Farmer protests intensify after Rakesh Tikait breaks down in tears at Ghazipur
This comes days after the farmer protests were maligned post-Republic Day violence
By Bhavya Singh| Edited by Sruthi Vibhavari | Updated: 29th January 2021 3:50 pm IST Rakesh Tikait even announced a hunger strike and declared that he was ‘ready to face bullets or kill himself’.
Ghazipur: Hundreds of farmers arrived at the Ghazipur protesting site after Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Thursday broke down in tears, declaring that he was ready to “face bullets or kill himself”.
This comes days after the farmer protests were maligned post-Republic Day violence, and on Friday, hundreds of supporters arrived in support at Ghazipur, flouting direct orders by the police to clear the protest site.
The ninth round of centre-farmers talks is underway in Delhi s Vigyan Bhawan.
New Delhi:
The ninth round of discussion between farmers demanding repeal of the three agriculture laws and the centre held days after the Supreme Court stayed their enactment until further orders ended today with no progress towards ending the stalemate. It was a 120 per cent failure. We suggested that the government remove the changes made to the Essential Commodities Act instead of scrapping it altogether. But the Agriculture Minister has not said anything on this, farmer leader Dr Darshanpal said.
The next round of talks would be held on January 19, the day the court-appointed committee was likely to start consulting stakeholders to end the impasse.
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait spoke to Zee News and reiterated that the farmers will not budge unless the three contentious farm laws are taken back.
Famers to participate in Republic Day parade says Rakesh Tikait ANI | Updated: Jan 08, 2021 00:16 IST
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Thursday expressed satisfaction at the turnout of today s tractor rally and said that they would also participate in the 26th January Republic DayParade. We will participate in the parade on 26th January. Tanks will be on one side and the tractors on the other. Today s rally was good. People will come to Delhi in large numbers on that day too to take part in the parade, Tikait told ANI.
With another meeting scheduled to take place tomorrow, farmer leader Rajveer Singh Jadon expressed hope that the talks would have a positive outcome.