Lakhimpur Kheri violence: MVA govt asks all to observe bandh called by it tomorrow
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Lakhimpur Kheri violence: MVA govt asks all to observe bandh called by it tomorrow
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MUMBAI: State skill development minister Nawab Malik called upon shopkeepers and the public to support the Maharashtra Bandh called on Monday by the MVA government against the violence at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh. He said that essential services would not be affected. Sena MP Sanjay Raut said the party would participate in the bandh with all its strength and dismissed speculation that it would stay aloof. “CM Uddhav Thackeray called from the Chipi airport site to ask us to hold a joint press conference. All three parties will participate in the bandh to condemn the inhuman actions at Lakhimpur Kheri. The bandh will be 100% successful,” he said. Raut said he had a meeting with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and it was decided to launch such actions in other states. “Maharashtra is the first state to have a bandh against the violence but there will soon be similar actions in other states. We want all to know that the public is not sleeping and farmers are not alone,” he said. Malik said the Centre wanted to crush farmers. “Even 10 months after the agitation on the Centre’s farm laws, the Centre doesn’t meet the farmers. It calls farmers anti-national, Khalistanis,” he said. He said the Left, SP and unions had backed the bandh.
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The Times of India
Date
2021-10-10
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Mumbai