PM Narendra Modi is becoming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait
Tikait said that said if someone raises his voice against the government, they are punished and compared the incumbent NDA government with the dictatorial regime in North Korea.
Jun 02, 2021, 11:43 AM IST
Stones pelted at farmer leader Rakesh Tikait's convoy, BKU blames ABVP for attack
Tikait, however, was not in his car when the stones were allegedly pelted, Bhiwadi Superintendent of Police Ram Murti Joshi said, adding no one was injured in the incident.
Apr 02, 2021, 22:32 PM IST
'Bharat Bandh' on March 26 as farmers' protest against farm laws completes 4 months
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmer unions, has called for a Bharat Bandh on March 26, from 6 AM to 6 PM. During this time all road and rail transport, markets and other public places will be closed across the country.
Mar 25, 2021, 11:45 AM IST
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait may be arrested on March 8 in MP, know what’s the case
A Madhya Pradesh court has issued an arrest warrant against Tikait in connection with a 2012 attempt to murder and rioting case in the state’s Anuppur district. Tikait had led a BKU protest against a power plant in the Jaithari area, which turned violent, leading to injuries to policemen and torching of vehicles. Over 100 people, including Tikait, were arrested under Sections 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting with armed weapon), 149 (unlawful assembly), 307 (attempt to murder) of the IPC, an official said.
Feb 26, 2021, 14:34 PM IST
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait may be arrested on March 8 as MP court issues arrest warrant
A court in MP has issued an arrest warrant against Tikait in connection with an attempt to murder and rioting case of 2012. The BKU leader has recently warned that the farmers would march to the Parliament if the three agricultural laws are not taken back. Tikait said, "A call would be made for taking farm protests to the Parliament."
Feb 25, 2021, 13:36 PM IST
Rakesh Tikait warns Centre of ‘Parliament march with 40 lakh tractors’ if farm laws not repealed
Speaking at a farmers’ rally in Sikar in Rajasthan on Tuesday, Tikait said, "Our next call will be for a march to Parliament. We will tell them before marching. This time it won’t be just 4 lakh tractors but 40 lakh tractors will go there if farm laws are not taken back."
Feb 24, 2021, 13:06 PM IST
Rakesh Tikait addresses ‘kisan mahapanchayat’, urges farmers to throw 'king of looters' out of Delhi, top highlights
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait addressed 'Kisan mahapanchayat' in Haryana and Rajasthan on Monday. Tikait warned that farmers’ ongoing protest against the Centre's three farm laws could go on for a long time. He also urged the agitating farmers to force "the king of looters" out of Delhi
Feb 23, 2021, 08:13 AM IST
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
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
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
Pan-India 'chakka jam' on February 6 except Delhi, UP and Uttarakhand, says BKU leader Rakesh Tikait
As the farmers continue their agitation against farm laws at various borders of the national capital, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait had on Thursday said that the three-hour-long ‘chakka jam’ on February 6 will not take in Delhi. Speaking to reporters at the Ghazipur border protest site, he said that the farmers would provide food and water to the people who will be stuck due to ‘chakka jam`.
Feb 05, 2021, 14:47 PM IST
Govt has time till October, after that we will hold massive tractor rally: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait
Ahead of the proposed ‘Bharat Bandh’ on February 6, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has warned that the farmers protesting against the Centre’s farm laws will hold a massive tractor rally if the government does not concede to their key demands by October. “We have given the government time till October. If they do not listen to us, we will go on a pan-country tractor rally of 40 lakh tractors,” Rakesh Tikait, BKU leader, said.
Feb 03, 2021, 07:12 AM IST
Did you know this? Rakesh Tikait, summoned for Delhi tractor rally violence, was once a Delhi Police officer!
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait, who has been spearheading the ongoing farmers’ protest, was once employed with the Delhi Police as Sub Inspector. Rakesh Tikait is the son of farmer leader Mahendra Singh Tikait and inherited his legacy on farmers’-related issues after his demise. Like his father Mahendra Singh Tikait, who along with former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, was the tallest leader of the farmers during his time, Rakesh Tikat also wields considerable clout in western Uttar Pradesh.
Jan 29, 2021, 10:49 AM IST
Farmer union BKU calls Kisan Mahapanchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, more farmers expected to reach Ghazipur border
The development comes at a time when the Delhi Police has issued lookout notices against farmer leaders and announced a probe into the conspiracy' behind the Republic Day violence, even as the Ghaziabad administration gave an ultimatum to the protesters at UP Gate to vacate the site by January 28 midnight.
Jan 29, 2021, 09:12 AM IST
Delhi Police registers 22 FIRs in connection with violence during farmers' tractor rally, over 100 cops injured
Delhi Police has registered as many as 22 FIRs in connection with the violence which broke out during the farmers' tractor rally in the national capital on Tuesday. According to sources in Delhi Police, a total of 5 FIRs have been lodged in Eastern Range. The tractor rally by farmers saw violence at several places in Delhi as protestors clashed with police and broke barricades. Protesters breached the Red Fort premises and waved flags they were carrying from its ramparts.
Jan 27, 2021, 09:40 AM IST
Farmer leaders to hold 'internal meet' to decide on Govt’s offer to suspend three farm laws for over a year to end protest
Farmer leaders will hold internal meet to discuss Govt’s offer to suspend three farm laws for over a year to end their protest. Centre had on Wednesday proposed to suspend the three contentious farm laws for one and half years during which a solution "can be reached with mutual dialogue" to end the stalemate. However, farmer leaders did not immediately accept the proposal.
Jan 21, 2021, 07:48 AM IST
Farmers, Centre to hold 10th round of talks today; BKU says ‘will not move till farm laws are repealed’
Farmers have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26 against the three newly enacted farm laws - Farmers` Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
Jan 20, 2021, 07:10 AM IST
Agri laws protests: SC hearing on Monday; farmer leader says 'prepared for sit-in till May 2024'
The Centre has urged the agitating farmers to discuss alternatives to scrapping the legislation at the next meeting scheduled for January 19.
Jan 18, 2021, 00:33 AM IST
Centre must scrap farm laws, give legal guarantee on MSP, says BKU leader Rakesh Tikait as 9th round of talks begin
Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday said that the Centre must scrap the three contentious farms laws and give a legal guarantee on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and its continuation in future.
Jan 15, 2021, 13:00 PM IST
Protesting farmers, Centre to hold 9th round of talks today; BKU seeks support from SC panel
Today’s talks come a day after Bhartiya Kisan Union national president Bhupinder Singh Mann recused himself from the four-member committee appointed by the Supreme Court to resolve the deadlock between farmers and the Centre over the new agri-marketing laws.
Jan 15, 2021, 07:12 AM IST
