Case registered against Rakesh Tikait over his speech in Shivamogga

Team Udayavani, Mar 24, 2021, 6:54 PM IST

Shivamogga: The police registered a suo motu case against Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait for delivering a provocative speech.

Rakesh while addressing the first Raitha Mahapanchayat of south India in Shivamogga on March 20 called upon farmers of Karnataka to intensify the protest against the farm laws and block entries into Bengaluru with tractors and other vehicles.

The police booked the case under Section 153 of the IPC three days after the event stating that his speech could provoke violence.

Along with Mr. Tikait, Yudhvir Singh and Dr. Darshan Pal had attended the rally at Science Field on the day, however, case has been registered against Tikait alone