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Will hold core committee meeting after SC order on farm laws, says BKU's R
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 12 (ANI): As the Supreme Court is hearing the petitions related to central farm laws and is likely to pass an order today, Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said that they will hold a core committee meeting after the proceedings conclu
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Did not allow Haryana CM to hold rally in Karnal, will continue protest ag
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni on Sunday said that his organisation did not let Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar hold a rally in Karnal and asserted that they will continue to protest against BJP rallies.
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Farmers won't relent before laws are repealed, says Tikait
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): The eighth round of negotiations between the protesting farmer unions and the Centre on Friday remained inconclusive, with Rakesh Tikait, Spokesperson of Bharatiya Kisan Union on Friday said that farmers won't relent before the laws are repealed.
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Famers to participate in Republic Day parade says Rakesh Tikait
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Thursday expressed satisfaction at the turnout of today's tractor rally and said that they would also participate in the 26th January Republic Day Parade.
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60 farmers lost their lives during protest against new farm laws, claims B
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): A total of 60 farmers have lost their lives during the ongoing farmers' protest against the new farm laws so far, claimed Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson, Rakesh Tikait on Monday.
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Farmer unions threaten to march into Delhi on January 26, hold tractor par
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New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): Protesting farmer unions on Saturday said that farmers will enter Delhi on the Republic Day with their tractors, trolleys and other vehicles if their demand for the repeal of new farm laws is not accepted.
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Issues of stubble burning, safeguarding power subsidies sorted, say farmer
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): A consensus was reached on stubble burning and safeguarding power subsidies, two of the four issues that were on the agenda for talks between protesting farmers and central ministers on Wednesday
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Centre's meeting with farmer leaders underway
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New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): Meeting between Union government and farmer leaders over three farm laws is underway at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi on Wednesday.
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Tikait takes dig at Opposition parties over farmers' ongoing agitation
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New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Taking a dig at the Opposition parties, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday said farmers may not have started the agitation if there was strong Opposition parties in the country.
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Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait receives death threat over phone
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
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.
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Farmer unions urge government to come up with concrete proposal, not repea
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New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Farmer unions protesting against the new farm laws on Wednesday wrote a letter to the government urging it not to repeat the "meaningless amendments" which have been rejected before and to come up with a concrete proposal in writing.
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Farmers' protest: BKU spokesperson says dialogue only way, ready for discu
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ghazipur (Ghaziabad) [India], December 23 (ANI): As the farmers' protest entered its 27th day on Wednesday, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said a solution will come out through dialogue and his organization is ready for it.
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