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Ink Thrown At Farmer Leader Rakesh Tikait, 3 Detained In Karnataka's Bengaluru
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait fell victim to "ink attack" at a press conference in Karnataka's Bangalore, on May 30. Reportedly, Tikait was giving clarity about sting operation, where a farmer leader from Karnataka was allegedly caught asking for money. When the ink was thrown at Tikait's face, a chaos erupted among the public, as people were seen throwing chairs and creating a ruckus. Three persons have been detained so far.
Tags: Bangalore, Karnataka, BKU, rakesh tikait, Ink Attack
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Samyuktha Kisan Morcha To Visit Lakhimpur Kheri & Ensure 'Justice' To Deceased Farmers
Samyuktha Kisan Morcha (SKM) will reportedly visit Lakhimpur Kheri on May 5, to ensure justice to the farmers who were killed during the violence on October 3, 2021. BKU's General Secretary Harinder Singh Lakhowal said that farmers from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana will visit Lakhimpur Kheri. Reportedly, eight people including four farmers lost their lives in Lakhimpur Kheri when Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra ran over… read-more
Tags: SKU, BKU, Farmers' Protest, Lakhimpur Kheri, ashish mishra
Courtesy: ANI
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Singhu Border Killing Will Not Affect Farmers' Protest, Says Rakesh Tikait
Rakesh Tikait, the leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), stated that it was "unfortunate" that Lakhbir Singh was killed near the Singhu border. He further stated that the incident will not affect the farmers' protest against the farm laws. Earlier, Lakhbir Singh was found dead with his hands and legs chopped off and hanged on a police barricade at the farmers' protest site, near the Singhu border.
Tags: rakesh tikait, BKU, Farmers Protest, Singhu Border, Lakhbir Singh
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Farmers To Hold ''Rail Roko'' Programme: Lakhimpur Kheri Violence
The Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait has announced that Famers will block railways tracks for 6 hours starting from 10 AM in the country on October 18. Reportedly, the ''rail roko'' program was planned to protest against the Union Minster Ajay Mishra's membership in BJP. Farmers made him the accused of criminal conspiracy that led to the killing of fours farmers and a journalist in Lakhimpur Kheri.
Tags: SKM, BKU, Lakhimur Kheri, Rail Roko, train
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Workers Of BJP & BKU Clash At Ghazipur Border, Police Registers FIR
In the latest development of the Farmers' protests, police have registered an FIR against 200 unidentified Bharatiya Kisan Union workers. During a welcome procession of BJP general secretary Amit Valmiki on June 30 at the Ghazipur border, workers of BJP and BKU clashed with each other. Meanwhile, BKU said BJP workers had shown Black flags and used abusive language while Valmiki alleged BKU workers vandalised vehicles and made casteist remarks… read-more
Tags: Farmers portest, BKU, BJP Leader, Gazipur border
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BKU's President Steps Down From Apex Court Appointed Panel
To stand in solidarity with the farmers, Bharatiya Kisan Union's (BKU) President Bhupinder Singh Mann on January 14 stepped down from Supreme Court constituted four-member expert panel. "I am recusing myself from the committee and I will always stand with my farmers and Punjab", read Mann's letter tweeted by BKU. Mann's decision came after uproars of the panel being 'pro-farm laws' that was set up to review the farm laws.
Tags: Farmers Protest, Supreme Court of India, BKU, Bhupinder Singh Mann
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