‘Arrest us if they want’: Rakesh Tikait stands in support of protesting Wrestlers

Showing his unwavering stand with the wrestlers amid their protest, Bharatiya Kisan Union National Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on May 28 in UP’s Ghazipur Border said that the farmers are also ready to get arrested. Tikait further said that ‘such an ugly situation is the result of the dying Democracy in the country’. “They can arrest us if they want. Situations like these arise when Democracy dies in a country. People who should be in jail are enjoying gatherings instead. It took 90 years for the country to get its independence. Farmers’ protest also went on for 13 months. This protest has also been going on for 40 days,” Tikait said.The wrestlers have been protesting against Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over harassment cases against women athletes including a minor. The farmers also tried to join the protesters in Delhi.