Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 12 (ANI): Bharatiya Kishan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Saturday broke his silence on the alleged Tikri rape case against the protesters and said that BKU stands with the victim's family adding that action should be taken as per the law.
Farmers ready to talk if government invites, no change in demands : Rakesh Tikait
He said for the talks to resume, the government should invite the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body representing the protestors who are camping at the three border points of Delhi.
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GHAZAIBAD: Farmers protesting the contentious new farm laws are ready to talk if the Centre invites them, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said on Sunday, maintaining that the dialogue would resume where it had ended on January 22 and the demands remain unchanged.
He said for the talks to resume, the government should invite the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body representing the protestors who are camping at the three border points of Delhi at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur since November 2020.
Farmers haven t left protest sites : Rakesh Tikait s reminder to Modi government
Farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, have been protesting at the Delhi border for over four months now against the Centre s three agri marketing laws.
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Farmers raise slogans during a panchayat on the National Highway-9, near Ghazipur in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI) By PTI
AHMEDABAD: Refuting claims that farmers have left protest sites along the Delhi border, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said they had gone to the fields to work and would return when the Central government was free from West Bengal elections .
Tikait made the statement while talking to reporters after his recent visit to the poll-bund West Bengal.
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Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait greeted by party workers on his arrival in Prayagraj Sunday March 14 2021. (Photo | PTI) By Express News Service
NEW DELHI: The Bhartiya Kisan Union-led farmer agitation against the three central farm laws may continue till December this year, the outfit national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said here on Sunday.
Tikait made the statement while talking to reporters after his recent visit to the poll-bund West Bengal.
“This agitation possibly will stretch up to November or December this year,” he said.
Protesting farmers observe Pagdi Sambhal Divas ; Tikait says will gherao Parliament
Called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), the day-long event was inspired by the Pagdi Sambhal Lehar of 1906.
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Indian farmers help each other wear turbans as a sign of pride in their protest against new farm laws, at Ghazipur, on the outskirts of New Delhi. (Photo | AP) By PTI
NEW DELHI: Donning traditional turbans and singing songs of the peasant movement, farmers protesting at Delhi borders against the three agri laws on Tuesday marked the Pagdi Sambhal Divas .
Called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), the day-long event was inspired by the Pagdi Sambhal Lehar of 1906.