Tikait to address farmer meets in state from today
KOTA/ JAIPUR: Farmer leaders of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha are upbeat that farmer leader Rakesh Tikait will address a series of farmer meetings (Kisan Mahapanchayats) in different parts of Rajasthan starting Monday.
They said Tikait’s presence will give strength to the farmers’ movement in Rajasthan.
Tikait will arrive in Rajasthan on Monday and address a meeting of farmers in Nohar region of Hanumangarh district, followed by more meetings at Sardarshahar in Churu district and Sikar on February 23, Kariri in Karauli district on February 25, Padampur and Ghadsana regions in Sri Ganganagar district on February 26, Jhunjhunu on March 2, Nagaur on March 3 and Pipad City in Jodhpur on March 17.
Sanyukt Kisan Morcha’s Amra Ram said that Tikait has become an epitome of the farmer movement and his meetary
AMRA RAM,
farmer leader
ings will strengthen the farmer movement in Rajasthan like Punjab and Haryana. “There will be great mobilisation of the farmers and record people will attend the Kisan Mahapanchayat,” said Amra Ram.
Sanjay Madhav, convener, Sanyukt Kisan Morcha said that other farmer leaders including Jogendra Singh Ungraha, Balbeer Singh Rajewal, Gurnam Singh Chhaduni and Yudhveer Singh will attend the Kisan Mahapanchayats. A meeting of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha will also be held in Jaipur on Februchance 24, in which strategy to speed up the farmer movement will be decided, he said.
However, Kisan Mahapanchayat’s national president Rampal Jat has criticised Tikait for his statement urging farmers to burn the crops if forcibly sent for crop harvest. “No leader in farmer movement should take stance other than that of their organization, as it does not seem to be appropriate,” Jat said.
“Sir Chhotu Ram, prior to Indian Independence, had symbolically appealed for burning crops instead of selling it to the Britishers at low cost when Britishers had refused to provide farmers due price for their crops, but later Britishers agreed to pay due prices to the farmers,” he said. “However, now no leader can imitate Sir Chhotu Sir and also there is no rule of Britishers in Indian anymore,” he said.
On the scheduled visit of Tikait, Jat said, “Everyone is welcome who can strengthen the farmers’ movement.”