When crowds gather, govts get changed: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait at farmers' mahapanchayat
On Sunday, Union Agriculture Minister Tomar had in Gwalior said the Centre was ready to talk to the farmers protesting against the new laws, and that mere gathering of the crowd does not lead to revocation of legislations. He had urged the agitating farm unions to tell the government which provisions in these new laws they find anti-farmer.
Feb 22, 2021, 22:55 PM IST
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Feb 21, 2021, 07:54 AM IST
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Feb 21, 2021, 07:52 AM IST
Centre thought farmers would return within 2 months: BKU's Rakesh Tikait tells farmers to be prepared for long battle
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said after Haryana, the farmers will be holding panchayats in other parts of the country, including West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. While earlier farmers had given a call for a “tractor rally” in Delhi, Tikait said the next time, they will go to the national capital with their agricultural implements.
Feb 18, 2021, 22:59 PM IST
Minimal impact of 'rail roko' called by farmers on train services: Railways
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmer unions which is spearheading the protest, last week had announced the rail blockade to press for its demand to repeal three new farm legislation. The SKM had said the blockade will be held across the country from 12 PM to 4 PM.
Feb 18, 2021, 19:40 PM IST
Farmers' agitation will be extended to West Bengal: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait
Rakesh Tikit said that Bengal is near the sea and the farmers there involved in fish farming are a troubled lot, adding that imports are increasing there while many fishermen have lost their lives in Bengal. He said they are planning to go to West Bengal not because it is a poll-bound state, but to further spread awareness about the farmers` issue.
Feb 18, 2021, 10:56 AM IST
LIVE: Farmers in Meerut respond to 'rail roko' campaign, capture railway track in Meerut
The ‘rail roko’ has been announced by the protesting farmer unions under the Samkyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Thursday which will be staged from 12 PM to 4 PM. While, Railways have deployed 20 additional RSPF companies across the country.
Feb 18, 2021, 07:15 AM IST
Farmers protesting against farm laws will hold 'rail roko' on February 18: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait
The protest will be staged from 12 PM to 4 PM. The BKU leader, who has been spearheading the farmers’ agitation, said the people from their villages will also take part in the protest. He added that adequate arrangements have been made for the children travelling by the trains.
Feb 17, 2021, 19:25 PM IST
Farmers Protest: Silence in the farmers' movement!
Today is the 83rd day of the farmers' movement, where silence is now visible. Only a few farmers are left on the border.
Feb 16, 2021, 17:02 PM IST
Farmers' protests: Won't let govt sit in peace till demands met, says Bharatiya Kisan Union's Rakesh Tikait
While addressing a farmers' 'Mahapanchayat' at Indri grain market in the district, Rakesh Tikait said the 40 leaders spearheading the agitation against the Centre's farm laws will tour the country to build support for the stir.
Feb 14, 2021, 22:49 PM IST
Rakesh Tikait to attend 7 'mahapanchayats' in three states to intensify farmers' protest movement
The Kisan Mahapanchayat will start from February 14 in Karnal, Rohtak, Sirsa and Hisar districts of Haryana, in Rajasthan's Sikar and Maharashtra's Akola. These meetings will begin on February 14 and will culminate on February 23.
Feb 14, 2021, 07:57 AM IST
Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee visits farmers' protest site in Delhi
The 84-year-old Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, who is also the chairperson of National Gandhi Museum, exhorted farmers to remain peaceful in their protest and urged the government to take care of the farming community. Bhattacharjee said she has come to the protest site to pray for the farmers.
Feb 13, 2021, 23:22 PM IST
Govt should provide power connections or farmers will install generators for AC, coolers in summers: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait
Tikat also reiterated that the agitating farmers will intensify their stir until their demands are met. "The government wants to prolong the protest, but the farmers are also ready for a long haul and will not leave the site until the demands are met," Tikait told IANS.
Feb 13, 2021, 23:14 PM IST
Rakesh Tikait's financial worth revealed, farmer leader has assets worth Rs 80 crore- In Pics
Farm leader Rakesh Tikait has financial assets in four states spanning 13 cities including Muzaffarnagar, Lalitpur, Jhansi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Bijnor, Badaun, Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Dehradun, Roorkee, Haridwar, and Mumbai.
Feb 13, 2021, 11:19 AM IST
Farmers' agitation against farm laws will go on for indefinite period, warns BKU leader Rakesh Tikait
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait had earlier warned that the farmers will not go back home till their demands are met by the Centre. The farmers will hold a protest every year on October 2 at the Ghazipur border. "Tear shells and bullets were fired at the farmers on October 2, 2018, at the Ghazipur border. Every year we do a programme at the Ghazipur border and will also do it this year," Tikait said.
Feb 12, 2021, 13:44 PM IST
Breaking News : Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait's give a big statement on Farmers Protest
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said that the farmer's protest will continue till October 2, in a way farmers' organizations have given time to the government.
Feb 12, 2021, 13:08 PM IST
Know BKU leader Rakesh Tikait's real financial worth with assets spanning 13 cities in 4 states
Rakesh Tikait has a financial worth of a whopping Rs 80 crores with assets in 13 cities spanning across 4 states, as per estimates. The BKU leader emerged as the face of the ongoing farmers' movement in the borders of the national capital.
Feb 12, 2021, 07:58 AM IST
How big is the business of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait?
A big disclosure on the property of Rakesh Tikait, leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, crores of property in four states.
Feb 11, 2021, 13:26 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi appeals farmers to end protest, says 'give chance to Agri reforms'
Appealing to the agitating farmers to end their protest, Modi said talks should be held to resolve the issue. The Prime Minister also stated that the MSP will continue and so will the monthly ration scheme to 80 crore people.
Feb 08, 2021, 12:56 PM IST
It was banned, will talk to locals: Tikait on Bhindranwale's flag seen during 'chakka jam'
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait spoke about the incident that a flag resembling Khalistani Bhindranwale was seen on a tractor in Ludhiana during the ‘Chakka jam’ movement on Saturday, he said if the incident happened then it was wrong.
Feb 07, 2021, 08:41 AM IST
