Fire bullets, won’t budge: Naresh Tikait to govt
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Fire bullets, won’t budge: Naresh Tikait to govt
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GHAZIABAD: Refusing to give an inch, BKU (Tikait) president Naresh Tikait on Wednesday said that farmers at UP Gate would continue their agitation till their demands are met. If the government wants to remove them, it would have to ‘fire bullets at them’, he added. Tikait said that the government had taken a ‘dictatorial stance’ and warned they will march to Delhi on January 26 if there’s no headway in talks. “Inki neeti mein khot hai (their policy is flawed). They still have a stubborn attitude that borders on being dictatorial. But farmers will not return empty-handed and will intensify their struggle in the days to come. If they want to stop us, they can fire bullets at us,” he said, adding that he hoped that ‘good sense will prevail’. “The government adopted all kinds of rhetoric to break the unity of farmers and propped up unions in support of the bill. They have exhausted all their tricks now,” Tikait told TOI. Earlier, his younger brother and outfit spokesperson Rakesh Tikait again said his remarks that have upset Brahmin groups. “My statement was twisted and given political colour. It was not directed against any community but was about temple trusts,” he said. Shortly afterwards, he left for Delhi to attend talks with the Centre.
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The Times of India
Date
2020-12-31
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Ghaziabad