Ink thrown at farmer leader Rakesh Tikait in Bengaluru, here's the video [Watch]

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait was attacked with a microphone and then black ink was thrown at him at a press conference in Bengaluru today.

Video displays a man approaching the farmer leader and hitting him with a microphone placed before him. Another man then throws ink at Mr Tikait. Massive commotion followed as the farmer leader's supporters rush to his aid. Video also displayed chairs being thrown around as chaos flares up at the venue.

Watch video below:

Rakesh Tikait, the face of the farmers' agitation against the now repealed agricultural laws, had called the press conference to speak about a sting operation in which a Karnataka farmer leader was allegedly caught demanding cash.

After the ink attack, Rakesh Tikait accused the state BJP government of not providing security at the venue. "We were doing a press conference when some people came and started hitting us with the mics that were present there. It's Karnataka government and police's failure. It was a conspiracy and needs to be investigated," he said, according to news agency ANI.

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