Farmers Protest: Rakesh Tikait will begin the tour from March 1, the office-bearer said.
Ghaziabad:
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait will be touring five states in March to drum up support for the ongoing farmers protest against Centre s new agriculture laws, a Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) office-bearer said on Saturday.
Mr Tikait, the national spokesperson of the BKU and a prominent face of the farmers protest, will begin the tour from March 1, the office-bearer said. Farmers meetings will be held in Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana, while two meetings will also be held in Uttar Pradesh in March, BKU media in-charge Dharmendra Malik said.
Ministers Kailash Gahlot and Rajendra Pal Gautam will also be a part of the discussions.Kejriwal has extended his full support to farmers since the beginning of the farmers agitation at the borders of the national capital last year
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Meanwhile, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of 40 farmers unions, has called for a peaceful protest, expecting to get support for the program from across the country. Appeal to everyone for a peaceful protest in nationwide Rail Roko program on February 18 from 12 noon to 4 pm, it said.
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SKM s statement: Demanding that the government resolve the farmers issues immediately, SKM said: It is clear that instead of resolving the ongoing struggle s demands, BJP is trying its best to counter and destroy it. SKM condemns this attitude of the ruling party and demands that the government resolve the farmers issues immediately without any further delay. SKM vows that it will intensify the struggle and mobilise more farmers in its support.