Black paint thrown at Rakesh Tikait in Bengaluru, 3 nabbed

Bengaluru: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait was attacked with black paint during a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan in Bengaluru on Monday.

राकेश टिकैत जी पर स्याही फेंकी जाना बेहद शर्मनाक और घटिया काम है …
दोषियों पर कड़ी से कड़ी कारवाई होनी चाहिए।।@RakeshTikaitBKU @OfficialBKU @CMofKarnataka pic.twitter.com/C6CggF1ikG

— Deep Malhi (@DeepRLD) May 30, 2022

The police arrested three attackers from the spot.

The attack happened when Tikait was attending a press conference on “Raita Chaluvali, Aatmavalokana haagu Spasteekarana Sabha (Farmer’s Movement, Introspection and Clarification Meeting)” organised by Karnataka State Farmers Association and Hasiru Sene.

The leaders were clarifying the recent allegations against farmer leader Kodihalli Chandrashekar, who was exposed by the local media on negotiating bribes for stopping protests.

Three men suddenly climbed the platform and threw black paint upon Rakesh Tikait. Another farmer leader Yudhvir Singh was also smeared with black paint.

प्रेस कान्फ्रेस के दौरान राकेश टिकैत पर स्याही फेंकी, बाद में बीजेपी समर्थक की जमकर धुनाई की bku कार्यकर्ता ने #rakeshtikait #bku @RakeshTikaitBKU pic.twitter.com/GWOSqxKGZe

— DHARMARAM CHOUDHARY RLP (@DHARMAR42583757) May 30, 2022

Eye-witnesses said that Rakesh Tikait suffered an injury on his head. The farmer leaders and activists, who were present at the press conference, dragged the miscreants and thrashed them. The local police, who rushed to the spot, arrested the three.

The farmer leaders have expressed their anger over the failure of the Karnataka Police in protecting Rakesh Tikait. They claimed that the threat perception was communicated to the police, but they have turned a blind eye.