Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived in Lucknow on Sunday evening to visit Lakhimpur Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Ajay Mishra Teni, was accused of running over protesting farmers with his car on Sunday in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri. Eight people died as a result of the incident, which led to a huge outcry in the state.