Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said the decision of people is paramount as he hoped the new governments in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand will work for farmers and labourers. The remark of the national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) came late on Thursday after the BJP won majority seats in four … Read more
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) also refuted allegations that their protest against the Centre’s farm laws is being funded by opposition parties. Bharatiya Kisan Union, Charanjit Singh Channi, Saurabh Upadhyay, Punjab Chief Minister, Congress The Bharatiya Kisan Union has welcomed Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s support to the farmers’ stir but maintained that their … Read more
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has claimed that the Centre’s “silence” for the past few days indicates that it is planning some steps against the farmers‘ agitation over newly enacted agriculture laws. He also stressed that it is the government that will have to come forward with a proposal for talks to resume with the protesting … Read more
NEW DELHI: The demand for cutouts of Rakesh Tikait at Singhu border underlines the growing popularity of the farmer leader credited with reviving the farmers movement against the Centre’s farm laws following violence during a tractor rally on Republic Day. Roadside stalls selling badges, posters and other literature related to the farmers stir are a … Read more
Ghaziabad: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Saturday said the protesters demanding the rollback of the contentious agri-marketing laws on Delhi’s outskirts will stay put till October 2 and there will not be any compromise on the demands. Farmers will return home only after the government repeals the contentious legislations and make a law ensuring legal … Read more
New Delhi: Iron nails studded on roads at Ghazipur border to restrict the movement of farmers agitating against the new agri laws are being “repositioned”, a senior police officer said on Thursday. The statement comes after videos and photos of workers removing the nails near Ghazipur border surfaced on social media. Deputy Commissioner of Police … Read more
Muzaffarnagar: Bharatiya Kisan Union national president Naresh Tikait has termed farm laws a “fire” (aag) which would lead to losses and has urged the Centre to repeal them. A video of Tikait speaking to reporters in Muzaffarnagar was shared on social media on Sunday. In the video, he said, “Repeal this bill, this is a … Read more
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lokshakti) has written to the Delhi Police Commissioner seeking permission to continue the agitation at Ramlila Ground in the National Capital so that citizens do not face any difficulties. At the same time, the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, a group of 41 farmers’ unions, announced on Sunday that a Kisan … Read more
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Kisan Union president Balbir Singh Rajewal said on Wednesday that farmer unions did not wish to be impleaded in the ongoing case in the Supreme Court and wished that the court should not discuss legal points about the farm laws as the matter could then stretch for long. Speaking from the protest … Read more
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti) has moved the Supreme Court challenging the three new farm laws, against which various farmer unions are staging protest at several border points of Delhi, and sought impleadment in the matter pending in the apex court. In an application seeking impleadment in the pending petition, Bharatiya Kisan Union … Read more