Prayagraj, 13 April (HS): Rakesh

Tikait, leader of the Bhartiya Kisan Union, said on Sunday that a farmers’

gathering will be convened in Prayagraj on May 8 to address alleged anomalies

in land acquisition. He claimed that land acquisition is a major issue in the

country. Land is being seized in the

guise of land acquisition. He said that

the land is being registered in the names of different persons as part of a

scheme in tehsils to keep people fighting with one another. Tikait, a leading

player in the farmers’ campaign against the now-repealed three core

legislation, told reporters here that farmers are harassed when they approach

officials for land measurements.

If a businessman requests for a

land measurement, his property is measured quickly. A large mobilization is

also required in Prayagraj, he stated. In response to the murder of a Dalit man

in the Karchana police station area of Prayagraj district, Tikait said that law

and order had failed in Uttar Pradesh. Tikait further stated that he planned to

visit with the families of three individuals slain in Fatehpur.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi