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.
Farmers have been protesting against the three farm laws. They have been camping at Delhi borders since November last year, demanding the withdrawal of these three laws and that a new law be made to guarantee minimum support price (MSP) for their crops.
A large number of farmers, including from Uttar Pradesh, is expected to join protesters at Delhi's border points on June 26 to mark seven months of their agitation against the three agri laws enacted last year.
The BKU leader said, the government has given a tool to the corporates to loot the farmers by implementing three farm laws. He said these are not laws made for the farmers, but for corporates, and that is why the government is ignoring the interest of the farmers.
Meanwhile, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday also said that the government is ready to resume talks with protesting farmers but asked the unions to point out their objections to the provisions of the three farm laws with sound logic.
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait meets West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on issues related to agriculture and local farmers.
Scores of farmers led by Rakesh Tikait, Gurnam Singh Chaduni and Samukta Kisan Morcha leader Yogendra Yadav on Saturday night staged a sit-in at Sadar police station.
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday said that if someone raises its voice against the government, they are punished and compared the government North Korea.
A brief ruckus was also reported from Delhi's Ghazipur protest site where farmers burnt an effigy of the central government amid heavy police deployment.
A large number of farmers arrived at Hisar in Haryana on Monday to gherao the Hisar police commissionerate. In a bid to avert any untoward incident, the Hisar district authorities have intensified security.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha had on Friday had written to PM Narendra Modi, urging resumption of talks over the three farm laws they have been agitating against since November last year.
Farmers protesting against the Centre's three farm laws in the national capital, will be celebrating May 1st as Mazdoor Kisan Ekta Diwas.
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