PM is protecting Minister Teni despite SIT report on Lakhimpur violence, alleges RS Leader of Opposition

Terming the Lakhimpur Kheri incident ‘a murder’, Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge on December 16 slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not taking action against Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni and alleged that he is protecting the Minister. “We had given a notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. We wanted a discussion over the incidents that took place there, especially on the SIT clearly saying that the mowing down of farmers was pre-planned, a conspiracy and it was a murder. We wanted to present this before House. We had requested Chairman and had given a notice in the morning. Minister Teni had once told the farmers to break their 'satyagraha', otherwise, he knows how to make it happen within 2 minutes. Maybe his son acted on this,” said Kharge. “Prime Minister is not taking any action. If no action is being taken despite the SIT report, then we have to say that the Prime Minister is protecting him,” he added.