Sack Minister, Arrest His Son: Farmer Leader On UP Violence
NDTV
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait demanded Rs one crore compensation and a government job for the family members of the deceased farmers
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday demanded that Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra be sacked and that his son be arrested in connection with the death of farmers during a protest in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri.
He also demanded Rs one crore compensation and a government job for the family members of the deceased farmers.
"After our demands are met, then only we will cremate them (farmers)," he said at a press conference.
Eight people were killed on Sunday as violence erupted during a farmers' protest, claiming the lives of both farmers and BJP workers ahead of a visit to Lakhimpur by Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya.
