Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday warned the government that it would find it difficult to stay in power if the three agricultural laws were not repealed, PTI reported. Tikait made the comment at a “mahapanchayat” or meeting in Haryana’s Jind district, which is considered to be the heartland of Jat politics in the state.
“We have so far talked about bill wapsi [repeal of the farm laws],” Tikait said at the meeting in the district’s Kandela village. “The government should listen carefully. What will you do if the youth call for gaddi wapsi [removal from power]?”
Tikait also criticised the government for the crackdown on the farmers’ protest after the violence during the Republic Day tractor rally. He referred to the heavy barricading at Delhi’s border points, saying, “When the king is scared, he secures the fortress.”
The meeting was interrupted shortly as the stage on which the farmer leaders stood collapsed. Tikait urged…