Bharatiya Kisan Union President Mahendra Singh Tikait died here this morning due to protracted illness from cancer. He was 76. Tikait,who also served as the council head of Baliyan Khap,was suffering from bone cancer since a year and died at his sons residence here,family sources said. Scores of people,mostly farmers,paid tributes to the senior farmer leader. His cremation would be held tomorrow at BKU headquarters in Sisauli.
