Bharatiya Kisan Union
Farmer's Representative Organisation In India
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Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) is a farmer's representative organisation in India. It was founded by Chaudhary Charan Singh from the Punjab Khetibari Union which became its Punjab branch. The union is affiliated to the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee and Via Campesina. The national headquarters of the union is located in Sisauli, Uttar Pradesh.
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Stubborn approach of govt proving to be dangerous, says BKU chief Naresh TikaitAs farmers from Punjab joined the protest, Naresh Tikait highlighted the farmers' demand for a law guaranteeing a Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops. He mentioned the specific locations where..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Rakesh Tikait joins farmers' protest in Greater NoidaFarmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Saturday joined an ongoing protest related to the peasant community at Greater Noida. A prominent face and spokesperson of the influential Bharatiya Kisan Union, Tikait..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Swaminathan brought positive change to agriculture, farmers and food security: Rakesh Tikait"This country will always remember his contribution to the positive changes to the condition of Indian agriculture and farmers, and for food security. We will all continue this fight for your ideas..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Farmers call off protest after Haryana government agrees to hike sunflower MSPBKU leader Rakesh Tikait said after fresh talks with the district administration in the evening, the farmers have ended the protest in Kurukshetra's Pipli and the national highway blockade will be..DNA - Published | |
Khaps decide to take wrestlers’ fight to President and peopleHundreds of khap leaders gathered at a ‘mahapanchayat’ in Muzaffarnagar’s Sauram village on Thursday in support of the protesting wrestlers. Bharatiya Kisan Union national president Naresh..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Will boycott trials of GM Mustard: TikaitBKU leader Rakesh Tikait here on Sunday said he will not allow trials of genetically modified (GM) Mustard proposed by the central government. Addressing the mahapanchayat of farmers near Ghungroo..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SKM stir in Lakhimpur enters second day, Tikait asks farmers to be ready for nationwide agitationBhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait exhorted farmers to be ready for a massive nationwide agitation over their demands as a 75-hour sit-in by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha in Lakhimpur Kheri..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Tikait: Youngsters are suffering due to govt’s wrong decisionThe national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and a prominent face of the 2020-21 farmers’ stir in Delhi, took to social media to lodge his protest against the Centre’s new step for..IndiaTimes - Published | |
BKU leader Dilbag Singh, Lakhimpur Kheri violence witness, shot at; attackers punctured tyres of his SUVLakhimpur Kheri violence: Dilbag Singh said he had to stop the vehicle as the attackers had punctured his car.DNA - Published | |
Ink attack on Rakesh Tikait: RLD urges Karnataka government for quick action against culprits"The misbehaviour with BKU national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait in Bengaluru is shameful. The Karnataka government should ensure strict action against the culprits immediately," RLD chief Jayant..IndiaTimes - Published | |
After split in BKU, Tikait brothers face more troubleIndiaTimes - Published | |
BKU splits after leaders rebel against Tikait brothers, new farmer outfit to be 'apolitical'The Bhartiya Kisan Union led by the Tikait brothers has split up, with the formation of a new "apolitical" farmer outfit.DNA - Published | |
BKU leaders part ways with TikaitsSenior functionaries of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) parted ways to form a new outfit - BKU (non-political) - on Sunday, the death anniversary of union founder Chaudhary Mahendra Singh Tikait...IndiaTimes - Published | BKU Charuni writes to home minister Amit Shah to implement letter of agreement reached with farmersBharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Charuni national president Gurnam Singh Charuni wrote a letter to Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday, demanding full implementation of the letter of agreement reached..IndiaTimes - Published |
Two new farm unions formed in Ambala, KarnalSources told Zee Media that in Punjab, AAP formed Bharatiya Kisan Union (Shaheed Bhagat Singh) and Bharatiya Kisan Union (Sir Chotu Ram).DNA - Published | Tikait launches dharna over arrest of BKU members; calls it off after talks with officialsIndiaTimes - Published |
Rakesh Tikait starts indefinite dharna against arrest of BKU activistsProtesting at the Kotwali police, Tikait demanded the immediate release of the activists, alleging that they have been falsely implicated in the case.DNA - Published | BKU leader Rakesh Tikait receives 'death' threat; complaint filedSenior superintendent of police, Muzaffarnagar, Abhishek Yadav said that the police have launched an investigation based on a complaint filed by the Bhartiya Kisan Union ( BKU) leader's driver Perjval..IndiaTimes - Published |
Rakesh Tikait makes volte-face, asks farmers not to vote for BJP in UP and UttarakhandContinuing with his volte-face, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday asked farmers not to vote for the BJP in the assembly elections commencing on February 10. In a post on..IndiaTimes - Published | Farmers to observe Betrayal Day today over Centre's 'unfulfilled promises': BKU leader Rakesh TikaitTikait has said that farmers will be observing "Betrayal Day" on January 31, in view of the unfulfilled promises of the central government.DNA - Published |
Do not want to tarnish PM Modi's reputation abroad, do not want him to apologize: Rakesh TikaitBharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said that farmers do not want an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi adding that they do not want to tarnish his image abroad. His..IndiaTimes - Published | Punjab farm groups likely to announce a political front todayNearly two dozen Punjab farm groups are expected to form a political front, or even a party, on Saturday and join electoral politics. According to reliable sources, the new political entity is likely..IndiaTimes - Published |
Our movement is suspended, not withdrawn: Rakesh Tikait as he leaves Kaushambi protest siteBharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said that the farmers' movement has been suspended and not withdrawn. As the farmers were vacating the protest site at Kaushambi (Delhi-UP..IndiaTimes - Published | Farmers hold 'havan' at Ghazipur border to pray for General Rawat, other victims of chopper crashFarmers at the Ghazipur border on Friday organised a 'havan' to pray for Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 other defence personnel who were killed in a helicopter crash in..IndiaTimes - Published |
Farmers' protest to be called off tomorrow? BKU leader Rakesh Tikait says THISThe final decision regarding whether the farmers' protest will be called off or not will most likely be taken tomorrow, as per reports.DNA - Published | Need state-wise compensation for farmers who died in protests: Rakesh TikaitAhead of the scheduled meeting of Samyukt Kisan Morcha today, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said, "Our demand for minimum support price is from the Government of India. The talks..IndiaTimes - Published |
Rakesh Tikait demands law to guarantee MSP to farmersBharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday demanded that the Centre bring a law to guarantee Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops to protect the interest of farmers in the country. Tikait..IndiaTimes - Published | Farmers defer march to Parliament two days before tabling of bill to repeal farm lawsFarmers on Saturday deferred their march to Parliament, which was scheduled for November 29. The march was announced by Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait. "Samyukt Kisan Morcha has..IndiaTimes - Published |
Tractors to march to Parliament on November 29 over MSP issue: BKU chief Rakesh TikaitRakesh Tikait has said that the tractor march will be conducted on November 29, days after the Centre's decision to repeal the three farm laws.DNA - Published | Withdrawal of cases, compensation for those who died in farm protests on agenda: Rakesh TikaitCompensation for the farmers who lost their lives, withdrawal of cases registered against farmers during the protests and other issues of farmers will be on the agenda in the Samyukt Kisan Morcha..IndiaTimes - Published |
Agitation will continue; some issues still pending: Farmer leadersDarshan Pal Singh of the Krantikari Kisan Union has said that farmers will hold their Lucknow rally on November 22, a gathering to mark one year of the agitation on November 26 and a tractor rally to..IndiaTimes - Published | Farmers shouldn't be blamed for air pollution: Rakesh TikaitBhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday said farmers or stubble burning should not be blamed for air pollution, citing a Supreme Court observation. The Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) national..IndiaTimes - Published |
'We will turn govt offices into mandis': BKU leader Rakesh Tikait warns CentreLast week, the Supreme Court ruled that farmers have all the freedom to protest but no right to block the roads causing inconvenience to the public.DNA - Published | |
