Political News: Lakhimpur incident: ‘Had I been there, they wouldn’t have left me alive,’ says Ashish Mishra

Ashish Mishra, son of Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni, on Tuesday said that the allegations against him regarding the Lakhimpur Kheri incident are baseless and that he was not present at the scene of the incident. Denying the allegations put against him, Ashish Mishra said that he was attending an event at Banbirpur at the time of the incident. “Our three vehicles went to receive Deputy Chief Minister for an event. On their way, some miscreants pelted stones, set cars on fire, and killed our 4 workers by thrashing them with sticks. Had I been there, they wouldn’t have left me alive,” He further alleged.