Akalis to meet kin of victims in Lakhimpur Kheri today

Chandigarh, October 7

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today decided to send a five-member delegation, led by former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, to Lakhimpur Kheri tomorrow.

Delegation members Balwinder Singh Bhundur, Prof Prem Singh Chandumajra, Bibi Jagir Kaur and Bikram Singh Majithia, besides Harsimrat, reached the national capital by road today. They are likely to fly to Lucknow tomorrow. A similar party delegation led by former MP Prem Singh Chandumajra tried to reach Lakhimpur Kheri on October 4, but was not allowed. They met some injured farmers in a Gurgaon hospital to express their concern.

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said the delegation would also meet UP Government representatives and urge them to arrest the perpetrators of this ghastly act immediately. — TNS