Siddaramaiah also urged BS Yediyurappa to withdraw all cases filed against the farmer’s leader.
Bengaluru (Karnataka):
Leader of Opposition in Karnataka and Congress leader Siddaramaiah said the cases filed against Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) president Rakesh Tikait in Shivamogga and Haveri has exposed the hidden agenda of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.
Siddaramaiah also urged BS Yediyurappa to withdraw all cases filed against the farmer’s leader.
“I condemn the decision of the police to file cases against farmer’s leader Rakesh Tikait. This has exposed the hidden agenda of self-proclaimed farmer’s leader BS Yediyurappa. I urge him to immediately withdraw all the cases against Rakesh Tikait,” he tweeted.
I condemn the decision of police to file case against farmer’s leader @RakeshTikaitBKU. This has exposed the hidden agenda of self proclaimed farmer’s leader @BSYBJP.
I urge him to immediately withdraw all the cases against @RakeshTikaitBKU.
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— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) March 25, 2021
“It has become a norm for the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leaders to consider all anti-farm act protestors as criminals but the people of our country know who the real culprits are,” he added.
It has become a norm for @BJP4India leaders to consider all anti-farm act protestors as criminals but the people of our country knows who the real culprits are.
It is foolish on the part of @BJP4Karnataka leaders to think that they can control farmers by using police force.
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— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) March 25, 2021
He further said it is foolish on the part of Karnataka BJP leaders to think that they can control farmers by using the police force.
Two cases have been registered, one each in Karnataka’s Shivamogga and Haveri, against Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) president Rakesh Rakesh Tikait over his recent speech in Shivamogga.
On Saturday, while addressing a gathering of farmers, Rakesh Tikait had said farmers in Karnataka should organise a protest in the state similar to that of Delhi and gherao Bengaluru from all sides.
“You need to make a ”Delhi” in Bengaluru. You need to gherao Bengaluru (like Delhi) from all sides and people will come and join your protest…The Prime Minister said farmers can sell crops anywhere so you take your crops to offices of District Collector, SDM and if the police stop you, ask them to buy crops on MSP,” Rakesh Tikait had said.