After Delhi, Rakesh Tikait threatens tractor agitation in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday threatened to start a farmers' tractor agitation in Gujarat after Delhi, and said time has come to gherao the state capital Gandhinagar and also break barricades if needed.
Talking to reporters outside the Sabarmati Ashram here, Tikait claimed farmers in Gujarat were unhappy and suffering.
Hundreds of farmers have been camping at Delhi's borders since November last year against the Centre's three agriculture reform laws. They are demanding a repeal of the three laws along with a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their produce.
The protesting farmers took out a tractor rally in Delhi on January 26.
"Farmers will conduct an agitation in Gujarat using their tractors. Time has come to gherao Gandhinagar and block roads. If needed, we will have to break barricades too," Tikait said.
The BKU leader is on a two-day tour of Gujarat since Sunday to campaign against the Centre's three farm laws.
On the second day of his visit, Tikait, accompanied by former Gujarat chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela, paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at the Sabarmati Ashram.
"Farmers are suffering because there is no agitation here. There is no backing from courts also. Farmers are compelled to say they are happy and making profit. Please give us that technology which is helping Gujarat's farmers to reap benefits," said Tikait.
He claimed farmers of Banaskantha are compelled to sell potatoes for Rs 3 per kilogram.
"Is that enough to make farmers happy? We have come here to remove fear from the minds of farmers. We will agitate in a peaceful manner," Tikait said, when asked about his future plans for Gujarat.
Later, Tikait and Vaghela reached Karamsad town in Anand district and paid tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at his native place.
Tikait then headed to Bardoli in Surat, where he would address farmers in the evening.
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Varanasi tragedy: Man kills wife days after marriage, booked for murder
Varanasi: A chilling incident of domestic violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi district has led to the arrest of a 44-year-old man for allegedly beating his newlywed wife to death. The victim, identified as 26-year-old Aarti Pal from Jaunpur district, had married the accused, Raju Pal, on May 9. This was Raju's third marriage.
According to Chaubepur Police, tensions between the couple emerged soon after the wedding. On the night of May 16, a violent altercation reportedly escalated, leading to Aarti being severely assaulted by her husband. Disturbed by the commotion, neighbours alerted local authorities.
Police reached the couple’s residence in Amauli village and found Aarti in critical condition. She was rushed to the Narpatpur Community Health Centre, where doctors declared her brought dead. Preliminary medical reports suggest internal injuries due to physical assault as the cause of death.
Chaubepur Station House Officer Jagdish Kuswaha confirmed that an FIR has been registered against Raju Pal under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, including murder. The accused is currently in police custody.
The victim’s body has been sent for post-mortem to ascertain the exact cause and timing of death. Further investigation is underway.
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