Sanyukt Kisan Morcha condemns attack on Rakesh Tikait in UP
Bathinda: The
Sanyukt Kisan Morcha
(SKM) has strongly condemned an attack on farmer leader
Rakesh Tikait
at
Muzaffarnagar
in Uttar Pradesh, while he was participating in a
Aakrosh Rally
against the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on Friday evening.
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SKM has demanded the immediate arrest of all those responsible for the attack.
It stated that a section of the mob manhandled Rakesh Tikait with the intention of fatally attacking him. The police personnel present failed to prevent the mob attack. It is notable that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath did not condemn the attack on the SKM leader.
"Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait was allegedly heckled by members of right-wing groups in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday evening when he was about to address a public meeting called in solidarity with victims of the
.
In the melee, Tikait's turban came off, and he was escorted by police personnel and his supporters," said a source.
SKM called upon various sections of the people to expose the actions against farmers, minorities, and the working people. MSID:: 120850073 413 |
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