Rakesh Tikait

Rakesh Tikait (born 4 June 1969) is a spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) from Uttar Pradesh, India.

Rakesh Tikait
Born (1969-06-04) 4 June 1969
Sisauli, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
EducationMeerut University (MA)
OrganizationBharatiya Kisan Union (BKU)
Spouse(s)
Sunita Devi
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(m. 1985)​
ChildrenCharan Singh, Seema, Jyoti
Parent(s)Mahendra Singh Tikait

Early life

Tikait was born on 4 June 1969 in Sisauli town of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. He is the son of a prominent farmer leader and BKU co-founder late Mahendra Singh Tikait.[1]

His eldest brother is Naresh Tikait, who is the National President of the BKU.[1]

Career

Tikait graduated with an M.A. degree from Meerut University and joined Delhi Police in 1992, as constable then Sub Inspector,[2] but left Delhi police during the farmers' protest at Red Fort, in 1993–1994. After leaving police, he joined the protest as a member of BKU.[1] After the death of his father, Tikait officially joined BKU and later became its spokesperson.[1] In 2018, Tikait was the leader of Kisan Kranti Yatra from Haridwar, Uttrakhand to Delhi.[3] Tikait had contested the Lok Sabha election on an RLD ticket in 2014, and previously stood in the UP Legislative assembly election, in 2007, with the support of Indian National Congress, but was unsuccessful both times.[4]

Protests

In November 2020, his organization, BKU joined the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest, demanding that MSP be declared a legal right, and removal of the Farm bills. A day after violence broke out in the National Capital, Delhi Police filed an FIR against Rakesh Tikait and a few other farmer leaders for their role in the Republic Day violence and breach of the NOC issued by Delhi Police.[5]

References
  1. "जानिए कौन हैं राकेश टिकैत, जो किसानों की तरफ से सरकार से कर रहे बातचीत" [Find out who is Rakesh Tikait, who is talking to the government on behalf of farmers]. आज तक (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. "Did you know this? Rakesh Tikait, summoned for Delhi tractor rally violence, was once a Delhi Police officer!". zeenews. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. "Strong movements will help farmers, says Rakesh Tikait of BKU". The Statesman. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. Harish Damodaran (30 January 2021). "A breakdown, and the rise of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait". Indian Express. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. Pushkar Tiwari, ed. (27 Jan 2021). "Yogendra Yadav, Darshan Pal, Rakesh Tikait, other leaders booked for violence during farmers' tractor march in Delhi". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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