Farmers' protest: Rakesh Tikait to hold Kisan Mahapanchayat in Yavatmal on February 20

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leer Rakesh Tikait will hold a ''Kisan Mahapanchayat'' and a public rally in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district on February 20, an office-bearer of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha said on Friday. Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) is an umbrella body of 40 farmer unions protesting at various border points of Delhi against Centre's three farm laws.

Maharashtra co-ordinator of SKM, Sandip Gidde informed that Tikait, Yudveer Singh and several or leers of organisation will hold Kisan Mahapanchayat and public meeting at Az Maidan in Yavatmal city on February 20.

"Tikait wants to start Kisan Mahapanchayat in Maharashtra from Yavatmal, which has earned dubious distinction of being hotspot of farmers' suicides," he said.

Farmers from Vidarbha and or parts of Maharashtra are likely to participate in Kisan Mahapanchayat, for which permission has been sought from authorities. 

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'Kisan Mahapanchayat' at Kurukshetra

On February 9, Tikait dressed a well-attended 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' at Kurukshetra, which was third meeting within a week in Haryana. During his dress, Tikait criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Andolan-jeevi' (professional protestors) remarks and asked if people like great freedom fighter Bhagat Singh were included in that category.

Tikait also alleged that attempts were being me to divide protesting farmers into lines of region and or considerations, and appealed m to reject any such design. "y will try to divide you into Punjab-Haryana lines, as Sikh and n-Sikh, Hindus and Muslims..," he alleged.

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farmers' agitation against Centre's farm laws is nationwide and t limited to Punjab or Haryana. We will win this fight, he declared.

Thousands of farmers have been protesting against three farm sector reform laws enacted by Centre in September last year. Centre has been saying se laws will bring in new farming techlogies and free farmers from clutches of middlemen. farmers have been rejecting se claims, saying se laws will harm ir interest. 

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