Farmers Open Front: After 10 Months Farmers Open Front, Lakhimpur Becomes ‘Mini Punjab’; Demand for dismissal of Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni

With the release of farmers, many demands including withdrawal of electricity bill-2022

Farmer organizations have sat on a dharna in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. This strike will last for 75 hours. This movement is being jointly led by the United Kisan Morcha (SKM) and the Tikait faction. Colorful turbans of thousands of farmers are now visible in the tin shed of the market committee, where the crops coming from the fields were kept and sold. In the violence case, again a large-scale farmer movement has been started against the Center for other demands including justice. In this movement, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait was seen in saffron turban.

Farmer leaders alleged that the government was reneging on the promises of agreements after the Delhi agitation and violence in Tikunia. This movement is being seen as pressure politics ahead of the 2024 general elections. Therefore, Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni, father of the main accused of violence Ashish Mishra Monu, has been targeted by the farmers. The center of the movement, this district is the last point of West UP and despite the effect of Tikait, the participation of the farmers of West UP was low on the first day itself. Most of the farmers have arrived here from Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. There is also a significant number of women from Punjab in the batches.

The strike will continue till Saturday. In the absence of toilets, Tikait has threatened that if the arrangement is not made, then he will shift this dharna at the district headquarters. Apart from Tikait, many leaders including Yogendra Yadav, Medha Patkar, Joginder Singh of Bhakiyu Ekta (Ugrahan) reached the stage. Sukhdev Singh Kokriklan, general secretary of Ekta Ugrahan, says that 2,000 farmers have arrived. On the other hand, BKU (Doaba) President Manjit Singh Rai claims that 10,000 farmers of Punjab have reached.

With the release of farmers, many demands including withdrawal of electricity bill-2022

Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni should be sacked and arrested in the killing of 4 farmers and journalist in the violence. Release of farmers sent to jail for violence. The cases registered in the Delhi agitation should be withdrawn. Swaminathan Commission’s formula made a law to guarantee MSP on all crops. Electricity bill – 2022 to be withdrawn. All farmers’ loans should be waived off. Cane farmers get dues from sugar mills of UP.

ashish mishra no bail

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has refused bail to Ashish Mishra, the main accused in the violence case. Dismissing Ashish’s petition, the court had reserved the order on July 15.

Front against Teni

The violence took place at the behest of Teni. He is accused of 120B. Our movement will not weaken. We got the bail of minister’s son Ashish Mishra canceled from the High Court. The government should ask the police to nominate Teni.
-Rakesh Tikait, Bhakiyu