Farmers' protest: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait receives death threat
Amid farmers' protest against farm laws 2020 at the Ghazipur border, the Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait has allegedly received a death threat.
As per the report, the Bharatiya Kisan Union activists have been receiving a video of an unidentified person who is abusing the Jat community.
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Likewise, Rakesh Tikait has received a death threat with a warning to end the farmers' protest at the Ghazipur border. Meanwhile, the farmers' union has written a complaint to the Kaushambi police station, but as of now, no action has been taken in this regard.
Similarly, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Tikait) has demanded that the unidentified person be arrested for the safety of Rakesh Tikait and all farmers.
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Tikait has been in the limelight ever since his video went viral on social media in which he was crying after the police administration issued an ultimatum to vacate the site or be removed.
Since then, he has been in the headlines. After Chakka Jam, he also asked the Centre to repeal the farm laws by October 2, or else they will carry tractor parade across the country.
The farmers have been protesting against three contentious laws i.e. Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, and Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
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