Congress delegation to meet President Ram Nath Kovind over Lakhimpur incident

A delegation of Congress leaders led by Rahul Gandhi will meet President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday and present a memorandum of facts on the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. The delegation will meet President Ram Nath Kovind at 11.30 am.

The Congress has been demanding the dismissal of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra whose son Ashish has been named in the FIR and is accused of mowing down farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3, and strict action against the accused in the killing of farmers.

Ashish was arrested on Saturday by the Uttar Pradesh Police in connection with the violence, in which eight people, including four farmers, were killed.