The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader, Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said that they will build a Kisan Kranti Park at Ghazipur border, which is one of the protest sites of ongoing farmers agitating against the Centre’s new farm laws. The farmers are campaigning at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders of National Capital for last 76 days, demanding government to repeal the farms laws.
Addressing the people at Ghazipur, Tikait said that they have started by planting flowers and a flag will be planted in the park.
“The Government wants to prolong the movement. The farmers have also formulated the strategy in the same way. The movement will be carried out as a strategy on the border. The farmer who reaches the movement site on Monday will return home on Monday itself. In this way, the agitators will be able to keep an eye on the movement and also on their fields,” said Tikait.
“If the need arises, the movement can be started from October onwards. The summer season is coming and now we have to install big generators here and if the Government does not want generators to run here, then they can provide electricity connection and farmers will also pay electricity bill,” said Tikait.
Tikait also asked the farmers to join the movement with a week-long strategy.
He said that this movement can continue even after October, the government is mistaken that we will go in the heat. Meanwhile, Tikait also requested Bablu Maan to recite patriotic songs. People from the local Muslim community have also come out in support on the Ghazipur border. Sweet rice and biryani were also being given at the protest site on Wednesday. Farmers said that people have not diminished at the site of the movement and most of the farmers are staying in their tents due the rising mercury and temperature.