Lucknow, Nov 7: Recalling the violence in Lakhimpur Kheri, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said farmers would not get justice as long as the BJP’s “triple-engine” government remains in power. Along with the BJP-run governments at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh, Yadav counted as the third engine Union Minister Ajay mishra, whose son Ashish Mishra was arrested in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
The Samajwadi Party (SP) leader was speaking at the ‘Janadesh Maharally’ held in Ambedkarnagar district, where he formally inducted senior BSP leaders Lalji Verma and Ramachal Rajbhar in the party fold. Verma was the leader of BSP legislature party in the state assembly and Rajbhar state chief of BSP before they were expelled for “anti-party” activities.
In 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Verma had won from Katehari seat, while Rajbhar won from Akbarpur Assembly constituency. Meanwhile, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati said taking BSP “turncoats” into its fold will not help the Samajwadi Party increase its mass base and will only weaken it.
Commenting on the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, Yadav said it was unforgettable, and that the tragedy was the doing of the Center and the state, which were assisted in it by Ajay Mishra, who hails from the area. (PTI)
