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News Desk: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said that the protesting farmers are not in support of any political party and they just want the government to consider their demands and take back the three Farm laws. He also said that since the government is not listening to their demands, farmers have planned to march Lucknow and hold a mahapanchayat there.
He said “We are not taking out any rallies to support other political parties but farmers are not happy with the present government and to voice opinions we will gherao Lucknow as the government is focusing on the events in UP”
When asked about the Red Fort violence incident and holding a march towards Parliament during the budget session, he said “Is it a crime to go to the Red Fort or are their laws restricting people to speak about inflation, rise in electricity rates, petrol prices? Farmers are just trying to make the government understand the issues they are facing and since the Centre is not able to reach a conclusion even after twelve rounds of talks, farmers have decided to hold a mahapanchayat in Uttar Pradesh?”
When asked about the reducing numbers of protesting farmers and Thakur Bhanu Pratap’s BKU backing out of the protest, he said “Those who left the protest midway are people from BJP and they are not thinking about the welfare of the farmers. but playing politics”
