SKM firm on holding Rakesh Tikait's 'Maha Panchayat' in Yavatmal SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 19, 2021, 05:06 PM IST Share Synopsis Even as the district administration in Maharashtra's Yavatmal has denied permission to the February 20 'Maha Panchayat' of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait due to rising COVID-19 cases, its organiser- Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM)- on Friday said it is firm on holding the public meeting there. Agencies Even as the district administration in Maharashtra's Yavatmal has denied permission to the February 20 'Maha Panchayat' of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait due to rising COVID-19 cases, its organiser-Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM)- on Friday said it is firm on holding the public meeting there. The SKM said that if Tikait and other leaders are stopped in Yavatmal, then a sit-in protest would be held.