New Delhi: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has attacked Yogi Adityanath and said that Yogi government had did not fulfill their promise, “He [Yogi Adityanath] had promised in his manifesto that he would raise the value of sugarcane to Rs 375-Rs 450. However, he has increased it only by Rs 25. He should give an account of the losses faced. The government has failed completely. Crops are not being sold at MSP [minimum support price] rates,” Rakesh Tikait said.
Bharat bandh began at 6am and is supposed to end at 4pm. Some sections on the highways are curbed by the protesters. This morning, Delhi-Meerut Expressway was blocked near the Ghazipur protest site, affected the traffic coming from Uttar Pradesh.
The protests are carried out peaceful. School, colleges, shops, government and private offices, educational and other institutions, industries and commercial establishments are closed across the country, the SKM said, but liquor shops are open.
Shambhu border near Haryana is blocked by the farmers. The state police on Sunday said people to be prepared to face traffic congestion. “It is expected the agitating groups may sit on dharna on roads and highways and block them for some time. The national and state highways in Haryana may see some traffic disruptions for several hours,” a state police spokesperson said.
Tikait on protest
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said farmers are ready to protest for 10 years, but will not allow the ‘black’ legislations to be implemented. “It has been 10 months of this agitation. The government must listen with open ears that even if we have to agitate for 10 years we are ready,” Mr Tikait said at a farmers’ gathering in Panipat.
The centre has denied the allegations and offered to amend the laws after wide discussions with farmers. The centre says the farm laws are in fact beneficial for farmers as some of the provisions cut out middlemen, who exploit farmers. But the farmers have stuck to nothing less than complete withdrawal of the three laws.
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