MINISTER'S SON, WHO WAS CHARGED WITH RUNNING OVER FARMERS IN UTTAR PRADESH, HAS BEEN RELEASED

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Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh: The main accused in the killing of protesting farmers in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri last year, Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, has been released from prison. He fled prison via the back gate in an SUV - not standard practise for other convicts Avdesh Kumar Singh, Ashish Mishra's lawyer, said the court had asked for two sureties of Rs. 3 lakh apiece but had not placed any limits on him leaving the city. The Allahabad High Court granted him bail last week after lower courts had denied his appeals.

The court had questioned some of the allegations listed by the police, including firing at protestors, in a contentious order. "...no such firearm injuries were located on the bodies of any of the deceased or on the bodies of any injured individual during the course of the investigation," the court stated. The judge also called into question police assertions that Ashish incited the SUV driver to run down the farmers. The court also stated that Ashish Mishra appeared before the investigating officers when summoned (he had previously ignored summons) and that a charge sheet had been filed.The court stated, "In such circumstances, this court believes the petitioner is entitled to release."

When NDTV questioned about his son's bail, his father, Union Minister Ajay Mishra, merely grinned. Aday after his son was released on bail, the minister began campaigning for the BJP.Farmers and opposition leaders were outraged by Ashish Mishra's release on bail. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmer unions that battled against the farm legislation, would file an appeal in the Supreme Court "soon," according to farmer activist Rakesh Tikait, who spoke to NDTV today.

Farmers believe that police were persuaded to weaken the case, which resulted in Ashish Mishra's release on bail. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of the Congress and Jayant Chaudhary of the RLD, as well as Mahua Moitra of the Trinamool Congress and Mehbooba Mufti of the PDP, have all spoken out.

The release of Ashish Mishra comes as the BJP-ruled state of Uttar Pradesh votes in a seven-phase Assembly election. Two phases have come to an end. The third will take place on Sunday. On February 23, Lakhimpur will vote in the fourth phase of the election. On October 3, Ashish Mishra allegedly drove a Mahindra Thar into four farmers and a journalist during a protest march in Lakhimpur Kheri against three (now repealed) farm laws.

After the Supreme Court intervened, he was detained few days later; the court ordered a probe after the police and administration were accused of dragging their feet on the investigation.Videos of the automobile crashing into farmers went viral, inciting outrage and harsh criticism of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his cabinet, as well as Prime Minister Modi. In his first public statement on the event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said last week that the Uttar Pradesh administration is "working transparently" on the subject.

On that day, eight people were killed, including two BJP workers who were killed in the ensuing violence. In November, after farmers' rage became a major concern for the BJP (especially with elections nearing), PM Modi announced the repeal of the farm rules, putting an end to an 11-month protest.

    

 


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