Rahul Gandhi to address farmers at 5 places in 4 dists of Rajasthan
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Rahul Gandhi to address farmers at 5 places in 4 dists of Rajasthan
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JAIPUR: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi would be addressing farmers at five different locations in four Rajasthan districts on February 12 and 13. On the second day of his tour, he may participate in a tractor rally too to highlight farmers’ fight against the three controversial Union farm laws. Rahul would begin his tour from Pilibanga in Hanumangarh district where he would address a ‘Kisan Sabha’ at the Krishi Upaj Mandi on Friday morning. He would then travel to the neighbouring Sriganganagar district to address another Kisan Sabha at the Krishi Upaj Mandi in Padampur late afternoon. Both districts are known for their agricultural produces and adjoin Punjab and Haryana, the states that are flash point of current agitation against the Union farm laws. Farmers have been protesting at different places on the New Delhi borders since November 26 to oppose the three farm laws enacted by the Centre last year. On the second day of his tour, the Congress leader would fly to Ajmer’s Kishangarh town from where he would travel to nearby Sursura to address a Kisan Sabha on Saturday. Rahul is likely to participate in a tractor rally from Roopangarh in Ajmer to Parbatsar in Nagaur district. At Parbatsar and Makrana in Nagaur, Rahul would be addressing two more Kisan Sabha before flying back to New Delhi on Saturday evening. Senior Congress leaders, including AICC in-charge of the state Ajay Maken, PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra and former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot reached Hanumangarh on Thursday to oversee preparations for the farmers’ rally. The Congress had already stepped up protests against the Centre’s farm laws by organising rallies in different parts of the state. Pilot addressed two major farmer rallies in Dausa and Bharatpur districts in past seven days.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-02-12
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Jaipur