After Ashish Mishra, the son of Union minister of state Ajay Mishra, reported for questioning in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, Punjab Congress chairman Navjot Singh Sidhu stopped his hunger strike on Saturday. Sidhu began his hunger strike on Friday at the Lakhimpur home of late journalist Raman Kashyap, who was one of the eight persons slain in the October 3 violence, demanding Ashish Mishra’s arrest.
Ashish, who is accused of running over farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, arrived at the Police Lines today for questioning over the district’s violence, a day after ignoring his summons.
Meanwhile, despite calls from the opposition to detaining the Union Minister’s son, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has stated that no one will be treated unfairly and that no action will be taken under duress or without evidence.
This comes a day after the Supreme Court said, “We want a responsible government…police officers and system,” CJI Ramana stated in response to prominent attorney Harish Salve, who argued for the state and said “Ashish had been summoned for questioning. Will other accused in this country be treated the same way, by sending an invitation, when there is a serious allegation of gunshot injury?”