Himachal disaster should be declared national calamity, demands BKU
The union has also demanded a special relief package of Rs 20,000 crore for affected farmers and the general public.
The union has also demanded a special relief package of Rs 20,000 crore for affected farmers and the general public.
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait was allegedly attacked by some unidentified miscreants during a protest rally on Friday against the Pahalgam terror incident.
Bhartiya Kisan Union(BKU) national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait has stated that he was trying for a truce between warring former BJP legislator Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion and his successor sitting MLA Umesh Kumar in Haridwar.
Even as Bharatiya Kisan Union ( BKU) was holding a massive protest in Meerut and even forcefully entered the Paratpur police station last night over anomolies in the election process in the sugarcane committees, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has objected to rigging of polls in the sugarcane committee elections and has held the ruling Uttar Pradesh BJP responsible for this anti-democratic work.
BKU spokesperson Rajesh Tikait said, "First in 2008, then in 2021 and at present also the situation is similar. We will not shy away from getting shot in the chest."
Farmers have been protesting against the government's three farm laws since they were passed by the Centre in 2020 namely The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act.
Tikait also warned that the Centre saying that if the administration pulls down farmers' tents at protest sites, they will set tents at police stations and District Magistrate's offices.
Darshan Pal Singh, who is the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Spokesperson, said, "This is our next move to intensify the ongoing protest."
He called farmers “true patriots” and said that on January 26 protesters were deliberately diverted from the prescribed route and those who hoisted the flag at the Red Fort were their workers.
The protest will be staged from 12 pm to 4 pm, said sources.
