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Rahul to culminate kisan yatra at Sansad Marg tom; to fight battle of farmers from 'sadak' to 'sansad'

Rahul to culminate kisan yatra at Sansad Marg tom; to fight battle of farmers from 'sadak' to 'sansad'

New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) The Deoria to Delhi Kisan yatra by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will culminate tomorrow evening at Sansad Marg here. Describing the Kisan yatra by Mr Gandhi which began on September 26, as a huge success, the Congress today said the party vice-president would fight for the farmers from ‘sadak’ (the streets) to ‘sansad’ (Parliament). Addressing reporters here, AICC spokesperson R P N Singh said, 'Tomorrow Rahul Gandhi's Kisan Yatra will conclude after travelling 3,438 kms. Tomorrow, the Yatra will conclude at Sansad Marg. After entering Delhi, Mr Gandhi will pay his respects at Raj Ghat. Thereafter, the yatra will conclude at Sansad marg.' Describing the kisan yatra, which started on September 6, as a big success, Mr Singh said, 'This is a Yatra which raised the concerns of farmers and the poor. Mr Gandhi has listened to their issues and amplified them. 'This Yatra has moved from Deoria to Delhi in 26 days. It has crossed 141 Assembly constituencies. During the Yatra, Mr Gandhi has addressed 26 Khat Sabhas. There were 26 roadshows. There were 700 meeting points. Till today, 75 lakh ‘Mang Patras’ (demand letters) have been collected in UP.' In this context, he said the target was to collect 2 crore ‘Mang patras’ by October 31. Mr Singh said the basic focus of the yatra was to listen to the problems of the farmers. 'This Yatra is aimed at raising the concerns of farmers. During his addresses at the various meetings in the Kisan Yatra, Mr Gandhi had asked if Modi ji can waive loans of 1 lakh crore for Corporates, then why aren't the loans of farmers and the poor being waived of as well ? 'Mr Singh said. He said the Congress would put pressure on the government to act and help the Indian farmers. ‘’We will put pressure on the government to act and help the Indian farmers. Mr Gandhi will fight the battle of the farmers from ‘sadak’ to ‘sansad’ (from streets to Parliament) ,’’Mr Singh said. He said in the past too, the Congress vice president has raised the issues of the farmers in various parts of the country. 'Mr Gandhi had earlier visited the farmers in Punjab to listen to their problems and lend his support to their cause.' The Congress leaders say that the kisan yatra by the party vice-president was an attempt to revive the fortunes of the party in UP, where the Congress has been out of power for the past over 25 years. A unique element of the kisan yatra was the ‘khat yatras’ organised in 26 places. In his public meetings and ‘khat sabhas’, Mr Gandhi has been promising a farm loan waiver and reducing the electricity bills by half to woo the UP farmers. He was also promising a better law and order situation and all-round development in the politically crucial state to the voters while pointing out that the Congress works for all sections of society. UNI AR RSA SB 1902

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