Uttar Pradesh: Ashes of farmers killed in Kheri violence immersed in Ganga
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Uttar Pradesh: Ashes of farmers killed in Kheri violence immersed in Ganga
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MUZAFFARNAGAR: Marking an end to Samyukt Kisan Morcha’s ‘Asthi Kalash Yatra’ in Uttar Pradesh, ashes of four farmers killed in the October 3 Lakhimpur Kheri violence were immersed in the Ganga on Thursday. The Yatra had covered several districts of the state. The immersion ceremony was attended by hundreds of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) members along with the national president of the farmers’ union, Naresh Tikait. The farmers initially garlanded the asthi kalash at Meerut’s Siwaye toll plaza. It reached Muzaffarnagar’s Shukartaal later in the day, where the immersion ritual took place. The farmer leaders immersed the ashes in the middle of the river amid vedic chants. Speaking on the occasion, Tikait said: “Farmers have been martyred in the Lakhimpur incident… this sacrifice of the farmers will always be written in the pages of history.” He said the BKU wants Union minister Ajay Mishra punished by the government and the new farm laws revoked. “If the government takes back the farm laws, we will step back,” Tikait said.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-10-22
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Meerut