Farmer Leader Rakesh Tikait's "If Government Creates Problem" Warning

Rakesh Tikait was a key figure in the 2020/21 protests against the Narendra Modi government's "black farm laws", which resulted in all three being scrapped.

Rakesh Tikait - a key figure in the 2020/21 protests against the government's "black farm laws" - has backed the second 'Delhi Chalo' agitation, which began Tuesday with tear gas being fired at Shambhu on the Punjab-Haryana border, triggering clashes between farmers and police forces. #WATCH | On farmers' 'Delhi chalo' protest, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait says, "MSP guarantee law and Swaminathan Committee report, Electricity amendment bill and debt waiver are the issues of the farmers across the country. There are several farmer unions and they have different… pic.twitter.com/UCcVGDsRPo

Mr Tikait issued an ominous warning to the ruling BJP - scrambling to contain protests that have erupted weeks before a general election - "if government creates a problem for these farmers..."

"There are several farmer unions and they have different issues... If the government creates a problem for farmers marching to Delhi, we are not far from them. We are in support of them..."