Cong chalks out protest plan against farm bills
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Cong chalks out protest plan against farm bills
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Hyderabad: Congress cadre along with their counterparts from the Left parties and farmers welfare associations staged a protest demonstration on Friday as part of a nation-wide agitation against the farm bills passed by the BJP government at the Centre. Former AICC secretary V Hanumanth Rao termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as anti-farmer and said Congress members would go to the doorstep of farmers in rural areas to explain about the anti-farmer bills passed by the central government. Dozens of activists participated in the protest held at Ayakaar Bhavan in the heart of the city. The protesters demanded immediate revocation of the bills. Party leaders and workers participated in the sit-in at district and assembly constituency headquarters as well. The Congress has also decide to organise an online campaign “SpeakUpForFarmers” on September 26, state-wide protest on September 28, Kisan-Mazdoor Bachao Divas on October 2, state-level kisan sammelan on October 10 and a signature campaign from October 2 to October 31.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2020-09-26
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Hyderabad