Political Row Erupts as Maharashtra Government Shuts Down State Over Lakhimpur Kheri Violence

The opposition parties of India have been attacking the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led government after four farmers died in the Lakhimpur Kheri region of Uttar Pradesh state a week ago. An SUV, allegedly owned by a federal minister, Ajay Kumar Mishra, and driven by his son, Ashish Mishra, ran into the protesters.