Now, disgruntled khap chief announces mahapanchayat to counter earlier one
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Now, disgruntled khap chief announces mahapanchayat to counter earlier one
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Muzaffarnagar: Disgruntled Gathwala khap has now announced another mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar just days after the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) had a stellar performance on the GIC grounds here on September 5. According to sources, the mahapanchayat will be organised under the banner of Hind Majdoor Kisan Samiti on the same venue on September 26. Gathwala khap chief Rajendra Malik said, “They (SKM) had organised kisan mahapanchayat, but didn't discuss farmers’ issues in the right manner. We are going to address the issues of the farmers in the right manner and will put these problems before the CM and PM.” Notably, the motorcade of Budhana’s BJP MLA Umesh Malik, who belongs to Gathwala khap, had been attacked in Sisauli village, the stronghold of BKU’s Tikaits. This had led to a war of words between BKU and BJP leaders, in which the Rajinder Singh faction of Gathwala khap threw its lot with Malik. Though Naresh Tikait tried to bridge the difference and appealed to all khaps to attend the September 5 mahapanchayat, Rajindra Malik remained absent from the event.
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The Times of India
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2021-09-12
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