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From Shamli protest in 1987 to Delhi borders now, Tikait s legacy lives on with diya, hookah, et al
The agitation outside a powerhouse in Shamli soon became over-three-lakh-farmers strong and established Baba Tikait as the most powerful farm leader of the region.
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Bharatiya Kisan Union Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait along with farmers leaders during the ongoing protest against the new farm laws at Ghazipur border. (Photo | Parveen Negi/EPS) By PTI
SISAULI: Ahead of a clarion call given by Mahendra Singh Tikait almost 34 years ago in April 1987 for farmers of Western Uttar Pradesh to protest against a proposed hike in power tariff, a diya was lit at his home here as a good omen and a hookah was set in the evening as per the routine.