Rakesh Tikait News
Rakesh Tikait, however, is safe and did not suffer any injury. Following the Pahalgam terror attack, Rakesh Tikait had said that the attack was done by those who benefit from it.
BKU leader Tikait also raised questions on the veracity of EVMs.
Apart from the Black Day protest, the agitating farmers have announced a nationwide 'tractor pradarshan' (demonstration) on February 26. The primary aim is to exert pressure on the government to withdraw from the World Trade Organization (WTO).
According to a Facebook post by Tikait, the Mahapanchayat, decided upon by the national working committee, focuses on discussing the current situation, particularly the challenges faced by farmers.
Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates: The farmers, who have been preparing for the march for several days, have loaded their trailers with dry foodstuff to sustain the protest for long. They have also arranged for ‘langar’ to feed the protesters wherever they camp.
Kurukshetra Farmers Protest: Farmers have blocked NH-44 for the demand of MSP. Farmers' organizations are demanding to increase the sunflower MSP. At the same time, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait has also reached to support the farmers.
Khap leaders have given a fresh ultimatum to the Centre to arrest the WFI chief or face a much bigger protest across the country.
The turbaned farmers, clad in dhoti-kurtas, and numbering in hundreds were seen at the protest site on Sunday as a ‘Mahapanchayat’ discussed the next move on behalf of the wrestlers.
Farmers upset over ban on diesel vehicles, including tractors that are over 10 years old
BKU Spokesperson Tikait asks farmers to reach Muzaffarnagar for Maha Panchayat in `expired` 10-year-old tractors
Farmers affiliated to BKU launched an indefinite strike last week
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached Ambala from Kurukshetra during his Bharat Jodo Yatra.
In Ambala, he met several farmer leaders including Rakesh Tikait.
Tikait said that issues related to Chhattisgarh farmer protest was discussed with Rahul Gandhi.
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait has given a controversial statement regarding the Agniveer scheme. He said that Agniveer will emerge as Krantiveer and what these will do Krantiveer will be known later.
Farmers were staging a protest in Tikunia village on October 3 last year against a visit of UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya when four of them were crushed under the wheels of a convoy of cars. In the subsequent violence, four others including two BJP workers and a journalist were killed.
Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra called farmer leader Rakesh Tikait a "Do Kaudi Ka Aadmi"
Mishra is facing flak over his son's alleged involvement in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence
in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, four farmers were mowed down by a car last year
Farmer groups will organse a mahapanchayat at Jantar Mantar today
Delhi police has tightened the security at Delhi's Singhu border
The farmers have accused the Centre of suppressing the youth, farmers and labourers of the country
The mahapanchayat was called by the Tyagi community at Ramlila Maidan in Noida`s Sector 110 on Sunday, where people in thousands assembled and raised slogans against BJP MP Mahesh Sharma.
Breaking News : Rakesh Tikait, who was going to Jantar Mantar to protest, was detained by the police
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait who was coming to Delhi from Lakhimpur Kheri was taken into custody by the Delhi Police as soon as he reached Ghazipur border. Tikait was going to Jantar Mantar to protest.
Rakesh Tikait has accepted his mistake about visiting Aurangzeb's tomb. He said that Aurangzeb had committed a lot of murders.
Rakesh Tikait has said that the condition of farmers is very bad in THIS state
Tikait has also warned of a BIG agitation from October
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor will also start a Padyatra from 2nd October in Bihar
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