Uttar Pradesh: Why Lakhimpur Kheri should be proud of its ‘Banana Republic’ tag

Amid the cloud of recent infamy in the light of the Tikonia incident in which eight people were killed, here comes a silver lining for Lakhmipur Kheri. On Thursday, UP's largest district sent 20 metric tonnes of bananas to Iran. Kheri is one of the largest banana producing districts of the state. Others are Maharajganj, Kushinagar, Allahabad and Kaushambi.