Former PPCC Chief Navjot Sidhu along with other Congressleaders on Thursday held a protest in Mohali to extend their support to thefarmers who were allegedly killed in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri on October3.
A convoy of nearly 1000 Congress workers led by NavjotSidhu will head to Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur today, said Navjot Sidhu whilethreatening to observe hunger strike if Minister’s Ajay Mishra who is allegedlyinvolved in the incident is not arrested by UP police.
Congress leader Navjot Sidhu said, "What hashappened in Lakhimpur Kheri is not acceptable. This is a clear case of murderof farmers who were protesting against draconian laws enacted by the Centre. Wedemand immediate arrest of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra and his son AshishMishra”.
Meanwhile, on October 4, Navjot Sidhu and somelegislators of his party were detained by Chandigarh police after they held aprotest outside the Punjab governor's residence in Chandigarh to extend theirsupport to the violence-hit families.
Besides, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and his sister PriyankaGandhi Vadra on Wednesday finally managed to meet the families of the farmersand journalist Raman Kashyap, who were killed in Sunday’s violence.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Punjab ChiefMinister Charanjit Singh Channi and Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hoodaaccompanied the Gandhi siblings during their meetings with the farmers'families.
The entire route from Sitapur to Lakhimpur Kheri washeavily barricaded. The Lakhimpur district administration allowed only sevenvehicles in the convoy to enter the district.