Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait, who was coming to Noida, was stopped by the police in Tappal, Aligarh.

Gautam Buddha Nagar, 04 December (HS). After the arrest on Tuesday of the farmers agitating for various demands, the movement seems to be intensifying further. Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait, who left for Noida in Gautam Buddha Nagar district on Wednesday to attend the pre-announced Mahapanchayat, was stopped by the police at Tappal in Aligarh district. The police have taken him into custody. In view of the farmers’ movement, strict security arrangements have been made in all the districts of Western Uttar Pradesh.

Rakesh Tikait told the media persons that if the government does not find any solution by this evening, then this movement will intensify further. The farmer will fight a tough battle. Meanwhile, a video is going viral on social media, in which Rakesh Tikait is seen running and the police is seen running behind him. In this regard, a police officer said that after being detained in Tappal, Rakesh Tikait had dodged and ran away, but he has been taken into custody again.

Farmers have been agitating for the last several days regarding their demands related to Noida Greater-Noida Expressway Authority. Meanwhile, several rounds of talks have been held between farmer organizations and officials, which have proved to be inconclusive. Farmers had tried to move towards Delhi in large numbers on Monday but were stopped on the way. After this, talks were held between officials and farmer organizations, in which the farmers gave 7 days time to the administration. Farmer organizations said that if no solution is found within 7 days, then the farmers will once again march to Delhi. A day later, on Tuesday, the police arrested hundreds of farmers protesting at Dalit Prerna Sthal in Greater Noida and sent them to Lucsar jail. Since then the farmers have become more angry.

A meeting was held in Sisauli of Muzaffarnagar district on Tuesday evening to protest against the arrest of farmers. In this meeting, it was announced to organize a Mahapanchayat of farmers in Noida on Wednesday. In this, farmers from many districts left this morning but the police stopped most of them midway. In the same series, Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait had also left for the protest site with hundreds of farmers, but Tappal police stopped him and took him into custody.