A three-hour-long pan-India Chakka Jam on February 6 which was announced by BKU leader Rakesh Tikait will not take place in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
"There will be a three-hour-long ‘chakka jam’ on February 6. It won't take place in Delhi but everywhere outside Delhi. The people that will be stuck in it will be given food and water. We will tell them what is the Govt doing with us," Tikait said. Tikait also informed the reporters that the Chakka Jam will be peaceful and those who will be stuck due to the jam will be provided with water and food.
The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha - the unions protesting at Delhi borders have called for a nationwide roadblock on national and state highways from 12 noon to 3 PM.
A new turn in farmers protest
Rakesh Tikait - and influential farmer leader has been at the forefront of the farm movement at the UP-Delhi borders. After a fall in farmer agitation and many quitting the protest after the Republic Day Red Fort violence, Tikait again brought back life to the protest when he asked the farmers to head Ghazipur and join him while breaking down into tears on camera. He said, " I will commit suicide, but won't vacate the protest site".
His zealous plea invoked a massive response with thousands of farmers marching towards Ghaizpur.
Despite, ultimate from the Yogi government to vacate the protest site, cutting off electricity, internet and water supply, nothing has shaken Tikait’s spirit.
Since then, the farmers' protest has taken a definite political turn with Manish Sisodia visiting the Singhu border and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh addressing the Kisan Mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar. Several other political leaders have extended their immense support to the farmers’ protest and also boycotted the Parliament Budget session, with many visiting the borders.
On getting international support
Responding to comments by the international celebrities on farmers` protests in India, he said that there is no harm in Hollywood celebrities showing support to Indian farmers' cause.
He added, "There is no harm in Hollywood artists supporting farmers` movement, I don`t know them personally, but they are supporting without any expectation.”