UP Sugar Mills Change Programme Where Union Minister Was Invited

Union minister Ajay Mishra is in the eye of the storm over the killing of four farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri.

Two sugar mills in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri, which had invited Union minister Ajay Mishra to inaugurate sugarcane crushing season, made changes to their programme on Tuesday apparently after farmer leader Rakesh Tikait's warning that farmers would keep away from the mills if the MoS attended the function.

Mr Mishra, the Minister of State (MoS) for Home and an MP from Kheri, is in the eye of the storm over the killing of four farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri. His son Ashish Misra is in jail in connection with the knocking down of the farmers when they were protesting against the visit of Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya to Ajay Mishra's native place on October 3.

Meanwhile, the sugar mills have invited District Magistrate Mahendra Bahadur to inaugurate their events.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Kisan Sahkari Chini Mills Ltd, Sampurna Nagar in Lakhimpur Kheri said, "The sugarcane crushing session of Kisan Sahakari Chini Mills Ltd, Sampurn Nagar in Lakhimpur Kheri will start on November 24 (Wednesday) by District Magistrate Mahendra Bahadur Singh at 11.00 am."