New Delhi: Two men were killed when a “speeding” car linked to a BJP MLA hit their motorcycle in a head-on collision at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh.The incident has similarity to the October 2021 incident in which a car allegedly owned by a Union minister’s son, Ashish Mishra, ran over four farmers, leading to violence that killed four more people, in Lakhimpur Kheri itself. On Monday, the Supreme Court cancelled the bail granted by the Allahabad high court to Ashish, who was arrested on October 3.The Scorpio SUV involved in the collision on the Pilibhit-Basti highway near Pangi Khurd village on Sunday night had “vidhayak” (legislator) written on it, police said.Police said the car belonged to a family member of two-time Lakhimpur BJP MLA Yogesh Verma, who was not travelling in the vehicle. Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh polls, Verma had told The Wire that “Khalistanis” were responsible for the Lakhimpur Kheri violence of 2021.Driver granted bailThe driver of the car, Munendra, who had fled after the accident was later arrested. He was produced in a court on Monday and was granted bail, PTI has reported.Police identified the victims in Sunday’s accident as Ravi (22) and his relative Sumit (25), both residents of Kiratpur village. They were returning home from neighbouring Ramapur village when the accident took place near a petrol pump on Sunday night.Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Arun Kumar Singh said, “Two men were killed in the collision between their bike and a Scorpio, reportedly owned by the MLA’s family member.Sources said the vehicle is registered in the name of the MLA’s wife. The MLA had given details of the car in his election affidavit.“An FIR in this connection has been lodged with Kotwali police station while the errant driver has been arrested,” the ASP added.Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the “BJP’s double-engine powered vehicle” continues to crush people, raising questions on law and order in the state.“Two brothers” died after being crushed by a car belonging to a BJP MLA in Lakhimpur Kheri, he alleged.“The BJP is continuing with impunity the process of mowing down people with its double-engine powered vehicle,” Yadav said in a party statement in Hindi.सत्ताधारी राजनीतिक दल जब अपराधियों का सरंक्षक बन जाए तो किसान, मज़दूर, गरीब और बाकी सारे जनमानस को न्यायालय ही हताशा से बचाता है। न्यायपूर्ण निर्णयों से न्याय का मान भी बढ़ता है और न्याय में विश्वास भी।‘लखीमपुर’ न्याय का प्रतीक बनकर इतिहास में दर्ज होना चाहिए; अन्याय का नहीं!— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) April 18, 2022(With PTI inputs)