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