Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and other leaders met the family of deceased farmer Lovepreet at the Chaukhada farm in Palia at around 9 pm on Wednesday.
Giant replica of a tractor being used by farmers to till land is placed at the entrance of Dumdum Park Bharat Chakra pandal in the northern fringes of Kolkata, depicting their struggle.
CM Kejriwal demanded that accused in the case be arrested and Union Minister of State for Home, Ajay Kumar Mishra, whose son has been named as accused in the incident, be sacked.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with a 5-member party delegation is expected to visit violence-hit Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday (today), however, he has been denied permission by CM Yogi Adityanath government.
Sumit Jaiswal, a member of the Shivpuri ward in the Nagar Palika Parishad Lakhimpur and who was seen running out of a car in a viral video, spoke to India TV about the Sunday violence in which 8 people died including 4 farmers.
MoS Home Ajay Mishra has refuted allegations that his son Ashish Mishra was involved in the incident at Lakhimpur Kheri and said that three BJP workers and a driver were beaten to death by "some elements" present among the protesting farmers there.
The editorial also slammed media persons for focusing on the arrest of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in the drug case over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident.
An uneasy calm prevailed in Lakhimpur Kheri on Monday, a day after eight people, including four farmers, were killed in violent clashes during a farmers' protest.
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In a video released by Congress, Priyanka Gandhi was seen sweeping the floor of a room where she was apparently kept by the police.
Following the Lakhimpur violence incident, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who was en route to the Uttar Pradesh district was detained from Hargaon on Monday, claimed the party's youth wing national president Srinivas BV on Monday.
"It is a victory of farmers and they are being paid for their hard work. The govt failed as they kept postponing date of procurement," the Congress leader added.
Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi met PM Modi at his residence after becoming the CM for the first time today. After meeting the PM, he addressed the media where he said that the duo discussed the issue of the farmers.
The Centre on Thursday postponed procurement of kharif paddy in Punjab and Haryana till October 11 as the crop maturity is delayed owing to recent heavy rains.
The impact of the 6 am to 4 pm Bharat Bandh, which saw demonstrations in many places, passed off relatively peacefully with no reports of injuries or serious clashes.
The protestors, mostly supporters of the Bharatiya Kisan Parishad, have been staging a sit-in outside the Noida Authority's office for the past several days over a host of demands including hiked compensation for their land acquired by the government.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), a coalition of farmers' unions, has called for a Bharat Bandh today to mark the first anniversary of the enactment of the three farm laws. Watch Ground report on India Tv for latest update.
Central Trade Unions will organise a protest rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi at 11 am today. Several bar associations and local units of the All India Lawyers' Union have extended their support.
During the event to be held at the Defence Expo Ground, the Chief Minister will interact with the farmers and an exhibition will be also organised.
"The police or the political goons in Haryana smashed farmers' heads going by the orders of DM, who must have acted on the orders of the state govt," Raut stated.
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