Congress general secretary incharge of Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will address a farmers’ rally in Chandpur (Bijnor) on Monday, party sources said on Sunday. As farmers have been protesting at the Delhi borders since November 26 last year to demand the repeal of three farm laws, the Congress has started to hold block-level meetings to highlight their grievances.
UP Congress committee president Ajay Kumar Lallu said: “All party leaders have been tasked with highlighting the farmers’ demands. We will stand by the protesting farmers till the farm laws are withdrawn.”
The Congress general secretary had earlier addressed farmers in Saharanpur district on February 10. “If the Congress comes to power, we will immediately repeal these farm laws. We will also ensure MSPs for all farmers,” she had said while addressing a ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ in Chilkhana. Priyanka had earlier visited the family of young farmer Navreet Singh in Rampur who died during the tractor rally in Delhi on January 26.
