Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday expressed support for Bharatiya Kisan union leader Rakesh Tikait. He said it was is completely wrong to discredit the farmers’ movement, call the peasants traitors and file false cases against the farmer leaders.
Meanwhile, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia along with other Aam Aadmi Party leaders visited the Ghazipur protest site at the Capital’s border with Uttar Pradesh to inspect arrangements for water and other amenities for the farmers.
Earlier in the day, Bharatiya Kisan Union Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait appealed for calm as protestors returned to Ghazipur following his tearful appeal. On Thursday, the administration had given the protestors an ultimatum to clear the site.
Heavy security was deployed at the Singhu and Tikri borders in view of the tractor rally violence. Meanwhile, another farmers’ group, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti), ended its protest against the farming laws.
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