The long-running farmers’ movement in India is coming to an end with the withdrawal of the Agriculture Act by Prime Minister Modi a few days back. A big news has come out about the main leader of this movement and the national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, Chaudhary Rakesh Tikait. Rakesh Tikait has been selected for the 21st Century Icon Award-2021 given by Square Watermelon of Britain. According to TV9 Bharatvansh, he has been selected for this award because of the long-running of the movement started against the Agricultural Law Bill and keeping the movement alive. The winners will be announced in London on 10 December. The Squared Watermelon Company of London presents the Icon Award every year to the people who set an example for the world. In this episode, the name of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait has also been included in the nomination list for the 2021 award.
Talking about Rakesh Tikait, Rakesh is the second son of Mahendra Singh Tikait and brother of Naresh Tikait. Born on June 4, 1969 in Sisauli village of Muzaffarnagar district, Rakesh Tikait has been identified as such a practical leader who has been keeping the practical interest of farmers in front of the government along with demonstrations, agitations. At present, Rakesh is the national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union and the one who is heading the organization. On the other hand, talking about this organization, it is spread all over the country including Uttar Pradesh and North India. The farmers’ agitation has been going on for the last one year for the three agricultural laws of the Center and other demands. Which was mainly led by Rakesh Tikait.
At the same time, the London-based company has nominated Rakesh Tikait for the award after the agricultural law was withdrawn. The winners will be announced in London on 10 December. Tikaat has been chosen for running a long movement and keeping the movement alive. Earlier, playback singers Sonu Nigam, Shankar Mahadevan, Raghavendra Rathore for fashion, Dheeraj Mukherjee for technical field have received this award from the company.