Former BKU leader, Rakesh Tikait, has demanded adequate compensation for the farmers that are to be displaced due to the upcoming Noida International Airport, in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh.
According to the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) national spokesperson, the protestors would also question the Centre on its claims of doubling farmers' income.
The farmer leader also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should give a clear answer on the demand for a law guaranteeing Minimum Support Price (MSP) that he had "supported" when he was the chief minister
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait made his comment in context of farmers’ organisations creating a political front to contest upcoming Punjab elections scheduled in February.
The farmers had started their agitation against the Modi government’s “agricultural reforms”, saying that the set of controversial laws would benefit private players at their expense.
The announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take back the farm laws is unprecedented. It can have far-reaching consequences provided civil society seizes the opportunity.
Farmers will start vacating Delhi border points from Dec 11, this may take some time, says farmer leader Rakesh Tikait.
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The farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said those whose killed BJP workers in Lakhimpur Kheri reacted only to vehicle running over protestors.
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The farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said the movement has begun and the youth are also joining the movement of farmers in the country.
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said that he is ready to agitate for 10 years but will not allow 'black' legislations to be implemented.
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An official said the arrested persons had announced cash reward of Rs 11lakh through posters, for thrashing farmer leader Rakesh Tikait with shoes in Uttar...
The protestors who have taken siege of the mini-Secretariat in Karnal, a constituency represented by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, seem to be in no mood...
Marching on foot from the mahapanchayat venue to the mini-secretariat five kilometres away, farmers faced a water cannon as they neared the complex.
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The BKU leader's statement in Shimla has evoked a strong reaction from the state government.
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