Rakesh Tikait detained by Delhi police, returns without participating in Jantar Mantar protest
The Hindu
BKU leader alleges police working at Centre’s behest
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait was on Sunday detained by the Delhi Police at the Ghazipur border while he was trying to enter the national capital to take part in an unemployment protest rally at Jantar Mantar.
A Delhi Police official said Mr. Tikat, the national spokesperson for the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and a prominent face of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), was stopped at the border around afternoon.
"Thereafter, he was detained and taken to Madhu Vihar police station where police spoke to him and requested him to return," Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Dependra Pathak said.
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The DCP said Mr. Tikait "agreed" with the police request and "he has been escorted back".
Sources said Mr. Tikat was detained as the Delhi police was trying to prevent "undue gathering" in the national capital.
Mr. Tikait alleged the Delhi police was working at the behest of the Centre.
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