Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Congress seeks urgent appointment with President Kovind ‘to present facts’

In a now-deleted Twitter post, the party said that a seven member delegation led by Rahul Gandhi would share with the President a ‘memorandum of facts.’

The Congress, which has staged aggressive protests over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case has sought an appointment with President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday for a 7-member party delegation led by Rahul Gandhi to present to him a “memorandum of facts.”

Facing murder charges over the Lakhimpur incident, Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, was sent to 14-day judicial custody after he was arrested late Saturday night, after questioning that lasted the entire day.

“The shocking incident of broad daylight massacre of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri has shaken the conscience of the entire nation. A delegation of the Congress party headed by Shri Rahul Gandhi seeks an appointment with the honourable President, on priority, to present to him a memorandum of facts,” the party posted on its Twitter handle, sharing an image of its letter addressed to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The delegation besides Gandhi includes senior leaders such as KC Venugopal, AK Antony, Mallikarjun Kharge, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, as well Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

Referring to the Lakhimpur Kheri incident as a 'massacre', the letter said that no decisive action has been taken against the alleged culprit Ashish Mishra despite eyewitness accounts. A response from the President's office is awaited.

Meanwhile, Congress has upped the ante against the Centre over Lakhimpur Kheri incident, where eight, including four farmers were killed as a speeding vehicle belonging to Union Minister Ajay Mishra knocked them. 

Party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is addressing the 'Kisan Nyay' rally in Varanasi, PM Narendra Modi's constituency today. 
 

• Congress
• Lakhimpur Kheri violence
• President Kovind
• urgent appointment
• to present facts