New Delhi: Following SIT probe reveals that Lakhimpur Kheri violence was planned, the Opposition has up the ante, demanding the resignation of Union Minister Ajay Misha.

It was alleged that Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra has mowed down the protesting farmers, killed seven people at the spot. The report describes it as a planned conspiracy.

In the Parliament, Rahul Gandhi and the Congress have given notice for a discussion on the report, the detailed report has revealed new charges against the minister’s son.

In a notice given to the Speaker, Rahul Gandhi has stated that Ajay Mishra, Union Home Minister of State for Home in Narendra Modi cabinet should be sacked. Due to opposition protests in both the House of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha adjourned twice.

"The UP police SIT report has highlighted that the massacre of farmers at Lakhimpur was a pre-planned conspiracy and not a negligent act," the Congress MP wrote in his notice this morning.

"The government should immediately sack the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ajay Kumar Mishra, and ensure justice is delivered to the families of the victims," he added.

The SIT report, details of which emerged yesterday, says that farmers were run over at Lakhimpur Kheri, allegedly by an SUV driven by Ashish Mishra, "with intent to commit murder" and it was "not death by negligence".

The charges of rash driving against Ashish Mishra and the others should be modified, cops investigating the case say in the report, asking for an attempt to murder charge and the charge of voluntarily causing hurt. Ashish Mishra and others are already facing murder and conspiracy charges.

The opposition has stepped up demands for the sacking of Ajay Mishra, who remains a Union Minister despite the allegations against his son, who was jailed in October.