Farm leader Rakesh Tikait detained

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait was detained by Aligarh Police on Wednesday while en route to Greater Noida to join a meeting of farmer leaders, police officials said.Farm leader Tikait was stopped on the Yamuna Expressway and was...

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New Delhi, Updated At : 09:01 AM Dec 05, 2024 IST

Rakesh Tikait

A police official said that Tikait had been detained but not formally arrested.

While being detained, Tikait criticised the authorities, accusing them of suppressing farmers. “How long will you detain us? If you keep us locked, then with whom will you talk?”

The BKU had convened an emergency meeting on Tuesday at Kisan Bhawan in Muzaffarnagar, led by its chief Naresh Tikait.

The Union decided to back farmers in Noida and Greater Noida who are protesting over land compensation and other grievances. The BKU's youth wing president, Anuj Singh, urged members from western Uttar Pradesh districts to converge at Greater Noida's Zero Point on Wednesday.

Farm leader Rakesh Tikait detained

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