The BKU had on Tuesday convened an emergency meeting at the Kisan Bhawan in Sisauli village of Muzaffarnagar under the leadership of its chief Naresh Tikait and resolved to extend support to the farmers in Noida and Greater Noida who are agitating over the issue of land compensation and other demands.

Today's show of strength comes a day after over 160 protesting farmers were arrested. The farmers were holding a sit-in at the Dalit Prerna Sthal in Noida after their planned march to Delhi on land compensation and other demands was stopped on Monday.

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait was detained by Aligarh Police en route to a farmer leaders' meeting in Greater Noida. Police stopped Tikait and his associates on the Yamuna Expressway, transporting them to Tappal police station.

Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait was detained in Aligarh en route to Delhi amidst escalating farmer protests. Tikait threatened a tractor rally to Lucknow

Noida Police detained protesting farmers at Dalit Prerna Sthal and cleared the site after relocating them the previous day to resolve the traffic chaos caused by their

Farmers were detained in Noida while protesting and marching to Delhi. Congress and AAP leaders emphasized their right to peaceful protests and criticized the government for neglecting farmers’ demands,