Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday asserted that a crucial meeting of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) is scheduled for Thursday, where farmers from across the country will convene to decide the future course of the agitation. Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait has declared that a memorandum outlining crucial demands of the […]
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Govt of India must have made such attempts: Rakesh Tikait on Dorsey’s “pressure” claim
Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday backed former CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey’s claim on ‘pressure’ from India to block accounts covering the farmers’ protests and said that the BJP-ruled government must have made such attempts. In an interview with the YouTube channel ‘Breaking Points with Krystal and […]
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Rakesh Tikait joins TRS protest at Telangana Bhavan on paddy procurement issue
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday joined the ongoing protest by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) at the Telangana Bhavan against the alleged “discriminatory policy” of procurement of foodgrains. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is leading the protest, and he’s joined by the TRS leaders. Speaking to […]
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Telangana CM KCR holds meeting with Rakesh Tikait in Delhi today
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday held a meeting with Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Singh Tikait in Delhi. Tikait also took part in the lunch hosted by KCR in Delhi and was received by MLC Kavitha. Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MP J Santosh Kumar was also present in the meeting. According to […]
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Fight to get law on MSP will continue, says BKU leader Rakesh Tikait
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Saturday said that the fight to get a law on Minimum Support Price for farmers’ produce will continue. “The families of farmers have lost more than 700 of their loved ones in the movement. Farmers will never forget these days of last year,” […]
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Future course of farmers’ agitation will be decided in today’s meeting, says Rakesh Tikait
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said the future course of farmers’ agitation will be decided in the Samyukt Kisan Morcha meeting today. “We will decide how the agitation should move forward and how the talks with the governments should go ahead,” said Tikait. “We will talk about what is going on. We will […]
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500 farmers to reach Delhi on 30 tractors on Nov 29, says Rakesh Tikait
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said that as many as 500 farmers will reach Delhi on 30 tractors on November 29. He further stated that other details regarding the same will be disclosed after a meeting scheduled to take place on November 26, which marks the first […]
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Rakesh Tikait warns Centre of intensifying farmers’ protest
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday warns the Centre of intensifying the farmers’ agitation in the Purvanchal region in the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, adding the upcoming Kisan Mahapanchayat in Lucknow will prove to be the “last nail in the coffin for the three black laws”. Taking to […]
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Farmers’ protest: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait leaves for Singhu border
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday left for Singhu border where farmers will gather from across all the protesting sites and will then move towards Delhi to hold ‘Kisan Sansad’ at Jantar Mantar. While speaking to ANI, Rakesh Tikait said that they will hold ‘Kisan Sansad’ at […]
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Rakesh Tikait to meet Mamata Banerjee on June 9 to discuss strategy for farmers’ protest
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait is scheduled to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on June 9 in Kolkata, confirmed sources. According to sources, Tikait will discuss the strategy to further intensify the ongoing farmers’ protest against the new central farm laws. “Rakesh Tikait will meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on June 9. He will congratulate […]
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Rakesh Tikait slams Centre for inflation, punishing people for raising voice against govt
In a fresh attack on the Central government over rising inflation, 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. Taking to Twitter, the farmer leader said that speaking against ‘Raja’ makes you […]
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Rakesh Tikait claims BJP’s youth wing responsible for attack on convoy
A day after his convoy was allegedly attacked in Rajasthan’s Alwar, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Rakesh Tikait on Saturday said the “youth wing” of BJP is responsible for the attack. “The Centre is responsible, who else can it be? It’s their (BJP’s) youth wing. They were saying, “Rakesh Tikait, Go Back”. Where should […]
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Rail roko will be peaceful, will not join politics: Rakesh Tikait
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said that ‘rail roko’, the blockade of trains as part of protests against farm laws, will be done in a peaceful manner, and food and refreshments provided to people stranded due to the protest. He also stated that he will not join politics as […]
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Farmers’ agitation: Rakesh Tikait dismisses Haryana Cong leader’s ‘liquor support’ remark
Dismissing the remarks by Haryana Congress leader Vidya Rani on extending support to farmers’ agitation by providing liquor, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday said that “such people” don’t have anything to do with the farmers’ movement. “What is the use of liquor here? I don’t know why she’s making such comments. Such people […]
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Rakesh Tikait says Chakka jam to be held peacefully pan-India
Ahead of the February 6 ‘chakka jam’ by agitating farmers, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday said the nationwide protest will be peaceful and added that there will be no ‘chakka jam’ in Delhi. “We have been protesting peacefully and the ‘chakka jam’ will also be held peacefully across […]