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TopicRakesh Tikait

Topic: Rakesh Tikait

TMC’s cheeky jibe at Centre’s samosa-jalebi advisory & a UP photo that’s talk of the town in power circles

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Fact Check: Rakesh Tikait wasn’t attacked again in Karnataka. Old video is doing rounds

Clips of Rakesh Tikait have gone viral on social media. They show a man attacking him with a wired microphone, throwing ink on his face, and Tikait is seen in tears.

‘Dogs keep barking’, says Union minister Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’ after farmers call for his removal

Mishra calls Rakesh Tikait 'man worth two pennies' . BKU leader responds, saying minister is angry as his son is in jail for alleged role in Lakhimpur Kheri violence

Behind BKU split, tensions between faction ‘sympathetic to BJP’ & Tikaits, ‘who backed opposition’

Bharatiya Kisan Union split again Sunday, with the breakaway faction calling itself BKU (Arajnaitik). This is the eleventh split in the BKU.

Will approach SC, says Rakesh Tikait on bail to MoS Ajay Mishra’s son in Lakhimpur case

Ashish Mishra who is a key accused was granted bail by Allahabad HC in the Lakhimpur Kheri case on 10 February and is expected to walk out of jail Tuesday.

‘Struggle on streets’ ends: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait, supporters return home after 383 days

The ‘ghar wapsi’ was marked with a celebratory atmosphere at Ghazipur border on the Delhi-UP border. A ‘havan’ also was performed at the UP Gate for the well-being of the farmers.

Repeal farm laws by 26 Nov or farmers will intensify stir at Delhi borders, Tikait warns Centre

BKU spokesperson Tikait said the protest against 'black laws' won't be called off until they are rolled back. The ongoing farmers' protest will complete a year on 26 November.

Samyukt Kisan Morcha will oppose BJP in UP polls, won’t support any party: Rakesh Tikait

The BKU leader also visited the family of the man who was allegedly killed in police custody in Agra and demanded a compensation of Rs 40 lakh and government job to his kin.

PM Modi should express grief in Parliament on death of protesting farmers: Rakesh Tikait

Slamming the Centre over the Minimum Support Price (MSP) issue, Tikait alleged that the assurance that the system would continue is 'only on paper' while farmers want it in reality.

‘Protest only option in democracy’ — Tikait says farmers will go home after farm laws repealed

The Bharatiya Kisan Union leader also urged people, who faced inconvenience due to Bharat Bandh, to forget it for the sake of the farmers.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order fails Delhi. Courtroom absolutes don’t solve bad policy

What’s needed now is a policy-based solution. The situation cannot remain suspended between denial and inaction—it has already cost lives and money.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.