06 October,2021 06:24 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
A vehicle set ablaze after violence broke out after farmers agitating were allegedly run over by a vehicle in the convoy of a union minister, in Lakhimpur Kheri. Pic/PTI
All three members of the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance (NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena) have called for a state-wide bandh on October 11 against the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, State Water Resources Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jayant Patil said on Wednesday as per an ANI tweet.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Maharashtra Cabinet had passed a resolution expressing regret over the death of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri. A statement from the Chief Minister's Office said the ministers stood in silence as a mark of respect and described the deaths as unfortunate.
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Patil moved the resolution to pay tributes to the deceased farmers which was seconded by Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat (Congress) and Industries Minister Subhash Desai (Shiv Sena).
Four of the eight people who died in Sunday's violence in Lakhimpur Kheri were farmers, allegedly knocked down by vehicles driven by BJP workers travelling to welcome UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya to an event in the area.
(With PTI inputs)
