Farmers to congregate in Lakhimpur Kheri today for 'Shaheed Kisan Diwas'

About two lakh farmers are expected to arrive in Lakhimpur Kheri on Tuesday to observe Shaheed Kisan Diwas and pay tributes to the four farmers who lost their lives in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence on October 3The antim ardas a post death ritual of the martyred farmers will take place in Tikunia at Sahebjada Inter CollegeThe Samyukt Kisan Morcha SKM an umbrella body of over 40 farm unions has appealed to the farmer organisations and progressive groups across the country to mark the occasion by organising prayer and homage meetings all over the country followed by candle light vigils in the eveningBKUTikaits district president Amandeep Singh Sandhu said that no political leader will be allowed to share the stageSeveral political leaders however will be attending the antim ardas in LakhimpurAlso Read Lakhimpur Kheri violence SKM to go for nationwide stir if MoS Ajay Mishra not removed from postCongress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and RLD president Jayant Chaudhary are among those who will be attending the eventFarmers and leaders of various farm unions from other states and districts of UP will participate in the ardas and bhog programme Sandhu saidThe SKM has also urged people to light five candles outside their houses at 8 pm on Tuesday eveningIn a statement the SKM also expressed its dismay at lack of action against Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni whose sons vehicle allegedly ran over the farmers at Lakhimpur KheriIt is shameful that Ajay Mishra Teni has not been sacked yet It was his vehicles that were in the convoy that killed innocent people the statement saidIt added that farmers will mark Dussehra by burning effigies of BJP leaders on October 15It may be recalled that thousands of farmers from across the country have been camping at the Delhi borders since November last year demanding repeal of the three farm laws that they claim would do away with the minimum support price system leaving them at the mercy of big corporationsOver 10 rounds of talks with the government which has been projecting the laws as agricultural reforms have failed to break the deadlock between the two sidesMeanwhile tight security arrangements have been made in Lakhimpur for the event on TuesdaySenior civil and police officers are camping in the district to supervise arrangements and CCTV cameras have been installed all along the venue and the routesAdditional DG Lucknow zone SN Sabat IG Lucknow Laxmi Singh and Lucknow commissioner Ranjan Kumar along with 7 other IPS officers are overseeing the lawandorder arrangements Paramilitary forces are staging flag marches in the areaWe have had meetings with the Sikh leaders and requested them to stage the protest at gurdwaras of their areas instead of marching towards Lakhimpur Kheri because it could create a lawandorder problem Many have accepted our request We are keeping an eye on the numbers said a senior officialThe SKM officerbearers said that they would draft the course of future action after the Akhand Paath Bhog he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliabilitsy and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the contents in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever