Priyanka Gandhi to step up farm laws stir in UP
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Priyanka Gandhi to step up farm laws stir in UP
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MEERUT: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will hold a series of ‘kisan sabhas’ in Uttar Pradesh to step up protests against the new farm laws. This comes in tandem with 'mahapanchayats' being held across several districts in western UP. According to party sources, Priyanka will hold the first such meeting in Saharanpur on February 10. In the next leg, she will hold similar ‘kisan sabhas’ in Meerut and Bijnor on February 13. Speaking to TOI, Naresh Saini, Congress MLA from Behat in Saharanpur, said, "During the visit, she (Priyanka)] would offer her prayers at Shakumbhari Mata temple and also visit a shrine. Later, she will hold a 'kisan sabha' in Chilkana area." Saini also claimed Priyanka's Saharanpur visit was earlier scheduled for February 8, for which permission was denied by the local administration. "The venue was later shifted outside the city limits," he said. Meanwhile, the local party unit in the region has begun its preparation for the visit. Priyanka Gandhi had recently visited Rampur, where she met family members of farmer Navreet Singh who died during the tractor rally violence in Delhi on Republic Day.
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The Times of India
Date
2021-02-09
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Meerut