In Haryana's Jind, thousands gathered for Rakesh Tikait's rally. Chanting 'Kisan Ekta Zindabad' slogans, the supporters said they 'won't forgive Modi govt'.
Years after he helped the BJP win in western UP, Rakesh Tikait has now denounced the party and said the farmer protest will continue until October, if needed.
RLD, active in western UP region, is looking to tap into the farmers’ anger and has already rolled out plans, centred on the agitation, to revive itself.
BJP is facing increasing Jat opposition in Haryana and Western UP over farm laws. In Haryana, party leaders say, not having a Jat CM is hurting BJP 'for the first time'.
Raut said that after the 26 January violence, Shiv Sena felt it was its responsibility to stand by the farmers' and extend support of the whole of Maharashtra.
By saving the farmers' protest from the clutches of a violent Republic Day rally and taking on the Adityanath govt in UP, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has left Indian liberals in a fix.
After farmers answered Rakesh Tikait’s call, BSP chief Mayawati got active on Twitter, while SP leaders from Muzaffarnagar joined the agitation at Ghazipur.
BKU leader Tikait, who revived protest at Ghazipur border with emotional appeal, insists now politicians who come to attend won’t even be handed microphones.
In the storm around Sinauli, many academics dismissed claims of chariots being found. And the public misinterpreted the chariots as a device planted by the govt to fortify Hindutva.
Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
The KHAPs seem to think that the elected governments can be treated like the ladies in the village.