Rakesh Tikait in Gujarat: ‘Will have to take on fear’

Farmer chief Rakesh Tikait on Sunday instructed the farmers and youth in Gujarat that they “will have to take on fear (darr nikalna padega).” Tikait was talking at a public meet in Palanpur of Banaskantha whereby, he had arrived to have a “samvad” (dialog) with Gujarat farmers on the newly launched three farm legal guidelines.
Tikait entered Gujarat on Sunday morning from Abu street along with his convoy of farmer leaders and was welcomed by former Gujarat chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela and Aam Aadmi get together (AAP) staff in Ambaji temple at Banaskantha the place he took blessings. Later, in a street convoy, Tikait reached Palanpur whereas interacting with farmers alongside the 60km route.
“How the people of Gujarat will join the andolan (agitation), they have to decide. The youth will have to be part of andolan. We will have to take on fear. If there is no agitation, then our (farmers) lands will be snatched. The way the government has said that they will implement Gujarat model across the country and the manner in which Reliance was given 60 villages in the state, in the similar manner, lands of farmers across the country will be snatched. People of Gujarat want to win through court cases but even there the government will try to stall cases. So don’t wait for court judgments as your lands will be saved only through agitation (sic),” mentioned Tikait.
Tikait mentioned that the explanation behind his Gujarat go to was the detention of Bharatiya Kisan Union nationwide common secretary Yudhvir Singh and different farmer leaders in Ahmedabad after they had tried to carry a press convention within the metropolis.
“We were asked why are we going to Gujarat so I told them whether we need any VISA passport to travel to the state ? …I told them that the first we will break the barricade (police morcha) in Gujarat itself. The national media is trying to discourage the farmers agitation in Delhi and they deliberately show empty tents and roads saying that our agitation has ended, however in reality there are 25,000 tractors still present at the Delhi borders (sic),” mentioned Tikait.

The public meet of Tikait and former CM Shankersinh Vaghela had meagre presence of native residents together with farmers and it was talked about by Tikait as properly.
“Not many youth are seen here today. I would like to tell them they should start doing andolan from tractors. Learn to be active both on Twitter and tractor. This is the land of Sardar Patel and there is no need to be nervous. 2021 is the year of andolan. Those sitting in power at centre had become powerful from here (Gujarat) and here we should take them head on. Farmers from Gujarat have to hide their identity to travel to Delhi to take part in agitation. (sic).”
Tikait is scheduled to reach in Ahmedabad on Monday to go to Sabarmati Ashram and converse to farmers within the metropolis as properly.
On this event, former CM Vaghela hit out in opposition to the BJP on farm legal guidelines.
“The BJP claims that the farm laws are for the benefit of the farmers so let the farmers speak for themselves. The three farm laws have been drafted in the offices of industrialists and the manner in which the government has been mistreating the farmers, it will have implications on the country’s military as well, as it is the farmers’ sons who join the army…”