Stage Collapses At Farmers’ ‘Mahapanchayat’, Rakesh Tikait Falls

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Jind: The stage at a massive gathering for a farmers’ Mahapanchayat in Haryana collapsed on Wednesday. Rakesh Tikait, leader of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Arajnaitik), and other farmer leaders, who were standing on the stage, fell down when the stage went crashing down. No one was injured.

A video of the stage collapse showed Tikait and others being taken down as the stage crashed just as he was about to address the gathering. People who were sitting on the ground, listening to the people on the stage, jumped up in shock, ANI reported.