Year After Minister's Son 'Ran Over' Farmers, Families Wait for Justice
NDTV
Charanjit Singh, a farmer who lost his son, said till junior home minister Ajay Mishra Teni is dismissed, "nothing will happen".
Families who lost their loved ones in Lakhimpur Kheri last year - crushed by a car driven allegedly by the son of a Union Minister and in the violence that followed - say they no longer feel optimistic about getting justice. Charanjit Singh, a farmer who lost his son, said till junior home minister Ajay Mishra Teni is dismissed, "nothing will happen".
Breaking down, Mr Singh, whose son Daljit Singh, 37, died, said: "Our only demand is that the accused should be given tough punishment. But nothing has happened."
"His father is the junior home minister, so we have no hope. As long as he remains a minister nothing will happen. Till Teni is dismissed, nothing will happen. He is powerful," he added.
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