Rakesh Tikait threatens ‘tractor rally’ to Parliament with 40 lakh tractors

‘Farmer leader’ Rakesh Tikait has once more threatened the central authorities demanding the repeal of the three farm legal guidelines. Speaking at farmer conferences in Churu and Sikar Rajasthan yesterday, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief threatened to siege the Parliament if the central authorities doesn’t repeal the farm legal guidelines.
Our subsequent name can be for a march to Parliament, and never simply 4 lakh tractors however 40 lakh tractors will go there if farm legal guidelines usually are not taken again: BKU chief Rakesh Tikat at a farmers rally in Sikar, Rajasthan yesterday pic.twitter.com/OCQE9GxsQr— ANI (@ANI) February 24, 2021
Tikait mentioned that the ‘farmers’ would march in direction of Delhi with 40 lakh tractors as an alternative of 4 lakh tractors that had participated within the tractor rally on Republic Day. He reportedly mentioned that the federal government was not able to take heed to the farmers and that it had determined to rob the farmers. Tikait accused the federal government of conniving with businessmen. He alleged that corporates had already ready warehouses even earlier than the farm legal guidelines have been enacted. He mentioned that the farm legal guidelines didn’t present for the minimal help value (MSP) and that corporates would retailer the produce purchased from farmers of their warehouse and would promote them at greater costs. Tikait urged the farmers in Rajasthan to unite in protest towards the farm legal guidelines by rising above caste traces. He requested the youth to take part within the agitation.
Republic Day tractor rally had led to riots in Delhi
It is pertinent to notice right here that the farmers’ leaders had organised a tractor rally in Delhi on Republic Day that had culminated into violence. They had assured that the rally can be a peaceable protest and can be restricted to the designated routes. However, what transpired on the Republic Day was removed from peaceable. Several armed protestors entered the nationwide capital attacking the safety personnel and vandalising the general public property. Some protestors entered into the Red Fort and insulted the nationwide flag and hoisted spiritual flags atop the Red Fort that have been believed to be Khalistani flags. Hundreds of police personnel have been injured through the riots. It was revealed later, that a number of separatist, anti-India organisations like banned Khalistani outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) have been behind the Republic Day riots.
An investigation has ben initiated by Delhi police into the Republic Day violence and round 38 FIRs have been lodged with over 100 accused having been arrested in relation to the violence.
Central authorities held a number of rounds of talks with ‘farmer representatives’
The central authorities had been proposing to resolve the farmers’ points by dialogue. Several rounds of talks have been held between the farmers’ representatives and the federal government because the protests began. However, the talks resulted in a impasse because the farmers’ leaders have been adamant on complete repeal of the legal guidelines regardless of the federal government agreeing to make particular amendments within the legal guidelines. Prior to the havoc performed by the protestors through the tractor rally on the Republic Day, the protesting farmers had been blocking main routes close to the nationwide capital for months.