Updated Jan 27, 2021 | 09:57 IST
Delhi Police have, so far, filed 22 FIRs in cases related to violence during farmers rally on Republic Day. Rakesh Tikait | Photo Credit: Times Now
New Delhi: A viral video of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait has shown his appealing to farmers that they should come armed with lathis for the Republic Day rally. In the video, Tikait, also the spokesperson of the agitating Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), is seen saying, The government is not listening. Come with your sticks and flags.
Tikait, however, denied the allegations and said that he had appealed to farmers to get sticks for the flags . We said bring your own sticks. Please show me a flag without a stick, I will accept my mistake, Tikait said.