Indian Parliamentarians marched to demand sacking of Junior Home Minister whose son was involved in killing of farmers

Ashish Mishra, son of a junior Home Minister 'Teni', was arrested in october in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence which left eight people, including four farmers, dead who were protesting against the three controversial farm bills then.

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Indian Parliamentarians marched to demand sacking of Junior Home Minister whose son was involved in killing of farmers
Rahul Gandhi, leader of Indian National Congress along with opposition parliamentarians interacting with media outside the Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photographs by Raajeev Bhatt

Indian Parliamentarians marched in Delhi today to highlight their demand for suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs and sacking Union Minister Ajay Mishra, whose son has been involved in killing farmers.

Rahul Gandhi, leader of Indian National Congress along with opposition parliamentarians interacting with media outside the Parliament House in New Delhi during a march to protest against farmers killing in Uttar Pradesh in October, at Vijay chowk on Tuesday . Photographs by Rajeev Bhatt

The march was decided after a meeting when the opposition parties decided to march as part of their strategy to address the issues that have impeded work in the Winter session of parliament.