Sitting Supreme Court or HC judge should probe Lakhimpur Kheri violence, not retired judge: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the families of the victims she had met told her that they were not interested in the compensation announced by the government, but “want justice”

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on October 7 demanded a probe by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court or a high court into the and said Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra, whose son is among those booked, should resign to ensure an impartial probe.

Ms. Vadra, who on October 6 met the families of three of the eight people killed in the violence, told reporters in Lucknow, “In my view and that of the victims’ families as well, the case should be probed by a sitting Supreme Court or high court judge, and not the retired judge.” The of retired high court judge Pradeep Kumar Srivastava to probe the violence during a farmers’ protest rally that claimed eight lives on Sunday.