Watch | Lakhimpur Kheri Case: Ajay Mishra Slams Reporters When Asked About SIT Report

Sumedha Pal of The Wire discusses the issue with journalist Siddharth Kalhans.

A purported video of Union minister of state for home Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’ is going viral on social media. In this video, he is abuses journalists who ask him about the SIT’s report on Lakhimpur-Kheri violence. When Mishra was asked a question about his son Ashish and his alleged involvement in the case, he claimed, “Media people are thieves. They have sent an innocent person to jail. Don’t you feel ashamed? Switch off your mic…What do you want to know?” Sumedha Pal of The Wire discusses the issue with journalist Siddharth Kalhans.