Rakesh Tikait demands vaccination of protesting farmers, jail inmates
News | Mar 18, 2021, 05:26 PM ISTBharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait demanded COVID-19 vaccine jab for protesting farmers and jail inmates.
Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait demanded COVID-19 vaccine jab for protesting farmers and jail inmates.
BKU spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said farmers' union will go to Kolkata on March 13 to speak to farmers as "Govt has gone to the state".
After farmer leader Rakesh Tikait announced the plans for marching to Parliament with 40 lakh tractors in order to intensify pressure on the central government to withdraw the three new farm laws, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar responded by saying that the government has still left its doors opened for discussions, while also underlining the previous talks. "Government of India is committed to double farmers' income and work towards agriculture's welfare. Discussions have been held many times, if they have a point to raise even now, we are ready to discuss," Tomar told reporters in the national capital.
Rakesh Tikait said the protesting farmers would plough the parks near India Gate and grow crops there. Leaders of the United Front will decide the date to gherao the Parliament.
27-year-old farmer destroys crop in protest after Rakesh Tikait call.
Spokesperson of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), Rakesh Tikait addressed a rally in Kharak Punia village of Hisar district in Haryana on February 18 where he said that they will harvest and protest against new farm laws together and won't end the demonstration.
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait has said that he will not contest elections and continue to fight for the farmers. Responding to a question asked by India TV reporter Archana Singh, Tikat said, "I have no plans to go to Parliament, instead I will work for enactment of laws for farmers' interest from road."
While talking to India TV Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said Now we will take this farmers movement to West Bengal.
In the name of farmers' protest, Delhi's Ghazipur border has been held by protesters since November 28. If you compare the crowd on the Ghazipur border after Rakesh Tikait break-down on 28 January, the number of protesters has reduced significantly.
When did we say that MSP is ending? We said that a law be formed on MSP. If such a law is formed, all the farmers of the country will be benefitted. Right now, there is no law on MSP and the farmers are looted by traders: Rakesh Tikait, Bharatiya Kisan Union
The farmers’ protest at the Ghazipur border will continue 'till October or November', announced Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait.
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait has announced that there will be no road blockade in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on February 6. However, farmers will block roads in rest of the country excluding Delhi.
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Thursday once again reiterated that they will block roads on Saturday, February 6 in order to make their voice heard with respect to their demand of repealing the 3 farm laws.
Panic prevailed for a brief period during a mahapanchayat in Haryana’s Jind district on Wednesday when the stage on which Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson and other farmer leaders were present.
Bhartiya Kisan Union Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said that if Centre doesn't revoke the farm laws the farmers will go on a pan-country tractor rally in which 40 lakh tractors will participate.
Whenever a movement deviates from its purpose or is hijacked by anti-social elements, the Opposition takes advantage of such a situation.
Despite an increasing number of barricades, thousands of farmers have been converging at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border following BKU leader Rakesh Tikait impassioned appeal to protesters to bloster the stir.
Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to hold talks said that they are thankful to Prime Minister for his initiative and will hold discussions on the issue.
"Government's proposal still stands. Please convey this to your supporters. The resolution should be found through dialogue. We all have to think about the nation," said PM Narendra Modi in all-party meeting.
A huge crowd of people gathered at Ghazipur border amid the ongoing farmers' protest on January 29. RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary arrived at the site to meet Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait and other farmers.
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