Rakesh Tikait hits out at Centre, says it's not run by BJP, but by companies

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said on Friday that the Centre is not run by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), but by companies. "It's not a government of the BJP, it's a government of companies," Tikait said.

Speaking at Panchayat Aaj Tak, Tikait further said, "The farmer movement is of farmers and it's not a political movement."

On questions of UP assembly election, Tikait said that "we are not talking about elections, we are asking them to roll back the farm laws. This is democratic protest, and the government is banning our movement and not talking to us."