Naresh Tikait requested former BJP leader and Meghalaya Governor Satyapal Malik to mediate with the agitating farmers, which was proposed by Malik just a few days earlier.
The Kisan Mahapanchayat at Ghazipur Border was addressed by farmer leader Rakesh Tikait's brother, Naresh Tikait. At the programme, the elder Tikait requested former BJP leader and Meghalaya Governor Satyapal Malik to mediate with the agitating farmers, which was proposed by Malik just a few days earlier. Tikait also heaped praises on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Senior journalist Urmilesh discusses this new development, which has led to suspicions being aroused on whether the government is actually trying to negotiate with the farmers or does Malik and Tikait have any personal agenda.