"We have only two demands, release the farmers who were detained and start purchasing sunflower seeds at MSP. We are ready to hold discussions with the government," Tikait said. Farmers and their supporters from Punjab and Haryana were seen coming out on streets in large numbers on their
Showing his unwavering stand with the wrestlers amid their protest, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said that the farmers are also ready to get arrested.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 30 (ANI): Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Monday condemned the incident in which black ink was thrown on farmer leader Rakesh Tikait's face in Bengaluru.
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Various Urdu newspapers in their Sunday editions reported farmers' entry into West Bengal politics ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections. They also reported that farmer leader Rakesh Tikait has appealed to voters not to vote for Bharatiya Janata Party
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday turned teacher to children attending a makeshift school at the farmers' protest site in Ghazipur.
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): On Budget day, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said that the government should provide a separate budget for farmers to address various issues of the farming community. He also sought a waiver of agricultural loans of farmers.
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday reached the Ghazipur (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh) border and met Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait. Badal assured complete support to farm unions in the ongoing farmers' agitation at the
New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait who has been participating in the agitation against the farm laws alleged that he has received a death threat over the phone.