Lakhimpur Kheri Case : Supreme Court Slams Yogi Adityanath Government, Expresses Displeasure Over Handling Of The Case

The Supreme Court which is hearing cases relating to the October 3 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh has once again rapped the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh

For the third time in recent weeks, the Supreme Court expressed its dissatisfaction with the handling of the case involving farmers run over in Lakhimpur Kheri last month, allegedly by Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra.

“We don’t want to add to political overtones. Let a retired (High Court) judge oversee (the case),” Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said, berating the Uttar Pradesh government over poor progress in the investigation.

“It is not going the way we expected,” the Chief Justice said.

The Supreme Court suggests that Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain (Retd) or Justice Ranjit Singh (Retd) from Punjab and Haryana High Court can oversee the Lakhimpur Kheri investigation.

Supreme Court expresses dissatisfaction over mixing of witnesses in different FIRs in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case & proposes to appoint a former judge from Punjab and Haryana High Court to monitor the ongoing investigation