Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Channi on Monday said hewould be visiting the violence-hit Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh to meetaffected families.
"Expressing solidarity with bereaved families offarmers, I'm leaving for Lakhimpur Kheri to be with my brothers and sisters inthis hour of grief. I've also sought permission from the UP government to allowlanding/taking off of chopper at the site," Channi said in a tweet.
Punjab Govt's Civil Aviation director has written aletter to UP Additional Chief Secretary Awanish Awasthi informing him that CMCharanjit Singh Channi wants to visit Lakhimpur Kheri and sought permission forlanding of the CM's chopper
However, UP authorities have asked the Chief Ministers ofPunjab and Chhattisgarh, Channi and Bhupesh Baghel, not to come to the statecapital.
In a letter to the Lucknow airport authorities,Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Avanish Awasthi has said that Section 144 hasbeen imposed in Lakhimpur Kheri and in view of the situation, leaders cannot bepermitted to proceed to the district.
Police lodged an FIR against Union Minister of State forHome Ajay Misra's son Ashish Mishra and 15 others for murder and incitingviolence in Lakhimpur Kheri, even as the death toll reached nine.