Farmer chief Rakesh Tikait arrived in Sirsa on Saturday after a number of unions referred to as for a July 13 protest to gherao the district police chief’s workplace over sedition and try and homicide instances in opposition to 100 farmers, which turned violent.
Before his go to, the district administration invited farmer leaders for talks and a farmer delegation led by Tikait would meet senior officers in a short while.
Addressing the farmers, Tikait mentioned, “The state authorities ought to notice that they need to not be a part of the combat with us. Our combat is with the central authorities. The state authorities ought to notice that when the central authorities has didn’t push the farmers again, additionally they can’t dare to take action.
Drawing a comparability between farmers and troopers, Tikait mentioned, “It is simply farmer who goes to the border and fights for the consideration of the nation and is named a soldier. When the identical soldier comes again to his fields, he drives his tractor. We will name our tractors, tanks solely. this tank [tractors] Only police will break barricades. The similar soldier makes use of Twitter when he sits on the pc. Therefore, the state authorities mustn’t underestimate us and instigate us. We will make a agency entrance and also you all ought to anchor and stand agency.
Taking a dig at Haryana BJP management, Tikait mentioned, “Chief Minister” [Manohar Lal Khattar] Is roaming in Delhi in order that he can keep away from this confrontation with us right here. dwelling Minister [Anil Vij] Trying onerous to change into chief minister. This is the place of this authorities. They can proceed their efforts, however we shouldn’t be agitated. our combat is just not with them [state government]. The day we hit them, they’ll know our power. All we wish is that our arrested farmers must be instantly launched and the sedition instances in opposition to them must be withdrawn.
Numerous farmers from throughout the state have reached Sirsa by tractor-trolley and personal automobiles. At some locations, farmers entered into temporary altercations with police, breaking police barricades, to succeed in their assembly place at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
