Swaraj India President Yogendra Yadav was temporarily suspended from the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Thursday, 21 October.
Swaraj India President Yogendra Yadav, who was temporarily suspended from the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Thursday, 21 October, has tweeted a statement in acceptance of the Morcha's decision.
Yadav also said that the farmers' protest has emerged as a ray of hope for the country and it is the need of the hour to ensure its unity and decision-making process.
Yadav was temporarily suspended over his meeting with the kin of the political workers who had died in the Lakhimpur Kheri unrest of 3 October.
Yadav also expressed regret over the fact that he had not added a word with Morcha leaders before deciding to meet the BJP worker’s family.
Further, he also added that he will work harder for the movement.
Yadav had been serving in the core committee of the SKM, the umbrella body of farmers that is leading the protests against the three contentious agricultural laws introduced by the Centre last year.
The farmers' rights activist has been suspended for 1 month, a decision that was taken at a general body meeting of the SKM held late on Thursday evening. Yadav will not be permitted to participate in the meetings held by the SKM for the period of his suspension.
Yogendra Yadav, on 12 October, had visited the family of a BJP worker who had died in the recent episode violence that had ensued in Lakhimpur.
Yadav, who had met with the family of deceased BJP worker Shubham Mishra to express his condolences, appears to have stepped on the toes of some of the other farmers' movement leaders.
“A decision was taken to suspend Yogendra Yadav from the Morcha for a month. His visit to the driver’s family did not throw good light on the farmers’ movement,” a Punjab Kisan Union leader told The Indian Express.
Meanwhile, 9 people, including Union Minister Ajay Misra's son, have been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police in connection with the Lakhimpur case.
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