Khap maha panchayat today on wrestlers' issue in UP's Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar (UP), June 1 The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has convened a 'mahapanchayat' at Sauram village in Muzaffarnagar district on Thursday to discuss issues regarding the ongoing protest by wrestlers and evolve a strategy for the same.

Khap and farmer leaders from UP, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Punjab will be attending the event.

The protesting wrestlers, however, will not attend the Maha panchayat.

Sarv khap (an umbrella body of khaps) secretary Subhash Balyan said, "As many as 365 khaps are there in India, and we have informed all of them over phone and also on Facebook. A total of 28 khaps from western UP such as Balyan, Deshwal, Rathi, Nirwal, Panwar, Beniwal Hudda, Latian, Ghatian, Ahlawat, etc will join the panchayat."

Naresh Tikait, who is also the chief of Balyan khap, said that "If the government wants, this dispute can end immediately. The khaps want Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, BJP MP Bhushan arrested, and the court of law should decide the matter."

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