Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Uttar Pradesh government gave its consent for whatever committee Supreme Court wanted to form, to probe the violence that erupted during farmers' protest in Lakhimpur Kheri.

Speaking to a news agency, PM Modi said the state government was working in a transparent manner.

PM Modi said, "State government gave its consent for whatever committee the Supreme Court wanted to form, for whichever judge SC wanted for probe. State government is working transparently."

Eight people lost their lives in the violence that erupted during the farmers' protest in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh on October 3. The farmers had assembled to protest Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit to Banbirpur.

Union Minister Ajay Misra Teni's son Ashish Misra is the prime accused in the case and has been lodged in jail since his arrest on October 9.

(With inputs from agencies)