Don't Want PM To Apologise, Tarnish His Reputation Abroad: Farmer Leader
NDTV
Rakesh Tikait's statement comes days after the Centre repealed the three agricultural laws against which several farmers' unions had been protesting for nearly a year.
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said that farmers do not want an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi adding that they do not want to tarnish his image abroad.
His statement comes days after the Centre repealed the three agricultural laws against which several farmers' unions had been protesting for nearly a year.
"We do not want the Prime Minister to apologize. We don't want to tarnish his reputation abroad. If any decision would be taken, it would not be done without the consent of farmers. We honestly cultivate the fields but Delhi did not pay attention to our demands," the BKU leader said in a tweet (roughly translated from Hindi).
Reacting to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar's recent statement over three repealed farm laws, Mr Tikait had said that the remark was intended to deceive farmers and would also humiliate the Prime Minister.
