Uttar Pradesh: Sack MoS Ajay Mishra Teni if he doesn’t resign, Rakesh Tikait tells govt
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Uttar Pradesh: Sack MoS Ajay Mishra Teni if he doesn’t resign, Rakesh Tikait tells govt
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MUZAFFARNAGAR: A day after leading a victory march from Ghazipur border to his village here, national spokesperson of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Rakesh Tikait called for Union minister of state for home, Ajay Mishra Teni’s resignation, and said if he does not do so, the government should sack him. On Thursday, uproarious scenes were witnessed in both Lok Sabha and UP assembly with opposition parties demanding the minister’s resignation even as Teni attended office. Referring to the SIT report on the Kheri incident, Tikait said, “When the investigation team has said what happened in Khiri was a planned act, why should the minister, who tried to save his son, continue in office.” He was referring to the violence that took place at Tikunia in Kheri on October 3, when four farmers and a journalist died while several were injured after three vehicles of the minister’s son’s convoy allegedly mowed down the protesting farmers. Commenting on PM Narendra Modi's speech in Gujarat urging farmers to opt for organic farming, the BKU leader said,’ Where is the market? If there is profit in natural farming, then the farmers will adopt it.” On stubble burning by farmers, Tikait said the government should introduce technology to tackle the issue.
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The Times of India
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2021-12-17
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Meerut