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News Desk: Congress leaders Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi on Friday protested outside Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal’s official residence to support the farmers protesting against the farm bills. The protest is a part of its “Speak Up For Kisan Adhikar” campaign. The Congress is observing Kisan Adhikar Divas (Farmer Rights Day) today and all state units have been asked to congregate around all Raj Bhavans in the states.
Leading the protest outside Raj Niwas Rahul Gandhi said “BJP government will have to withdraw the farm laws. The Congress will not relent till these laws are repealed. These laws are not to help farmers, but to finish them”
He alleged “The Narendra Modi government earlier tried to take away the land of farmers, when it brought the land acquisition Act and the Congress party stopped them at that time. Now the BJP and their two-three friends are once again attacking the farmers and have brought these three farm laws”
Mr Gandhi took to Twitter and tweeted “The ‘annadata’ of the country are doing Satyagraha against their arrogant Modi government for their rights. Today, entire India is raising its voice against the atrocities on farmers and rising prices of petrol and diesel. You too join and become a part of this Satyagraha. #SpeakUpForKisanAdhikar”
Following the protest before Raj Niwas, the Congress leaders moves to Jantar Mantar to continue with the protest. “Prime Minister Modi doesn’t respect farmers and wants to tire out those protesting against Centre’s agriculture laws” Mr Gandhi said there.
