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Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait breaks down, draws truckloads of farmers back to Delhi border, farmer mahapanchayat in western UP today

On Thursday, the tension rose at Ghazipur border as Delhi police in anti-riot gear started arriving at the site to remove the protesting farmers, the Bharatiya Kisan Union’s Rakesh Tikait said they would not budge. Tikait then broke down on stage as he appealed to farmers not to leave the protest site.

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After the Uttar Pradesh government issued orders for removal of the protesting farmers camping at various Delhi borders, a standoff was built up between the Delhi police and protesting farmers at Ghazipur border on Thursday night. A major group of protesters have called a Mahapanchayat meeting in Muzaffarnagar to decide the future course of action on Friday.

Some parts of the Delhi border has been closed to traffic. The other two-key borders- Tikri and Singhu, the epicenters of farmers’ protest have also been placed under tight security.

On Thursday, the tension rose at Ghazipur border as Delhi police in anti-riot gear started arriving at the site to remove the protesting farmers, the Bharatiya Kisan Union’s Rakesh Tikait said they would not budge. Tikait then broke down on stage as he appealed to farmers not to leave the protest site and said the agitation would continue. He also declared that if needed he is ready to face bullets.

This is a conspiracy against farmers and if the three farm laws will not be repealed they will not go anywhere, said emotional Tikait adding that this is a betrayal of farmers. Amid continuous sloganeering of Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan by protesters waving the tricolour, farmer leader Jagat Singh Rathi said, he can protest while standing up instead of the sit-in protest at the site. 

The Ghaziabad police officer said that the excess security force from the protest site has been withdrawn and only a minimal deployment of personnel remains there, since the tension was building at UP Gate due to excessive deployment of force last night.

As soon as the video of the emotional Tikait surfaced online, more farmers started to join the sit-in protest at Ghazipur border late at night. Several appeals have also been made by the leaders in Western UP urging others to join the protest today. The farmers in Haryana blocked the Chandigarh national Highway near Kandela Village of Jind district.

Also Read: Farmers protest: Delhi police serves notice to 20 farm leaders, Amit Shah meets injured cops

Tikait told the reporters that the Supreme Court has justified the peaceful sit-in, there has been no violence on the Ghazipur border. Despite this, the government has adopted a repressive policy, it is the face of the Uttar Pradesh government, said Tikait. There has been no power at the site since Wednesday afternoon, and they have not got any water supply through tankers, added Tikait.

Meanwhile, the Ghazipur border had been sealed since the farmers started their protest on November 26. On Republic Day, the farmers had broken barricades and taken out their tractor rally. The farmers have allegedly carried out violence at the iconic Red Fort on Tuesday. More than 25 cases over the violence have been filed against the farmer union leaders, 19 people have been arrested by the Delhi police.

However, the farmers have said the violence on Republic Day was the result of a conspiracy to malign them. The government was trying to break their peaceful protest. Rakesh Tikait has demanded a judicial inquiry into the events at the Red Fort.

Also Read: Farmer unions stick to protest site as police try to muscle them out, Bengal resolution asks Centre to revoke farm laws

Thousands of protesting farmers have been camping at Delhi’s borders for almost two months, demanding the rollback of the three farm laws enacted by the Centre. The farmers and the government have involved in several round of talks in an attempt to end the deadlock, but they were inconclusive. The farmers have been adamant on their demands to repeal the three laws, while government has offered to postpone the enactment of laws to one and half years.

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Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati, Tejashwi Yadav mourns demise of Mukhtar Ansari, demand probe

Akhilesh Yadav mentioned that such doubtful cases should be investigated under the supervision of a Supreme Court judge.

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Mukhtar Ansari, gangster turned politician, who has been in jail since 2005, died due to cardiac arrest on Thursday. After Ansari’s death, his family alleged that the politician had been poisoned in the jail.  

Expressing sorrow, several opposition leaders demanded a probe into the death of Mukhtar Ansari. Notably, the gangster turned politician submitted an application in Barabanki court, alleging he was given some poisonous substance along with his food. He claimed that on March 19, his nerves and limbs started paining after he consumed the food.

Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav wrote on X that a few days ago Mukhtar Ansari complained that he had been poisoned in jail, yet it was not taken seriously. He added that prima facie the move does not seem justifiable and humane. He stated that constitutional institutions should take suo motu cognizance of such strange cases and incidents.

Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Samajwadi Party Chief, Akhilesh Yadav said that the state is going through the worst phase of government anarchy. He added that it is the responsibility and duty of the government to protect someone’s life in every situation and at every place. 

The former Chief Minister added that the death of a hostage or prisoner while being confined in the police station, in a fight inside the jail, on falling ill inside the prison, while being taken to court, while being taken to hospital or during treatment in hospital will erode public confidence in the judicial process. He mentioned that such doubtful cases should be investigated under the supervision of a Supreme Court judge. He claimed that the way the government bypasses the judicial process and adopts other methods is completely illegal. 

Taking to social media platform X, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati said that the persistent apprehensions and serious allegations made by Mukhtar Ansari’s family regarding his death in jail require a high-level investigation so that the facts in his death can be revealed. 

AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi said that the people of Ghazipur lost their favourite son and brother. He added that Mukhtar Ansari had made serious allegations against the administration that he was poisoned, but the government did not pay any attention to his treatment.

Congress spokesperson Surendra Rajput stated that custodial deaths and firing in jail has become very common in Uttar Pradesh. He added that high level investigation should be conducted.

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Uttar Pradesh on high alert after gangster turned politician Mukhtar Ansari death, probe ordered on poisoned in jail charge

Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), Prashant Kumar said that as a precautionary measure, Section 144 of the CrPC has been imposed across the state.

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Several towns in Uttar Pradesh are on high alert and security has been strengthened after jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest. His family alleged that the gangster, who has been in jail since 2005, was poisoned. 

The jailed gangster was hurried to a hospital after he fell unconscious at district jail on Thursday night. After a few hours, he was declared dead by the doctors at the Rani Durgavati Medical College. 

Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), Prashant Kumar said that as a precautionary measure, Section 144 of the CrPC has been imposed across the state. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has also been called in to assist the police. Reportedly, the CRPF units have already been deployed in Banda, Mau, Ghazipur, and Varanasi.

Additionally, the social media cell of the Uttar Pradesh Police is also on high alert to track unlawful elements that may try to spark a riot. Furthermore, a magisterial investigation into the death of Mukhtar Ansari will be carried out by a three member team, reports said.

A former five-time MLA from Mau Sadar seat Muktar Ansari, had 60 criminal cases pending against him. The gangster turned politician was sentenced in eight cases since September 2022 by different courts of Uttar Pradesh and was lodged in the Banda jail.

Earlier, the former five-time MLA from Mau submitted an application in Barabanki court, alleging he was given some poisonous substance along with his food. He claimed that on March 19, his nerves and limbs started paining after he consumed the food.

Muktar Ansari was born into a family with deep roots in the independence struggle. His grandfather served as the Indian National Congress president in 1927. He was initially affiliated with the Bahujan Samaj Party before forming the Quami Ekta Dal (QED) after being expelled.

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Delhi LG VK Saxena directs probe into remarks against Kangana Ranaut by Congress leader Supriya Shrinate

The Delhi Police will investigate who was behind the said social media post and whose mobile phone was used for the purpose.

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Delhi lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena today sought a detailed probe from Delhi Police commissioner Sanjay Arora in relation with the alleged defamatory social media post made by Congress’s Supriya Shrinate against actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut.

Reportedly, BJP candidate from New Delhi Bansuri Swaraj had given a complaint to the LG seeking probe and registration of an FIR against Shrinate for outraging the modesty of a woman. Subsequently, the Delhi LG has forwarded the complaint to the Delhi Police Commissioner, directing a scientific investigation in the matter and initiation of legal action, if necessary.

Reports said that the Delhi Police will also investigate who was behind the said social media post and whose mobile phone was used for the purpose. A major controversy erupted on Monday after an objectionable post from Supriya Shrinate’s social media handle against Kangana Ranaut, who has been announced as the BJP candidate from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi.

Responding to the remarks, Kangana Ranaut said that they must free the daughters from the shackles of prejudices and must rise above the curiosity about their body parts. She added that people must refrain from using sex workers’ challenging lives or circumstances as some kind of abuse or slur. She concluded that every woman deserves her dignity. As the controversy intensified, the Congress leader asserted that someone else had posted the objectionable content from her handle. 

Meanwhile, the Election Commission on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to Congress leader Supriya Shrinate for her derogatory remarks against Kangana Ranaut. The Election Commission observed that the remarks are undignified and in a bad taste. The election body asked the Congress leader to respond to the commission by Friday. In the notice, the Election Commission stated that the statements made by the leader is prima facie violative of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) being in force ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. 

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