Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 5 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday, while reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kedarnath temple, said that a country whose head offers prayers at a temple at a time when its gates are about to be closed,
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): Following the defeat of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh and Haryana by-polls, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said it is a "victory of farmers' movement".
New Delhi [India], November 1 (ANI): Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday said that farmers will strengthen the agitation from November 27 at protest sites by reaching Delhi borders with tractors.
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 31 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday warned the Centre saying that if the administration pulls down farmer's tents at protest sites, they will set tents at police stations and District Magistrate's offices.
New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): Two days after barricades and cemented blocks were removed from the Ghazipur and Tikri borders, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday warned the Centre that if an attempt is made to forcibly remove the protesting farmers from the bord
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 29 (ANI): Reacting to Delhi Police removing barricades from Ghazipur border where farmers have been protesting against Centre's farm laws, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Friday said that they will go to Parliament to sell t
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav has been suspended from the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) for a month over his visit to the residence of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member who lost his life during the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Monday called the Rail Roko protest called by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) as successful. The protesting farmers are demanding dismissal and arrest of Union Minister of State Ajay Mishra.
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): As the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) is staging a nationwide 'Rail Roko' protest to demand the dismissal and arrest of Union Minister of State Ajay Mishra, Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Monday said that the government has not spoken
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said that the Singhu border incident was a "religious matter" and alleged that "the government was behind the act of spoiling the atmosphere near the border."
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], October 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (Haryana) president Gurnam Singh Chaduni on Saturday warned the government not to test the patience of the protesting farmers at Delhi borders, adding that they have a limit to tolerate.
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Saturday said the alleged killing of a man near the Singhu border was "unfortunate", but it will not affect the farmers' protest against the Centre's three farm laws.