Farmers’ leader Rakesh Singh Tikait, who was in Bengaluru to address a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan on Monday, was attacked by a group of three men out of the blue during the event.
As he was seated on the dais and another farmers’ leader was addressing the media, a man rushed to the stage and attacked Mr. Tikait with a television mic. Before Mr. Tikait recovered from it, another man threw black ink on him. One of the attackers shouted slogans saying, “Modi, Modi”.
Other farmers in the hall soon rushed to catch the culprits. As they tried to flee, some threw chairs at them and they were soon caught and handed over to the police.
