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Akhilesh to embark on 'Samajwadi Vijay Yatra' from Oct 12 ahead of UP polls

Yadav said that his party is optimistic about getting 400 seats and securing a landslide victory.

Mayawati demands ban on pre-poll surveys ahead of elections

BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday demanded a ban on the surveys by media organisations for free and fair elections in 2022.

Lakhimpur Kheri: Govt working only for powerful, not farmers, says Akhilesh

As many as eight people died in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident that took place on October 3

Lakhimpur: Sidhu ends hunger strike as minister's son appears before cops

Sidhu on Friday had started a hunger strike in Lakhimpur at the house of journalist Raman Kashyap, who died in the violence on October 3.

Lakhimpur Kheri case: Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son appears before SIT

Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra on Saturday appeared before the special investigation team (SIT) formed in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. Police officials here at the spot refused to comment on the ongoing interrogation. Ashish Mishra was supposed to appear before police on Friday, but he did not do so. The Uttar Pradesh Police then issued a fresh notice asking him to appear before it by 11 am on Saturday. After two men were arrested on Thursday in the case, police then had pasted a notice outside Ashish Mishra's house asking him to appear before it in connection with the violence that claimed eight lives. Four of the eight people who died in the violence on Sunday were farmers, allegedly knocked down by a vehicle carrying BJP workers. Angry farmers then allegedly lynched some people in the vehicles. The other dead included two BJP workers and their driver. Farmers claimed that Ashish Mishra was in one of the vehicles, an allegation denied by hi

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC questions Uttar Pradesh govt's actions

Lakhimpur violence: Minister's son skips police summons, issued fresh notice

Sidhu launches fast in Lakhimpur Kheri for arrest of accused

Sidhu, who visited home of local journalist Raman Kashyap, who was among the killed, said that he wanted to join the farmers' protest.

Lakhimpur: Cong demands dismissal of minister Ajay Mishra, his son's arrest

It also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to follow 'raj dharma' by ensuring that all those accused in the killing of farmers during the violence on Sunday are arrested.

My son innocent, will appear before police on Saturday: MoS Ajay Mishra

Mishra's son faces a murder case in connection with the October 3 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri

Will gherao PM's residence if Lakhimpur culprits not held in 7 days: Azad

The prime minister should talk to farmers, go to Lakhimpur Kheri and meet family members of slain farmers, he demanded.

Lakhimpur: Minister's son doesn't show up before cops, issued fresh summon

The latest notice, pasted on the wall of Mishra's house Friday afternoon, warned that legal action will be initiated against him if fails to appear before the investigators on Saturday.

Lakhimpur Kheri case: Not satisfied with steps taken by UP govt, says SC

SC questions UP govt over not arresting accused against whom FIR has been lodged in connection with Lakhimpur Kheri violence case

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Minister's son yet to appear before police

Union Minister of State for Home Kumar Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra, who was asked to appear before the police at 10 am on Friday, did not reach the police lines till 10.30 am, sources said

Congress leader Harish Rawat stopped at Bareilly on way to Lakhimpur Kheri

Senior Congress leader Harish Rawat and others were stopped by the district administration at the Uttar Pradesh-Uttarakhand border as they arrived here on their way to Lakhimpur Kheri

Lakhimpur violence: 2 people being questioned, MoS' son summoned by police

Two people are being quizzed in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight lives were lost, and Union minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra has been summoned for questioning

Lakhimpur Kheri: Tikait urges govt to "immediately arrest the culprits"

The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Thursday urged the government to immediately "arrest the culprits of the Lakhimpur massacre".

Lakhimpur case: SC asks UP to explain whether accused have been arrested

A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana told the counsel appearing for Uttar Pradesh to explain this in the status report

Lakhimpur Kheri: Priyanka reiterates demand for resignation of MoS Teni

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said that justice has not been served yet and she will continue to fight for it

UP govt appoints judicial commission for Lakhimpur Kheri probe

The Uttar Pradesh government has deputed Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, a retired judge of the Allahabad High Court, to probe the October 3 Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which nine persons lost their lives.

Video purportedly shows minister's vehicle mowing down farmers in Lakhimpur

The viral video clip shows a black SUV - which belongs to the union minister according to his own admission - ploughing into an unarmed group of protesters at great speed.