Farmers’ associations observed a ‘black day’ in remembrance of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident where four farmers were mowed down by a speeding vehicle in 2021. The farmers’ bodies demanded the Union government to dismiss Union minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, whose son was allegedly behind the wheel.
The protest was organised by Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sanghala Samanvaya Samithi on Tuesday.
Addressing the gathering, former Minister and Samithi convener Vadde Shobanadreeswara Rao alleged that the Union government turned a deaf ear though the farmers have been demanding the dismissal of Mr. Mishra for the last two years. Samyukta Kisan Morcha and trade unions have given a call for observing October 3 as a ‘black day’.
