“Is going Any place For Rs 2,000”: BJP MLA’s Barb At Rakesh Tikait

Lucknow:

BJP MLA Nand Kishore Gurjar, accused via the farmers protesting on the Ghazipur border of looking to disrupt their agitation along with his supporters, has made debatable remarks in opposition to influential farmer chief Rakesh Tikait, who has been main the protest in opposition to the centre’s 3 agriculture regulations on the UP-Delhi border.

The lawmaker, who has denied the farmers’ accusation, mentioned he’s a “larger farmer” than the Bharatiya Kisan Union leader as a result of he owns extra land than him. He additionally made a private assault at Mr Tikait, alleging that he “has heard that Mr Tikait is going any place for simply Rs 2,000”.

“I’m a farmer myself. Rakesh Tikait isn’t a larger farmer than me. He would not personal even part the land I personal. Tikait must apologise. You can’t divide farmers within the nation. Historical past will consider them,” he instructed journalists.

Nand Kishore Gujar , the @BJP4UP MLA from Ghaziabad , accused via farmers of looking to get a divorce the Ghazipur protest final week (he denies) assaults @RakeshTikaitBKU , announcing the BKU chief isn’t a larger farmer than him . and extra … pic.twitter.com/wUBEs31Vc5

— Alok Pandey (@alok_pandey) February 3, 2021

 
Requested if had attempted to damage the agitation and incited his supporters to be violent, Mr Gurjar as soon as once more denied having long past to the protest website online. “Who says this can be a farmers’ protest. You cross and spot; 4 other folks of a political party are sitting there. Is that this a farmers’ protest? As of late, most effective political employees are sitting there; they are able to be farmers, they are able to be labourers,” Mr Gurjar mentioned.

Mr Tikait had cried on digital camera whilst chatting with journalists final week after the farmers have been requested via the native management to transparent the realm. He had alleged a conspiracy to damage the protest via drive. He had, then again, refused to budge.

“I admire Tikait’s circle of relatives, however other folks used to mention about Rakesh Tikait that he would cross any place for Rs 2,000. It is extremely unlucky. He must no longer do it. The place are you taking the agitation? The following day you are going to say that terrorists have come to kill you. Production riots – this isn’t a excellent factor,” he added.

Mr Tikait’s breaking down on digital camera turns out to have galvanised his supporters within the farmer group in western Uttar Pradesh. There were huge Mahapanchayats or conferences within the area, and hundreds are reported to have reached or making plans to achieve the protest website online close to Delhi.

The Delhi Police, expecting an inflow of protesters, has fortified its positions on the 3 primary protest websites – Singhu, Ghazipur, Tikri – with steel barricades, concrete boulders, barbed wires and spikes embedded in roads to forestall tractors.

The Delhi Police on Tuesday mentioned the remarkable preparations were made to avert a Republic Day-like state of affairs, when hundreds of protesters had barged into the nationwide capital on tractors and clashed with the safety group of workers.