The convoy of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Rakesh Tikait was allegedly attacked in Rajasthan’s Alwar district on Friday, with the farmer chief holding the BJP answerable for the incident.
According to the police, 4 individuals together with scholar union president of an area college has been taken into preventive custody for disrupting peace.
Tikait, who was in Rajasthan to deal with a ‘kisan panchayat’ in Alwar’s Harsoli, shared a video on Twitter displaying a automobile that was a part of his convoy. Supporters of Tikait may be heard accusing the BJP of firing on the automobile and throwing ink on it.
राजस्थान के अलवर जिले के ततारपुर चौराहा, बानसूर रोड़ पर भाजपा के गुंडों द्वारा जानलेवा पर हमला किए गए, लोकतंत्र के हत्या की तस्वीरें pic.twitter.com/aBN9ej7AXS
— Rakesh Tikait (@RakeshTikaitBKU) April 2, 2021
“A murderous attack was made by the goons of BJP at the Tatarpur crossing in Bansur, Alwar district. Pictures of the murder of democracy,” Tikait tweeted in Hindi together with the video.
The police stated the incident befell on Friday afternoon when Tikait was going from the venue of 1 kisan panchayat to a different.
“Tikait had two public meetings today in Alwar. After addressing a public meeting in Harsoli, Tikait was going to the venue of another meeting in Bansur. While he was on the way, some people under the leadership of Kuldip Rao, the student union president Raj Rishi Bharthari Matsya University showed black flags at the convoy of Tikait,” stated Bhiwadi SP Ram Moorty Joshi.
He added that the protesters additionally allegedly threw ink on the convoy.
“The car on which Tikait was travelling had already gone ahead when the incident took place. We have information that the protesters also threw ink on the cars. We have also found that the glass of one of the cars in Tikait’s convoy was broken. There was an altercation between the supporters of Tikait and those who showed them black flags. We have taken four people including Rao into preventive custody for disrupting peace,” stated Joshi.
He added that until now, no criticism has been submitted by the farmers’ aspect and no FIR has been lodged.
Atul Agre, circle officer, Kishangarh Vas stated in preliminary investigation no proof of firing has come throughout.
Alwar North BJP president Balwan Yadav stated he was not conscious of the incident.