BJP to hold kisan panchayats across UP to counter farm protest impact

The BJP hopes to regain the support of farmers, especially in western Uttar Pradesh, by holding massive farmer outreach programmes ahead of the next year's Assembly polls.

Ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP is all set to launch farmer outreach programmes in August to counter the Rakesh Tikait factor and control the damage done by the protests against the new farm laws. The BJP will hold 'Kisan Samvad' from August 16 to 23. The BJP hopes to regain the support of farmers, especially in western Uttar Pradesh, where the protest against the farm laws has continued under Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait for more than eight months. The protests are believed to have dented the party's support there. The BKU leader has been mobilising the farmers against the contentious laws by organising massive kisan panchayats.