Cong stages silent protest outside Raj Bhawan

Jammu, Oct 11: Led by AICC incharge JK Affairs Rajni Patil and JKPCC Chief G A Mir, the Jammu and Kashmir unit of Congress on Monday held ‘silent protest’ Dharna and protest outside Raj Bhawan here seeking dismissal of MoS Home Ajay Mishra for alleged involvement of his son in the Lakhimpur farmers death.
A large number of senior Congress leaders of all ranks and its frontal wings carrying placards and banners seeking dismissal of Ajay Mishra assembled in front of Raj Bhawan and held a strong silence as part of nationwide agitational programme of the party over Lakhimpur Kheri incident.
The protestors also expressed resentment over selective civilian killings in Kashmir and carried placards seeking protection of innocents in Kashmir, putting the central govt and the UT administration in the dock.
Patil who was here in connection with Kashmir killings, led the protest alongwith PCC Chief G A Mir while senior leaders including former Ministers, Legislators, Frontal Wing heads and leaders as well Corporators joined the protest.
Three hours ‘moun dharna’ was part of the all India protest for seeking dismissal of Ajay Mishra in the Lakhimpur farmers killing issue.
They charged Modi government of maintaining criminal silence over the issue following the serious incident in which the son of Mishra has been arrested following Supreme Court intervention.
Later talking to reporters at the conclusion of the dharna, Patil said that the Modi government has been totally insensitive to the protests of the farmers for the past ten months and now they are being crushed in roads and no timely action is taken.
The entire country is witness to this hostile attitude and approach of the BJP and it is following Supreme Court intervention that some action was initiated but why the union MOS Home has not been sacked so far, she questioned.
Earlier addressing the gathering, Mir said that this is for first time in the history that the way UP government and police invited a person through summon to the son of the BJP minister in Modi government in a serious case of murder.