Compromise Reached With Farmers, Oppn Must Stop Political Tourism: UP Min Sidharth Nath Singh

UP minister Sidharth Nath Singh said the compromise was reached as farmers trust in the Yogi Adityanath government. He also accused Congress and SP of trying to get “political mileage” for 2022 polls.

Keeping opposition politicians out of Lakhimpur, the Yogi Adityanath government has struck a compromise with the farmer groups in the presence of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait within 24 hours of the horrific incident that left nine dead.

“The farmers have a trust and belief in the Yogi Adityanath government, and under his leadership and direction, the administration has worked," senior UP cabinet minister Sidharth Nath Singh told News18 over the phone from Lucknow.

He said FIRs have been lodged on both sides and action will be taken strictly as per law. “This is Yogi government and there is the rule of law. There is no raja or rankh (king or pauper)," Singh added, when asked if action will follow against culprits