According to the district administration, the organisers were told to ensure that only a limited number of people are allowed at the venue near Nangole village in Kavthe Mahankal tehsil.
No permission for Rakesh Tikait s Maha Panchayat rally today in Maharashtra s Yavatmal
No permission for Rakesh Tikait s Maha Panchayat rally today in Maharashtra s Yavatmal
In view of the worsening coronavirus situation in Maharashtra, the Yavatmal district administration has yet again denied permission for farmer leader Rakesh Tikait s Maha Panchayat rally on Saturday.
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Bhartiya Kisan Union national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait. (Photo: PTI)
Yavatmal district administration in Maharashtra on Friday again denied permission for Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait s Maha Panchayat rally which was scheduled to take place on Saturday.
The administration had rejected an application for permission earlier, and the latest application was also rejected in view of the worsening coronavirus situation in the district, a senior official told news agency PTI.
No permission for Rakesh Tikait s rally tomorrow in Yavatmal
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Last Updated: Feb 19, 2021, 11:22 PM IST
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Yavatmal district administration in Maharashtra on Friday again denied permission for farmer leader Rakesh Tikait s Maha Panchayat rally which was to take place on Saturday.
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Yavatmal district administration in Maharashtra on Friday again denied permission for farmer leader Rakesh Tikait s Maha Panchayat rally which was to take place on Saturday. The administration had rejected an earlier application for permission too, and the latest application was also rejected in view of the worsening coronavirus situation in the district, a senior official told PTI.
SKM firm on holding Rakesh Tikait s Maha Panchayat in Yavatmal
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Last Updated: Feb 19, 2021, 05:06 PM IST
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Even as the district administration in Maharashtra s Yavatmal has denied permission to the February 20 Maha Panchayat of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait due to rising COVID-19 cases, its organiser- Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM)- on Friday said it is firm on holding the public meeting there.
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Even as the district administration in Maharashtra s Yavatmal has denied permission to the February 20 Maha Panchayat of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait due to rising COVID-19 cases, its organiser-Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM)- on Friday said it is firm on holding the public meeting there. The SKM said that if Tikait and other leaders are stopped in Yavatmal, then a sit-in protest would be held.