RLD aims at reclaiming lost political ground: Mahapanchayat
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RLD aims at reclaiming lost political ground: Mahapanchayat
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MEERUT: Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) that faced a rout in the last two Lok Sabha elections and UP assembly elections aims to recover the lost ground riding on the farmers’ sentiment against the Centre’s three farm laws. The party has asked its cadres to streamline logistics to ensure the September 5 mahapanchayat is a big success. Pledging his “full support” to the mahapanchayat, RLD president Jayant Chaudhary said, “I have asked my party workers to reach the venue and offer their support to make it a huge success.” After repeated electoral defeats, RLD workers got a much-need shot in their arms when the party won the post of district panchayat president in Baghpat — its stronghold — during the recently-held polls. BJP had bagged 67 out of the 75 district posts. Buoyed by the victory, Chaudhary held a series of farmer panchayats across western UP districts to maintain the momentum while attacking the BJP on the farm laws, fuel prices, rising price index, etc. Speaking to TOI, party general secretary for west UP Anudin Shah said, “Farmers have now understood that one political party they can associate with, and which can serve their interests, is the RLD. Their alienation from the party had hurt their interests drastically. Now, they are returning to the RLD fold to reclaim their lost honour. If the Bhartiya Kisan Union provides organisational strength to the farmers, the RLD is their political face.” Elaborating on the arrangements being made for the mahapanchayat, RLD state spokesperson Sunil Rohta, “Our cadres have fanned out in the vast rural belt across western UP districts, including Baghpat, Muzaffarnagar, Amroha, Bijnor, Mathura, etc, and have been carrying out mass contact programmes along with BKU workers. Our workers are managing the Mahapanchayat venue and 50 langar stalls. We are also arranging buses and other transports to ensure farmers reach Muzaffarnagar in a large number for the cause.”
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The Times of India
Date
2021-09-05
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Meerut