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Lakhimpur Kheri killings: Gurnam Singh Charuni demands Ajay Mishra Teni's arrest

Karnal, December 16Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) president Gurnam Singh Charuni on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni who is under constant pressure to resign after the report of the UP Police’s SIT on the Lakhimpur Kheri case surfaced.Charuni said that his resignation is not enough. He must be arrested as he was among the ‘conspirators’, he alleged.“Mishra is involved in the conspiracy of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. His resignation is not sufficient. He must be arrested,” alleged Charuni in response to a question related to SIT report.Charuni was on Thursday at Nanaksar gurdwara, Singhra village, to attend the first death anniversary of Baba Ram Singh, who allegedly ended his life last year at Singhu border over the plights of farmers. Hundreds of people paid tribute to Baba Ram Singh.On being asked whether he would contest elections in Punjab, he made it clear that he would not do so but would make people contest elections in Punjab.On the issue of differences between two leaders of the SKM Balbir Singh Rajewal and Jagjit Singh Dallewal after Rajewal reportedly accused Dallewal of being associated with the RSS, Charuni said that he could not comment on it, but earlier they used to target him (Charuni). Now, they started targeting each other in Punjab.BKU president Charuni also supported the strike of banks and said that earlier, the banks were private. To end their monopoly, they were nationalised, he said. But now, this government is promoting privatisation, Charuni said.

The Tribune

2021-12-17