Priyanka Gandhi to hold 4 'kisan panchayats' in next one week
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Priyanka Gandhi to hold 4 'kisan panchayats' in next one week
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Meerut: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi is slated to hold four 'kisan panchayats' in the next one week which is expected to further intensify agitation against the three controversial farm laws in parts of western Uttar Pradesh.After her first 'kisan panchayat' in Saharanpur on February 10 where she announced that the Congress Party will repeal the farm laws if it comes to power, the next 'kisan sabha' would be held in Meerut on February 15, followed by another in Bijnor on the same day.The local administration in these districts has begun preparations for the panchayat. An application for permission by the local party unit has also been sent to the respective district administrations.In Saharanpur, the district administration had denied permission to the party to hold the event scheduled on February 8 following which the venue was shifted from city limits to Chilkana in the outskirts.The 'panchayats' come in tandem with another opposition party Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) organising a series of 'mahapanchayats' in several districts of western UP.RLD has also kicked off a door-to-door campaign where workers, with a letter of party chief Ajit Singh in the name of farmers, are mobilising people against the three laws.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-02-13
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Meerut