Farm unions to launch protest in Lakhimpur, demand sacking of Teni
The outfit, which is led by Bhartiya Kisan Union’s national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait, claimed that around 5,000 people are expected to participate in the dharna which will be held in Mandi ground under Kotwali police station area in Lakhimpur Kheri district.
The outfit, which is led by Bhartiya Kisan Union’s national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait, claimed that around 5,000 people are expected to participate in the dharna which will be held in Mandi ground under Kotwali police station area in Lakhimpur Kheri district. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) — an umbrella organisation of farm unions — will launch a 75-hour dharna in Lakhimpur Kheri starting Thursday in support of its demands that include the sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni and the release of four farmers jailed in connection with the violence that broke out in October last year in Tikonia area of the district during a protest against the agri farm laws. Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra is among the accused in the case which claimed five lives.
The outfit, which is led by Bhartiya Kisan Union’s national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait, claimed that around 5,000 people are expected to participate in the dharna which will be held in Mandi ground under Kotwali police station area in Lakhimpur Kheri district. The protest will be attended by Tikait who had played a key role in the 13-month farmers’ protest against the Centre’s three farm laws last year.
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