"One Who Is Silent, Is Already Dead": Rahul Gandhi On UP Violence

As many as eight people died in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident on Sunday, said Uttar Pradesh police.

In a veiled attack at the ruling party following the death of eight persons including four farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that the one who is silent on the incident is already dead.

Terming the incident as an "inhuman massacre", he tweeted, "The one who is silent even after seeing this inhuman massacre, he is already dead. But we will not let this sacrifice go in vain - Kisan Satyagraha Zindabad! #FarmersProtest"

As many as eight people died in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident on Sunday, said Uttar Pradesh police.

Additional Superintendent of Police, Lakhimpur Kheri Arun Kumar Singh confirmed eight deaths including four farmers and four occupants of the vehicle(s) that allegedly ran over the farmers.