Lakhimpur SIT report: under fire Union minister Ajay Mishra loses his cool on camera, abuses journalist

Under pressure to quit over his son’s alleged role in the killing of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheeri, a viral video has shown Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni lashing out at the media and hurling abuses after being asked about the Special Investigation Team findings.

"Don't ask these stupid questions. Dimag kharaab hai kya be (Are you mad?)," the minister is seen shouting when asked by a journalist about a probe report that recommends new charges against his son Ashish Mishra.

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Mishra, who is a Minister of State for Home Affairs, is also seen pouncing on another reporter and snatching his mic: "Mic band karo be (shut the mic),"

The incident took place when the minister was inaugurating an oxygen plant in Lakhimpur Kheri, a day after he visited his son in jail.

The Opposition’s demand for Ajay Mishra’s ouster from the Union Cabinet has become shriller since a Special Investigation Team report said the killing of farmers at Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3 was a "planned conspiracy".