UP Police on Wednesday detained farmer leader Rakesh Tikait in Aligarh. Farmers were marching with the demand of proper compensation for their land acquired by the government, but were stopped by the police near Dalit Prerna Sthal, after which they sat on dharna there Tikait said, “We don’t know where they are taking us. We will wait for the government’s …
The Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday arrested over 160 farmers who were holding a dharna at Noida’s ‘Dalit Prerna Sthal’ after their march to Parliament for higher land compensation and the redress of other issues was halted a day earlier. Additional Commissioner of Police Shiv Hari Meena said the farmers were arrested around 1.30 p.m. under Section 170 of the …
