The development comes almost three months after son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, Ashish allegedly ploughed over protesting farmers on October 3 in Lakhimpur Kheri of Uttar Pradesh.

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Ajay Mishra’s absence has raised several speculations. Amid this, people wonder was Mishra not invited or chose to skip the meet.

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This comes amid the Minister of State Ajay Mishra is under immense pressure to resign from the cabinet as the STF report alleged that the killing of protesting farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri was a "planned conspiracy".

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Following the damning probe report, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has issued an adjournment notice to discuss the SIT report in a case of violence in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri area.

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SIT has requested the court to add new sections against the 13 accused, including Ashish Mishra, making their crimes punishable as attempted murder.

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The court says the case involves the “brutal murder” of eight people and the police would normally arrest the accused immediately. However, in this case, police treated the accused by “issuing summons.”

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The union minister’s son was arrested 5 days later after his name was connected to the murder of the farmers.

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"We have to ask about conspiracy. We need a 14-day remand," the police counsel told the court.

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