Rakesh Tikait accuses Karnataka government of not providing security at the venue
Bangalore:
Around a dozen people barged into a press meet in Bengaluru today and threw ink at farmer leader Rakesh Tikait.
Mr. Tikait, leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, was addressing the media when a group of people approached him and threw ink. After this there was chaos at the venue and pictures were shown throwing chairs here and there.
Mr Tikait, the face of the farmers’ movement against the now repealed agricultural laws, had called a press meet to speak about a sting operation in which a farmer leader from Karnataka was caught allegedly demanding money.
After the ink attack, Mr. Tikait accused the state’s BJP government of not providing security at the venue. According to news agency ANI, he said, “There was no security provided by the local police here. This has been done with the connivance of the government.”