A three-member delegation of Trinamul Congress, led by Rajya Sabha MP Dola Sen, visited Lakhimpur Kheri on Tuesday and met the family members of some of the farmers killed on Sunday.

The Trinamul team, which included Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev and Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, visited the houses of the dead farmers.

It was unclear how the Trinamul team was allowed to visit the district when other Opposition leaders, including chief ministers, have been barred.

Police sources said they were escorted to the spot because they were not violating Section 144, which prevents assembly of more than four people at a place.

Dastidar told reporters in Lakhimpur Kheri: “Can the son of a minister murder a common man? He crushed them under his vehicle. He should be punished…. Democracy is missing here.”