Farm Union Leader Rakesh Tikait's Mega Agitation Against 'Agnipath' Scheme Tomorrow
NDTV
Rakesh Tikait rose to national prominence during the 2020-21 protests in Delhi against the now-repealed central farm laws.
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait has said his farmers' group would begin a campaign against the Centre's new military recruitment scheme Agnipath from August 7.
Addressing a farmers' congregation in Baghpat district in western Uttar Pradesh recently, Mr Tikait said the "fight with the Central government and the UP government" over the issue was yet to begin.
"The campaign against the Agnipath scheme will begin on August 7 and continue for over a week," the BKU national spokesperson said, seeking support of the farming community.
He also alleged that old police cases against farmers were being dug up to intimidate them in the wake of major protests in recent years.
