Tractors will once more enter Delhi, new mandi will likely be opened in parliament: Rakesh Tikait

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Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Rakesh Tikait on Saturday mentioned in Nandigram that tractors will once more enter Delhi the day a call is taken by Samyukt Kisan Morcha and “a new mandi will be opened in Parliament”.Talking to reporters at Nandigram, which is a key battleground within the West Bengal elections, Tikait accused the BJP-led authorities of working within the curiosity of corporates.
“The day Samyukt Morcha decides, a new mandi will be opened at Parliament. The crops will be sold at the minimum support price (MSP). Tractors will again enter Delhi. The 3.5 lakh tractors and  25 lakhs farmers are the same.  The next target will be to sell crops at Parliament,” he mentioned.
“Are tractors to be brought on hire? Tractors are the same, the men are the same. The day Samyukt Morcha decides, a new mandi will be opened.  The next target will be parliament. Delhi should listen with ears open. Who will stop tractors?” he requested.
Tikait mentioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi has acknowledged farmers can promote their crops outdoors the mandi.”I really feel mandi in parliament would be the finest.  Trader sitting inside, farmer outdoors. There will likely be buy positively,” he mentioned.Tikait had earlier appealed to voters of Nandigram to not vote for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) within the meeting polls.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha held a ‘mahapanchayat’ in Kolkata in opposition to the three new farm legal guidelines enacted by the Centre.Delhi had witnessed violence throughout the tractor parade on the decision of farmer unions on January 26. Tractors had entered the nationwide capital violating the settlement on the route of the tractor march.       

Nandigram will witness probably the most high-profile contest of West Bengal elections with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee taking over her former ministerial colleague Suvendu Adhikari, who had joined BJP in December final 12 months.Adhikari had earlier mentioned that BJP will defeat Banerjee by over 50,000 votes from Nandigram.
Elections to the West Bengal meeting will likely be held in eight phases ranging from March 27 to April 29. The counting of votes will happen on May 2.
Farmers have been protesting at completely different borders of the nationwide capital since November 26 final 12 months in opposition to the three newly enacted farm legal guidelines — Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020. 
(With PTI inputs)

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