Rakesh Tikait, leader of Bhartiya Kisan Union on August 28 visited Shimla in Himachal Pradesh to talk to the apple farmers. He spoke to ANI and said that he will go all over the country and talk about this government's performance, "PM said that income will double by 2022, instead they are selling stadiums, railway stations, LIC. PM has put whole nation for sale" said the farmer leader.
The state police drew severe criticism for the action against the farmers, and several roads were blockaded at different places in protest.
In his meeting, Tikait held discussions on the BKU's press conferences scheduled for August 11 in Uttarakhand's Dehradun and Himachal Pradesh's Nahan, the farmer union's media in-charge Dharmendra Malik said.
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said that our fight is not with the BJP but with the Modi government. Tikait said that we are not afraid of the allegations of the government. He once again made it clear that the agitation will continue till the government withdraws the three laws.
Rakesh Tikait said that Sambit Patra knows only Tamil language, he talks in that. Sambit Patra took this statement of Rakesh Tikait as an insult to Tamil language and asked Rakesh Tikait to apologize but he left the debate without apologizing.
The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha declared a one-to-one fight against the central government. Rakesh Tikait said that now Lucknow will also be made like Delhi. The way all the roads are sealed in Delhi, similarly all the roads here will be sealed by the farmers. We will prepare for it.
Samyukta Morcha has decided to go to Uttarakhand, UP, Punjab and other parts of the country and talk to farmers on government's policies and work. On September 5, there will be a big panchayat in Muzaffarnagar (UP): BKU leader Rakesh Tikait
Rakesh Tikait has said that farmers will hold a tractor parade on Independence Day (August 15).
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Meenakshi Lekhi on Thursday came out all guns blazing against farmers' " Kisan Parliament" after a mediaperson was allegedly attacked during the protest.
Balbir Singh Rajewal announced that the original Parliament 'gherao' plan will no longer be put into action.
Farmers from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh have been protesting against the three farm bill since November last year.
Earlier, on January 26, protesters broke barricades to enter New Delhi and clashed with police in several parts of the national capital during the 'tractor rally' protest organised by farmers.
Bhartiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on July 14 said that the protest planned outside Parliament during Monsoon session will be peaceful, c200 people will go there(towards Parliament) by bus. We'll pay the fare.
On Republic Day, protestors did not follow the prearranged route and broke barricades to enter Delhi, clashed with police, and vandalised property in several parts of the national capital during the farmers' tractor rally.
On the core issue of new farm laws, Narendra Singh Tomar asked people associated with farmers' protests that the government is ready to discuss any proposal except repealing them.
Members of Balmiki Samaj here burnt an effigy of Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait after parading it on a donkey on Saturday.
Despite Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar’s invitation for another round of talks on the controversial three farm laws, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Saturday said that there has been no communication with the Centre in the last five months.
Speaking at India TV's day-long conclave Chunav Manch on Saturday afternoon, the farmer leader said that the farmers’ issues should be discussed in the upcoming Parliament session.
As protesting farmers on Saturday gheraoed Raj Bhavans in different states on completion of 7 months of their agitation and tried to give a memorandum to the Lieutenant Governor, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said they have decided to strengthen the movement and will be holding two more rallies.
The Delhi Police said on Saturday that reports about the arrest of Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait were fake.
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