Patiala, Jan. 7 -- The internal discord within the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Sidhupur) came to the fore on Tuesday with several key members of the organisation forming a parallel faction, hinting at a vertical split.

In a meeting held in Patiala, at least eight district presidents, along with several other key stakeholders of the union, accused veteran farm leader and president Jagjeet Singh Dallewal of making major decisions arbitrarily and lack of transparency in handling funds.

BKU (Ekta Sidhupur) is one of the key farmer organisations of SKM (non-political) that spearheaded the year-long agitation at the Punjab-Haryana borders.

Announcing their decision to chart a new course, the rebel faction on Tuesday elected Dalvir Singh Sidh...