Shiv Sena backs Varun Gandhi over his stand on Lakhimpur Kheri violence

Backing BJP MP Varun Gandhi for his support to the farmers movement especially after the Lakhmipur Kheri incident the Shiv Sena on Monday said all farmer organisations should pass a resolution applauding him for his stand on the issueAn editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana also asked whether the blood of other MPs had ldquoturned coldrdquo even after seeing the ldquohorrificrdquo incident at Lakhmipur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh where eight people including four farmers were killed earlier this monthThe death of the four cultivators triggered strong reactions from farmer leaders while opposition parties launched an attack on the BJPled central and the UP governmentsldquoThe country cannot afford attempts being made to spread animosity Varun Gandhi is the grandson of former prime minister Indira Gandhi and son of Sanjay Gandhi After seeing the Lakhmipur horror his blood boiled and he expressed his opinionrdquo the editorial saidVarun Gandhi showed political courage without thinking of any consequence and condemned the killing of farmers the Marathi publication notedldquoFarmers leaders should pass a resolution applauding Varun Gandhirdquo said the Sena which parted ways with longterm ally BJP after the Maharashtra Assembly polls in 2019 over the issue of sharing the chief ministerial postThe editorial said the Maharashtra bandh called by the ruling allies Shiv Sena NCP and Congress in the state on Monday is for those who cannot express their feelings openlyVarun Gandhi on Sunday warned against attempts to turn the Lakhimapur Kheri incident into a Hindu vs Sikh battle saying it is dangerous to create these fault lines and reopen wounds that have taken a generation to healThe Pilibhit MP who was recently dropped from the BJP national executive said the struggle for justice in Lakhimpur Kheri is about the cruel massacre of poor farmers in the face of an arrogant local power elite and the issue has no religious connotationsTo use the word Khalistani liberally to describe the protesting farmers is not only an insult to the generations of these proud sons of the Tarai who have fought and shed blood on our borders it is also extremely dangerous for our national unity if this provokes the wrong kind of reaction he had saidPolice on Saturday arrested Ashish Mishra the son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra in connection with the October 3 violence in Lakhimpur KheriAshish Mishra was named in an FIR following allegations that he was in one of the vehicles that mowed down four farmers during their protest over Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Mauryas visit last SundayVarun Gandhi has been sympathetic towards the farmers cause over their protests against three agricultural laws and often tweeted in their support a stand which is said to have not gone down well with the BJP leadershipThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever