In an attempt to reach out to farmers, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi kicked off his padyatra against the Narendra Modi government's Land Acquisition Amendment Bill from Gunji village in Amravati district, Maharashtra on Thursday.
Rahul will walk 15 kilometers through villages in Amravati district in Vidarbha region which has witnessed the highest number of farmer suicides. Rahul will visit Gunji Village, Dhamangaon railway tehsil, Rajana village and Tonglabad Village.
Rahul had also raised the issue of farmers' distress in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday while taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign trips. He had said, "The Prime Minister who is now on an India tour, should go to Punjab, should visit the Mandis and see ground situation."
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Rahul will walk 15 kilometers through villages in Amravati district in Vidarbha region which has witnessed the highest number of farmer suicides. Rahul will visit Gunji Village, Dhamangaon railway tehsil, Rajana village and Tonglabad Village.
Rahul had also raised the issue of farmers' distress in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday while taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign trips. He had said, "The Prime Minister who is now on an India tour, should go to Punjab, should visit the Mandis and see ground situation."
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