BKU leader Rakesh Tikait
GHAZIABAD: Alleging that the central government was trying to drive a wedge between farmers, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said their unions would remain united and also warned of a ‘hal kranti’, or ‘plough revolution’, in Delhi if the deadlock on the new agriculture laws drags on.
Addressing mahapanchayats at Kharak Punia and Balsamand villages in Haryana’s Hisar district, Tikait said, “No one should live under the impression that the farmers will return to their villages or that the protest will end in two months. If the need arises, we will plan a ‘hal kranti’ in the capital. The farmers are the same as the ones who participated in the tractor rally on January 26, and so are the tractors.”
Highlights
Rakesh Tikait said they are planning to go to West Bengal not because it is a poll-bound state, but to further spread awareness about the farmers` issue
The BKU leader said that a Mahapanchayat will be held in West Bengal in the coming days
The `Rail Roko Andolan` would take place on Thursday from 12 pm to 4 pm across the country, he added
New Delhi: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Thursday (February 18) said the farm movement would be extended to West Bengal in the coming days as farmers are not able to sell their crops at Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Addressing the protesting farmers at Singhu border, he said that the agitation against the farm laws will stretch till the Centre addresses their issues.
While addressing a Kisan Mahapanchayat , Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait asked if leaders like Bhagat Singh will also be classified under the category of andolan jivi , as he criticised the remarks made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament.
The government should not be under the impression that the protesting farmers will return to their homes without having their demands met, added Tiktait while addressing a well-attended Kisan Mahapanchayat at Gumthala Garhu village in Haryana’s Pehowa. In Parliament, they are saying these are parjivis (parasites). Was Bhagat Singh who sacrificed his life for this nation a parjivi? What about 150 farmers who died during this agitation? Were they parjivis too? Had they gone to Delhi to agitate and die? , questioned the BKU leader without naming the Prime Minister.
India News: NEW DELHI: Senior farmer leader Darshan Pal on Saturday said the decision by BKU leader Rakesh Tikait to not hold 'chakka jam' in Uttar Pradesh and Ut.