Ink thrown at Rakesh Tikait in Karnataka, accused kept doing Modi-Modi, three in custody
Peasant leaders Rakesh Tikait and Yudhveer Singh, who reached Karnataka, had to face resentment. It is reported that ink was thrown at both the leaders during the program. Tikait says that the supporters of farmer leader Chandrashekhar had thrown ink at him. There was a lot of uproar after this incident in the ongoing press conference in the capital Bengaluru.
#WATCH Black ink thrown at Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait at an event in Bengaluru, Karnataka pic.twitter.com/HCmXGU7XtT
— ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2022
High Grounds Police Station informed that three persons have been detained for throwing ink on the ticket at an event organized in Bengaluru. According to media reports, Tikait and Singh were clarifying about the video related to the sting operation of Karnataka farmer leader Kodihalli Chandrasekhar. This sting operation was done by a channel, in which Kodihalli was seen demanding money.
#Bengaluru: किसान नेता राकेश टिकैत पर प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस के दौरान फेंकी गई काली स्याही, पुलिस ने Ink फेंकने वाले को हिरासत में ले लिया #RakeshTikait https://t.co/asaJAvmeIt pic.twitter.com/hc8Nw3267O
— Zee News (@ZeeNews) May 30, 2022
Tikait has leveled the allegations of ‘ink attack’ on the state government. “There was no security provided by the local police here. All this has happened with the connivance of the government.
It is reported that both the leaders were clarifying during the press conference that they are not involved in this matter. At the same time, he also said that action should be taken against the farmer leader Kodihalli. The question-and-answer round was going on between the journalists and politicians when some people threw black ink at them.
