Ajay Mishra is the Minister of Home Affairs in the Narendra Modi government (File)
New Delhi:
A father cannot be punished for his son’s actions – this, BJP sources told NDTV, is the ruling party’s position on demand from the opposition that the young Interior Minister Ajay Mishra had to resign, or be fired, as his son was charged with the Lakhimpur Kheri Farm Murders.
Sources told NDTV that the party’s senior leadership did not support action against Mr. Mishra and that he would not be removed from the Council of Ministers at this time.
Sources pointed out that, as union ministers and senior BJP leaders have said, that Lakhimpur Kheri case is under jurisdiction (under trial in court) and SIT has yet to file a report. final report.
However, Party sources admitted that Mr Mishra’s shocking act against journalists yesterday (in fact in Lakhimpur Kheri) was “a mistake”. Sources said the minister was alerted.
Yesterday, at the inauguration of an oxygen plant in Lakhimpur, Mr. Mishra was filmed rushing at reporters who asked him about the charges against his son. He was also filmed throwing abusive words at the media.
Union Minister Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’ abuses journalists at UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri
Mr. Mishra has been under pressure since his son, Ashish Mishra, was charged and arrested for the deaths of four farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri in October.
The minister – who resisted such pressure – arrived at his office in the Northern District of Delhi this morning, even though Congressman Rahul Gandhi considers him a “criminal” and asked him to quit his job.
Speaking to NDTV after the protests, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said the government was not willing to discuss the issue – an opposition request – as the matter was extrajudicial.
Mr. Gandhi and other opposition MPs also repeatedly demanded the dismissal of the minister yesterday, with the leader of the National Assembly accuse the government of shielding him.
Demands for Mr Mishra to resign, or be fired, have increased since the Special Investigations Team (SIT) handling the case said. the killing of farmers was a “planned conspiracy”.
Initial reports said the farmers were crushed – believed to be by a convoy including an SUV driven by Ashish Mishra – “with the intent to kill” and it was “not death by negligence”. “, the initial report said.
SIT recommends that the existing charges against Ashish Mishra and others – that of ‘impulsive driving’ – be revised and added to the counts of ‘attempted murder’ and ‘voluntarily causing bodily harm’ .
Ashish Mishra and others have faced murder and conspiracy charges.
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