protests since this morning over the visit of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya.
Eight people, including four farmers, were killed in the violence, senior police officer Arun Kumar Singh said.
A farmers' union said two of the protesters were ran over by a vehicle in the convoy of the Union Minister. The four others who died were occupants of the vehicle that allegedly ran over the farmers, the officer said.
