{"id":104229,"date":"2021-09-30T13:11:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T07:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=104229"},"modified":"2021-09-30T13:11:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T07:41:49","slug":"media-misreported-that-rakesh-tikait-threatened-media-false-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-misreported-that-rakesh-tikait-threatened-media-false-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Zee News, among others, airs clipped video to claim Rakesh Tikait &#8216;threatened&#8217; the media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary tweeted a 12-second video of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait and wrote, \u201cRakesh Tikait&#8217;s next target are media houses. Zee News showed the truth, so does that mean he can threaten us? Or else what?&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/pSJq9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The video shows Tikait saying, \u201cThe next target are media houses. If you want to survive, join us, or else you&#8217;ll also be finished.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0930\u093e\u0915\u0947\u0936 \u091f\u093f\u0915\u0948\u0924 \u0915\u093e \u0905\u0917\u0932\u093e \u091f\u093e\u0930\u0917\u0947\u091f \u092e\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u093e\u0909\u0938 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZeeNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ZeeNews<\/a> \u0928\u0947 \u0938\u091a \u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0924\u094b \u092f\u0947 \u0927\u092e\u0915\u0940 ? \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0924\u094b ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wb8sEYWkHR\">pic.twitter.com\/Wb8sEYWkHR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sudhir Chaudhary (@sudhirchaudhary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sudhirchaudhary\/status\/1442772092479365126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HWQ0U-PINFY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zee News performed a &#8216;sting operation&#8217;<\/a> where Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) President Naresh Tikait was found saying that he could procure sugarcane at a price lower than the minimum selling price (MSP). Zee News claimed that Rakesh Tikait was angered by the &#8216;sting&#8217; and threatened the media outlet. The channel broadcast the viral video on loop. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/QlHdD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0905\u0917\u0932\u093e \u091f\u093e\u0930\u0917\u0947\u091f \u092e\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u093e\u0909\u0938 \u0939\u0948 -\u0930\u093e\u0915\u0947\u0936 \u091f\u093f\u0915\u0948\u0924..<br \/>\n+ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ZeeNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ZeeNews<\/a> \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u091f\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0911\u092a\u0930\u0947\u0936\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u092c\u094c\u0916\u0932\u093e\u090f \u0930\u093e\u0915\u0947\u0936 \u091f\u093f\u0915\u0948\u0924 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RakeshTikait?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RakeshTikait<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Media?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FarmerProtest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FarmerProtest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TikaitExposed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TikaitExposed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VishalKalra_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VishalKalra_<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u0905\u0928\u094d\u092f Videos \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZoADfwSi4S\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZoADfwSi4S<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T98D5tXd32\">pic.twitter.com\/T98D5tXd32<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zee News (@ZeeNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZeeNews\/status\/1442760399917502467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Numerous other outlets including <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/M8pMg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republic Bharat<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xS1iQCsPe6c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News18 Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4tJuHUhgFUA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News18 Rajasthan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=FF_VlpgxHO8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OneIndia News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/wip\/FcdxK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republic<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/wip\/usSms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Economic Times<\/a> also broadcast the video. Some of the channels aired the clip as Tikait threatening the media.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-104229 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-misreported-that-rakesh-tikait-threatened-media-false-claim\/2021-09-29-18_56_55-%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%b6-%e0%a4%9f%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%88%e0%a4%a4-%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%87-%e0%a4%96%e0%a5%81%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%86%e0%a4%ae-%e0%a4%a6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1288\" height=\"582\" 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1188px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-misreported-that-rakesh-tikait-threatened-media-false-claim\/2021-09-29-19_22_22-support-us-or-else_-rakesh-tikait-warns-media-as-the-next-target-of-farmers\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1257\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-29-19_22_22-Support-us-or-else_-Rakesh-Tikait-warns-media-as-the-next-target-of-farmers-.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-29-19_22_22-Support-us-or-else_-Rakesh-Tikait-warns-media-as-the-next-target-of-farmers-.jpeg 1257w, 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href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-misreported-that-rakesh-tikait-threatened-media-false-claim\/2021-09-29-19_23_03-rakesh-tikait_-rakesh-tikait-warns-media-houses-says-support-farmers-protest\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-29-19_23_03-rakesh-tikait_-Rakesh-Tikait-warns-media-houses-says-support-farmers-protest-.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-29-19_23_03-rakesh-tikait_-Rakesh-Tikait-warns-media-houses-says-support-farmers-protest-.jpeg 1333w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-29-19_23_03-rakesh-tikait_-Rakesh-Tikait-warns-media-houses-says-support-farmers-protest--300x139.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-29-19_23_03-rakesh-tikait_-Rakesh-Tikait-warns-media-houses-says-support-farmers-protest--1024x476.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-29-19_23_03-rakesh-tikait_-Rakesh-Tikait-warns-media-houses-says-support-farmers-protest--768x357.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Journalist Aditya Raj Kaul also tweeted that Tikait had openly threatened the media. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/PCMa2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-104239 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-30-at-12.00.24-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-30-at-12.00.24-PM.jpg 568w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-30-at-12.00.24-PM-277x300.jpg 277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The video is widespread on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/134511133748143\/posts\/1112240225975224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Someshsingh194\/status\/1442779114356633603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-104229 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-misreported-that-rakesh-tikait-threatened-media-false-claim\/2021-09-29-15_49_29-1-i-support-yogi-posts-_-facebook-brave\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-29-15_49_29-1-I-Support-Yogi-\u2013-Posts-_-Facebook-Brave.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-29-15_49_29-1-I-Support-Yogi-\u2013-Posts-_-Facebook-Brave.jpeg 704w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-29-15_49_29-1-I-Support-Yogi-\u2013-Posts-_-Facebook-Brave-300x294.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-misreported-that-rakesh-tikait-threatened-media-false-claim\/2021-09-29-15_51_37-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-29-15_51_37-1-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-29-15_51_37-1-1.jpeg 590w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-29-15_51_37-1-1-206x300.jpeg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Clipped video, false claim<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Rakesh Tikait had interacted with the media on September 28 where he remarked, &#8220;The main culprit is the Delhi government (centre), which has sold off half the country through its policies. Pay attention to what they do too. They sold off the mandis of Madhya Pradesh\u2026 182 mandis. Chhattisgarh will also not remain untouched. It is now time for everyone to join forces. Their next target is the media houses. If you want to survive, join us, or else you&#8217;ll also be finished.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WATCH<\/a> | &#8230; Everyone should join us. The next target will be media houses, if you want to be saved then join us, else you&#8217;ll also suffer: Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait after arriving in Raipur, Chhattisgarh <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nnCJgS11Z5\">pic.twitter.com\/nnCJgS11Z5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1442767126264102914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A small portion of Tikait&#8217;s full statement is being circulated with the claim that he threatened the media. In reality, he had said that the government&#8217;s next target was the media.<\/p>\n<p>BKU shared the full-length statement on Twitter and clarified that the viral video was edited.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u092c \u0915\u0941\u091b \u092c\u0947\u091a \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0938\u092c\u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0926\u094b\u0964\u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u0905\u0917\u0932\u093e \u091f\u093e\u0930\u0917\u0947\u091f \u092e\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u093e\u0909\u0938 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u094b \u092c\u091a\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0924\u094b \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0926\u0947 \u0926\u094b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0924\u094b \u0906\u092a \u092d\u0940 \u0917\u090f\u0964<br \/>\n\u0906\u0908\u091f\u0940 \u0938\u0947\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u0937\u0921\u094d\u092f\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u092f\u0939 \u092c\u092f\u093e\u0928 &#8216;\u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u0905\u0917\u0932\u093e \u091f\u093e\u0930\u0917\u0947\u091f&#8217; \u092e\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0938\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0932\u0947\u0915\u0930 \u0939\u0948\u0964<br \/>\n\u090f\u0915 \u0926\u0932 \u0915\u093e <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ITcell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ITcell<\/a> \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u090f\u0921\u093f\u091f \u0915\u0930 \u091f\u093f\u0915\u0948\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0915\u094b \u0927\u092e\u0915\u0940 \u092c\u0924\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wLKtvgmN8h\">pic.twitter.com\/wLKtvgmN8h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bhartiya kisan Union (@OfficialBKU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialBKU\/status\/1442877833588588551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alt News tried to get in touch with Rakesh Tikait but was able to contact his media representative. He elaborated on what the farmer leader&#8217;s statement meant &#8211; &#8220;Just as the agriculture and farming industries have been taken over by the government, their next target is the media. The pen and the camera will soon be ruled by a gun. The government is targeting the media. The government will order you to publish exactly what they want. You can&#8217;t write a word more than that.&#8221; He also said that the original video, which has been cropped and shared online, was taken on September 28.<\/p>\n<p>ANI Hindi also subsequently tweeted Rakesh Tikait&#8217;s full statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WATCH<\/a> \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 (\u0915\u0947\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930) \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0928\u0942\u0928 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u0906\u0927\u093e \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092c\u0947\u091a \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e, \u092e\u0927\u094d\u092f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0902\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0902 \u092c\u0947\u091a \u0926\u0940\u0902\u0964 \u091b\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0940\u0938\u0917\u0922\u093c \u092d\u0940 \u0905\u091b\u0942\u0924\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0917\u093e\u0964 \u0938\u092c\u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0926\u094b\u0964 \u0905\u0917\u0932\u093e \u091f\u093e\u0930\u0917\u0947\u091f \u092e\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u093e\u0909\u0938 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u094b \u092c\u091a\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0924\u094b \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0926\u094b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0924\u094b \u0906\u092a \u092d\u0940 \u0917\u090f: \u0930\u093e\u092f\u092a\u0941\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u0930\u093e\u0915\u0947\u0936 \u091f\u093f\u0915\u0948\u0924 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7JeCHvSJkU\">pic.twitter.com\/7JeCHvSJkU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AHindinews\/status\/1442858669683601417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary tweeted a 12-second video of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait and wrote, \u201cRakesh Tikait&#8217;s next target are media houses. Zee News showed the truth, so does that mean he can threaten us? Or else what?&#8221; (Archive link) The video shows Tikait saying, \u201cThe next target are media houses. 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