Ink Thrown at Farmer Leader Rakesh Tikait; 3 People Detained

At a press conference in Bengaluru on Monday, black ink was thrown at farmer leader Rakesh Tikait, causing mayhem. The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader's face was splattered in ink, according to images provided by news agency ANI. As a disturbance arose, people near him were seen tossing chairs at each other. Several more farm leaders were also in attendance.

"The local police have given no security here." After the ink attack, Tikait informed the news agency, "This was done in cooperation with the government." Three people are said to have been detained.

The press conference was arranged, according to sources, to clarify a sting operation in which a farmer leader from Karnataka was purportedly caught soliciting money.

"Such attacks are happening simply to shatter our morale," the Kisan Ekta Morcha tweeted in response to the ink attack on Tikait. “Some people are unable to understand the farmers' victory in the #FarmersProtest. Farmers' self-esteem is being harmed, and we will speak out against it."

Rakesh Tikait led the movement in Delhi and the neighboring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh against the center’s three farm laws, which began in November 2020 and lasted until December last year.'Kisan Mazdoor panchayat

Tikait had just spoken to a large ' in village Kakda, district Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, where he threatened to cut off electricity to urban areas if villages did not obtain regular power as well.

Tikait criticized the current governments over farmers' issues while speaking before the panchayat with his brother Naresh. Farmers would be forced to tie their animals in police stations if hay transportation between Haryana and Punjab was continuing to be restricted on the two states' borders, according to the brothers.

Araga Jnanendra, the state's home minister, condemned the incident. He refuted Tikait's claims, calling the attempt to hurt the leader was "inhumane and barbaric." He went on to say that the accused will be dealt with harshly.