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We supported BJP in 2014, but it didn't live up to expectations: BKU chief Naresh Tikait

lok sabha polls: Ahead of polls in western Uttar Pradesh, BKU leader Naresh Tikait criticizes the BJP. Says he is open to supporting any party in the general election.

The Hindu · Apr 15, 2024

Student slap incident throws light on poor quality of schooling in rural Uttar Pradesh

As urban media descended on Khubbapur village of Muzaffarnagar, where a Muslim boy was slapped by his classmates at the instigation of his class teacher Tripta Tyagi, it became an opportunity for the children to complain about the corporal punishment they face in schools, irrespective of gender and age.

The Hindu · Aug 26, 2023

Wrestlers want Asian Games trials in August, IOA approaches OCA for deadline extension

NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Friday approached the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), seeking an extension of the July 15 deadline for providing details of the country's wrestling squad for the Asian Games after the protesting grapplers requested the Sports Ministry to conduct trials in August.

The Times of India · Jun 16, 2023

Morning Digest | Wrestlers defer plan to immerse medals after Naresh Tikait’s appeal; Amit Shah appeals for 15-day peace in Manipur, and more

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The Hindu · May 31, 2023

‘It’s their stand, what can we do?’: WFI chief on wrestlers’ call to throw medals in the Ganga

WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh responded to the protesting wrestlers saying that the charges against him are already being probed by the Delhi Police.

The Hindu · May 30, 2023

Protesting wrestlers postpone immersion of medals in Ganga after farmer leader Naresh Tikait seeks '5 days time'

NEW DELHI: Dramatic scenes emerged from Haridwar on Wednesday evening as the protesting wrestlers, who had reached the bank of river Ganga to immerse their medals into the holy river, were stopped by farmer leader Naresh Tikait.

The Times of India · May 30, 2023

Uttar Pradesh: Split in Bharatiya Kisan Union; new group calls itself 'non-political'

LUCKNOW: Months after being part of a raging farmers' protest against the new farm laws, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) on Sunday was hit by rebellion when a group of senior functionaries detached itself from the union and formed a separate outfit -- BKU (non-political).

The Times of India · May 15, 2022

Grassroots secularism grows in western Uttar Pradesh

The farmers’ movement has strengthened the bonds between Muslims and Jats in western Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu · Mar 1, 2022

Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls | BJP is sweating in the winter of north India, says Naresh Tikait

Hindus and Muslims came together for the farmers’ agitation; its impact is being seen in the election, says the BKU chief

The Hindu · Feb 11, 2022

Rakesh Tikait makes volte-face, asks farmers not to vote BJP in UP and Uttarakhand

NEW DELHI: Continuing with his volte-face, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday asked farmers not to vote for the BJP in the assembly elections commencing on February 10.

The Times of India · Feb 4, 2022