New Delhi: Ahead of his meeting with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Rakesh Tikait stated that the central authorities should have open talks with the farmers of Bengal.
Confirming his meeting with Banerjee, Tikait stated he’ll meet the West Bengal CM round 3 pm on Wednesday (June 9). “We will talk about agriculture, health, education and the local farmers,” he was quoted as saying by ANI.
“The government should have opened talks with the farmers of Bengal, over policy. In UP, meetings are held every month with the DC. DMs and officers of every department come there. This policy should be implemented in all states,” he added.
The authorities should have open talks with the farmers of Bengal, over coverage. In UP, conferences are held each month with the DC. DMs & officers of each division come there. This coverage should be applied in all states: Rakesh Tikait, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), in Kolkata
— ANI (@ANI) June 9, 2021
Tikait had visited Bengal earlier than the Assembly elections and campaigned for TMC. He visited hotly contested Nandigram, the place Banerjee confronted her protege-turned-adversary BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, and requested individuals to vote in opposition to BJP.
Tikait has been on the forefront of the farmers’ protests in opposition to the Centre’s three farm legal guidelines. Banerjee has prolonged assist to the protesting farmers, who have been demanding the federal government to repeal the three contentious agri legal guidelines.
