New Delhi, August 16: The Lok Sabha on Monday was adjourned twice over the deaths of two farmers, who died in police firing during protest over the compensation for their land acquired by the government for construction of the Yamuna Expressway.
Initially the lower house was adjourned at 11 pm for an hour. Later when the house resumed at 12 pm it was adjourned for the second time till 2 pm.
Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha has also been adjourned till 2 pm over the same issue.
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Hundreds of farmers on Sunday blocked Delhi-Agra Yamuna Expressway, near Aligarh, demanding high compensation for their land acquired by the government for construction of the Yamuna Expressway.
The protest took an ugly turn when the farmers got into a scuffle with the police leading to the exchange of fire between the agitated farmers and the police.
Two farmers were killed in the firing and several others were injured.
The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) led by Ajit Singh has called the ‘Maha Panchayat’ of the farmers on Monday.
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The RLD has demanded for the imposition of President’s rule in Uttar Pradesh.
A group of Bharatiya Janata Party would arrive in Aligarh on Monday to take part in the Maha Panchayat.
The BJP leader Rajnath Singh and Congress leader Rita Bahuguna are also expected to attend the event.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday night ordered a probe into the violence that erupted during the farmer’s protests in Aligarh and Mathura.
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The government also announced an ex-gratia of Rs five lakh to the kin of those killed in alleged police firing during the clashes last night.
“Taking a serious note of incidents of violence during farmers’ protests in Aligarh and Mathura the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has ordered a judicial inquiry,”
Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh told reporters here.
“The government has also decided to give an ex-gratia of Rs five lakh each to kin of those killed in the incident,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Samajwadi party on Sunday expressed its intention to launch a state-wide agitation to protest the incident.
“The party will stage demonstrations at all district headquarters to protest against barbaric firing on the defenceless farmers killing them and injuring others in Aligarh yesterday,” SP state president Akhilesh Yadav said in a statement.
—Agencies