A funeral ritual for the four farmers who died in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence will on Tuesday mark the beginning of a protest seeking the resignation of Union minister Ajay Mishra and his interrogation by the SIT. Thousands have started gathering in Lakhimpur Kheri for the Akhand Paath Bhog ritual at Banbirpur where, less than a kilometre from the site of the killings, they will meet after the prayer ceremony. A 25-acre farmland has been cleared out for Tuesday’s protest meeting. Meanwhile, UP Police were on Monday granted three days’ remand of Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish, who was arrested five days after being booked for killing four farmers at Banbirpur in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3. Stay with TOI for all the latet updates:
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