Need State-Wise Compensation For Farmers Who Died In Protests: Rakesh Tikait

TPI Staff December 4, 2021

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PM Modi Is Becoming Like Kim Jong Un, No One Can Raise Voice, Says Rakesh Tikait

Mumbai: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait has demanded state-wise compensation and employment on the death of farmers like Punjab.

He further said that the talks held yesterday between the farmers of Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar were fruitless but the state government agreed to withdraw the cases registered against the farmers.

“Our demand for MSP is from the Union government. The talks have just started and we will see how it goes. We won’t develop any strategies today, we’ll only discuss how the agitation moves forward,” he added.

This statement of Tikait has come before the meeting of United Kisan Morcha today.

The SKM said that they have decided to wait for a formal and full response to all the demands raised by the central government in their letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

An official communication by the SKM on November 28 read, “Samyukt Kisan Morcha has decided to wait for the Government of India to respond formally and fully to all the demands raised by it in its letter to the Prime Minister of India on November 21. SKM decided to give more time to the Central Government by suspending the planned Tractor March to Sansad from November 29. Protesting farmers will take a decision on further action, in the next meeting fixed on December 4 of Samyukt Kisan Morcha.”