Shivamogga: A suo moto case against Samyukta Kisan Morcha leader Rakesh Tikait for allegedly making provocative statements at Farmers’ Maha Panchayat held at Science Maidan, Shivamogga on March 20.
The case under Sec 153 has been registered at Kote police station here on Wednesday March 24. The police has filed a case against Tikait’s statement calling out farmers to picket outside Vidhana Soudha and use tractors as weapons to strengthen farmer protest.
This move of police has been criticised by the organisation and opposition.
