Lakhimpur Kheri Live: Punjab deputy CM detained in Saharanpur

We condemn the unfortunate incident happened in Lakhimpur Kheri and guilty should be arrested. The reason behind this incident is three farm laws... I along with my ministers met Governor Banwarilal Purohit and gave him the memorandum to repeal the three farm laws, says Punjab chief minister CS Channi.

Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah, State Congress president DK Shivakumar along with other party leaders staged a protest in Bengaluru against the Lakhimpur Kheri violence incident and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's detention

The CPI(M) on Monday hit out at the BJP and the central government, saying they have "no business to not allow" political leaders to visit Lakhimpur Kheri where violent clashes left four farmers dead.

West Bengal youth Congress workers seen staging a protest outside the Governor house today over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident.

Congress today staged a protest infront of a Gandhi statue in Lucknow. State Congress President Nana Patole, Congress leader Sachin Pilot and Mumbai Congress chief Bhai Jagtap were among those present at the protest site.

Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhjinder Randhawa and other Congress leaders were today detained by UP police in Saharanpur while they were on their way to Lakhimpur Kheri to meet families of farmers who lost their lives in violence.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the BJP, saying the party doesn't believe in democracy and only wants autocracy.

“Is this ‘Ram rajya’? No, this is ‘killing rajya’,"  she remarked.

Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal calls the Lakhimpur Kheri incident “shocking” and says there is a need for a sitting judge to investigate the matter.

“Where is our democracy? Now you're (UP Govt) announcing a judicial inquiry with a retired HC judge, we can't accept it. Because there is a need for a sitting judge to investigate the matter,” he said.

Haryana CM ML Khattar's statement is unfortunate. Priyanka Gandhi wants to go to Lakhimpur Kheri & sympathise with farmers but the state (UP) govt is afraid and didn't allow her. We demand a judicial inquiry into the incident: Rajasthan Congress leader Sachin Pilot

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel lashes out at the BJP, saying the party “cannot tolerate any voices against them”. 

“Most opposition leaders have either been detained or put under house arrest. We demand the Union Minister be removed. This was not an ordinary incident but murder,” he added.

“Due to imposition of Section 144 in Lakhimpur Kheri, it's not possible to grant permission for the visit of Punjab CM & Deputy CM,” the UP government wrote back to the Punjab Civil Aviation department. 

Union Minister Kaushal Kishore said the UP government is conducting a fair investigation into the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, adding that the opposition should also lend support. “No one should give provoking statements till truth comes out. It shouldn't be exaggerated or politicised,” he added.

Navjot Singh Sidhu said that people who ran vehicles on peacefully protesting farmers in Lakhimpur “should be arrested.” “A case of sedition should be registered against Haryana CM ML Khattar for his statement,” he added during Congress protest in Chandigarh.

Police has released Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav from detention at Eco Gardens (5 km from his home) according to latest updates. 

I'll be visiting Lakhimpur Kheri, UP to show solidarity with the people who've been murdered by Union Minister's son. It's a heinous crime. It's high time, Modi govt should withdraw the 3 farm laws and he should remove this Minister: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi 

Chandigarh Police has detained Navjot Singh Sidhu and other Congress MLAs who were protesting in support of farmers outside Raj Bhavan.

Traffic coming from Delhi to Ghaziabad has been diverted from Akshardham Setu towards Noida and Vikas Marg for Ghaziabad. Traffic on road no 57A has been diverted to Hasanpur Karkari Mod for Shahdara, Anand Vihar and Ghaziabad, it said in a tweet.

Traffic has been diverted from Ghazipur roundabout to Anand Vihar, Bhopura Border Ghaziabad via road no 56, from Murga Mandi roundabout to Dr Hadgewar Marg then Nala Road up to UP Gate Ghaziabad for Vaishali, Vasundhara, Ghaziabad via Paper Market, Ghazipur, it added.

Why are not we allowed to go there (Lakhimpur Kheri) and meet victim families? Yesterday, police misbehaved with Priyanka Gandhi and stopped her in Sitapur without any warrant. Is sympathizing with anyone now a crime?: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel in Raipur.

People familiar with the development said that negotiations between farmers' leaders led by Rakesh Tikait and the UP government have ended on a "positive note". 

 What has been agreed to:

1) ₹45 lakh each to kins of deceased farmers

2) ₹10 lakh each to those injured

3) Government jobs to a family member of each of the four deceased farmers subject to their qualifications

4) An FIR into the matter 

 5) Judicial probe by a retired HC judge

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) delegation led by Punjab Leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema along with Raghav Chadha, Kultar Sandhwa and Baljinder Kaur to visit Lakhimpur Kheri today.

UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu has dismissed reports about Priyanka Gandhi observing fast under detention in Sitapur. Earlier, it was reported that the Congress leader had begun a fast to protest against the detention.

Expressing solidarity with the families of farmers who were killed in Sunday's violence, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said he would be visiting Lakhimpur Kheri to be with his “brothers & sisters in this hour of grief”. He mentioned he has sought permission from the UP government for the same.  

"It is a sad moment for the farmers of this country. The death of farmers shows that the government has crossed all limits," Azad said from a makeshift stage at the protest site.

"I assure you that farmer's struggle will triumph. I extend my full support to this fight to get justice for the families who have lost their family members here," he added.

Punjab government's Civil Aviation director has sought permission from Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary Awanish Awasthi if the Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi can visit the violence-hit Lakhimpur Kheri district.