During the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi met farmer leader-Rakesh Tikait

During the Haryana leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Here’s what the two leaders talked about.

Rakesh Tikait, leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday during the Haryana leg of the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Rakesh Tikait, one of the front leaders during the year-long protest against the now-rescinded three farm laws, said the Bharat Jodo Yatra was successful in connecting many people and providing them with a platform.

The farmers’ leader told India Today about his meeting with Rahul Gandhi and what they talked about.

WHAT OCCURRED DURING THE RAHUL-TIKAIT MEETING?

Tikait stated that during their meeting, he brought up the problems of farmers in Congress-ruled states.

Rakesh Tikait stated that he raised the issue of the farmers of Chhattisgarh on whose land the state’s new capital is being built and that the farmers did not receive adequate compensation. Tikait also stated that he discussed the problems of Himachal Pradesh apple farmers, as well as farmers from Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan, with the former Congress president.

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RAKESH TIKAIT, WHAT DID RAHUL GANDHI SAY?

When asked about Rahul Gandhi’s response, Rakesh Tikait said the Congress leader told him about his meeting with sons of farmers during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, who he said wanted to pursue careers other than farming.

Tikait stated that Rahul Gandhi discussed with him a policy that would encourage young people to work in agriculture. At the same time, Rahul Gandhi promised that his party’s farmers’ affairs committee would include the MSP formula in the party manifesto.

WAS THE CONFERENCE POLITICAL?

Rakesh Tikait described the meeting as completely apolitical, saying that he regularly meets with political parties and that this meeting should be viewed in the same light. Tikait stated that he has no reservations about meeting with any political party, including the BJP, as long as they discuss farmer-related issues.

Rakesh Tikait stated that the government has not accepted his demands for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, so he is traveling throughout the country. In terms of the farmers’ vote bank, because different farmers favor different political parties, farmers’ organizations do not ask them to vote for anyone. Tikait, on the other hand, admitted that farmers are angry with the central government and would express their displeasure. It will be accomplished through voting in the upcoming elections.

WHAT COMES NEXT?

Farmers’ organizations will hold a tractor rally in Jind, Haryana, on January 26th, which will be attended by farmers from various states. On January 28, the Bharatiya Kisan Union will go on indefinite strike in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, demanding higher sugarcane prices, MSP, and the withdrawal of cases filed against farmers. In the month of March, a maha panchayat will also be held in Delhi.