BKU leader Tikait asks people to carry black flags on May 26

Tribune News Service

Mohali, May 23

Rakesh Tikait, leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), today urged people to carry black flags on May 26 as farmers are observing it as a black day. The farmers have been protesting against the three farm laws for the past six months.

Rakesh Tikait, who was in the city to attend the bhog ceremony of Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s nephew Abhay Singh Sandhu held at Singh Shaheedan Gurdwara in Sohana, said their protest would continue till the Central Government withdraws the ‘black’ laws.

He said they would come up with a new strategy once the second wave of Covid-19 ends. Replying to a question, he said they were maintaining all Covid precautions and tents had been installed at the Singhu and other borders of Delhi keeping social distancing in mind.

Interacting with the media, Tikait said: “On May 26, we will complete six months of the farmers’ protest. We will be observing it as a black day”.

He appealed to the public to observe it in a peaceful manner due to the pandemic.