Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday said that the farmers will march to Parliament if the Centre does not repeal the thre...
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday said that the farmers will march to Parliament if the Centre does not repeal the three agricultural laws, PTI. He said the call for the march could be given anytime, and asked the farmers to be prepared.
Tikait made the remark while addressing a “kisan mahapanchayat” or farmers’ conclave in Rajasthan’s Sikar district. More than 20,000 farmers attended the conclave, according to The Caravan.
“This time the call will be for Parliament gherao,” Tikait said at the conclave, according to PTI. “We will announce it and then march towards Delhi. This time 40 lakh tractors will be there instead of four lakh tractors.” The Bharatiya Kisan Union leader said that the farmers will plough the parks near India Gate and grow crops there.
Tikait added that the date of the farmers’ Parliament march will be decided by leaders of the United Front.
The Bharatiya Kisan Union leader said that the farmers will demolish warehouses belonging to big corporations if the government does not meet their demands.
He added that there was a “conspiracy” to malign the farmers on the day of their massive tractor rally in Delhi on January 26. He said the farmers loved the national flag, but the government did...
