Jallianwala Bagh-like situation in UP: Sharad Pawar on Lakhimpur Kheri violence

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on Tuesday drew parallel between the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and said people will show the BJP its place and the party will have to pay a heavy price for the violence in the Uttar Pradesh districtDescribing the violence as an attack on farmers Pawar a former Union Agriculture Minister said its responsibility lies with the BJP governments at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh and the people will show them their placeWhether it is government at the Centre or in Uttar Pradesh they are not sensitive at all The kind of situation that was created in Jallianwala Bagh we are witnessing a similar situation in Uttar Pradesh Today or tomorrow they will have to pay a heavy price for it he told reporters here joining the chorus of criticism over the Sunday incident in which eight persons were killedExpressing anguish over the deaths Pawar assured the farmers that the entire opposition is with them and will soon take a call on the future course of actionHe also demanded a probe by a sitting judge of the Supreme CourtAlso read Lakhimpur violence Will quit if there is any evidence against my son says Union Minister Ajay Mishra TeniI just want to tell them that they would not succeed in suppressing the farmers voice Farmers from the entire country are united and will fight against this misuse of power by those sitting in government he saidPawar accused the BJP governments of being insensitive saying they are not even ready to express grief over the death of farmersHe also lashed out at the UP government for preventing opposition leaders including MPs and chief ministers from visiting Lakhimpur KheriIt is like murdering their fundamental rights in a democracy he allegedThis can be done for a day or two but in the long term they wouldnt succeed People will show them their place Pawar said while asserting that the opposition is united on this issueShiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut also on Tuesday called for joint action by political parties against this oppressionThe Shiv Sena and the Congress along with the NCP jointly run the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra after the Sena quit the BJPled NDA alliance in 2019Lakhimpur Kheri violence has shaken the nation Priyanka Gandhi has been arrested by the UP government opposition leaders are being restricted from meeting farmers There is a need for joint opposition action against oppression by the Government in UP Raut tweetedEight people were killed Sunday as violence erupted during a farmers protest claiming the lives of both farmers and BJP workers ahead of a visit to LakhimpurFour of the dead were farmers allegedly knocked down by vehicles driven by BJP workers The others were BJP workers and a driver who were allegedly pulled out of the vehicles and lynched by the protestersThe UP Police has lodged a case against Union minister Ajay Mishras son but no arrest has been made so farThis 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