The mahapanchayat took place about 150 km from the Ghazipur border adjoining Delhi where Naresh Tikait’s brother Rakesh Tikait leads the agitation against farmers against agricultural laws.
Muzaffarnagar : Farmer’s Protest: There was a huge crowd at the Mahapanchayat of farmers called by the Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Naresh Tikait in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. This mahapanchayat took place about 150 km from the Ghazipur border adjoining Delhi where Naresh Tikait’s brother Rakesh Tikait is leading the farmers’ protest against agricultural laws . A large crowd can be seen in the pictures taken from the drone camera, around the meeting venue. The mahapanchayat was convened after that event on Thursday when the atmosphere became tense due to the UP administration’s attempt to free the Ghazipur area from the agitating farmers.
#FarmersProtest | उत्तर प्रदेश के मुजफ्फरनगर जिले में आयोजित किसान महापंचायत में जुटी भारी भीड़, भारतीय किसान यूनियन के #RakeshTikait के समर्थन में बुलाई गई थी महापंचायत pic.twitter.com/0dukq87QBo
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A large number of police force and machinery had given rise to the speculation that farmers’ demonstrations would be demolished. On Thursday, the electricity and water supply of the protest was cut off, although it was later restored. When the farmers were being forced away, the farmer leader Rakesh Tikait was seen crying with a camera. He announced that he would not leave the protest site until the final decision on agricultural laws was made.
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He said, ‘They want to destroy the farmers, we will not let this happen. Either agricultural laws will be withdrawn or Tikait will kill itself. This is a conspiracy against the farmers. This video clip went viral and as a result a large number of farmers returned to Ghazipur and got involved with the demonstration. A senior UP police officer Prashant Kumar told news agency ANI that the UP police had no intention of evacuating the Ghazipur area to the protesters. He said, ‘On Wednesday night, the police did not go to evacuate the area but to ensure that anti-social elements do not intrude into the demonstration, but some people distorted the development. ‘
