AAP suspends Kisan Mahapanchayat in Gujarat due to heavy rain
The Kisan Mahapanchayat was being organised to protest the government's decision to exempt import duty on cotton.
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The party announced that Kejriwal will address a press conference at a farm on the Ahmedabad-Rajkot highway in the afternoon. (File Photo)With several parts of Gujarat reeling under heavy rain, the Aam Admi Party (AAP) Sunday suspended its Kisan Mahapanchayat at Chotila in Surendranagar. Top party leaders, including its convener and former Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal, were expected to attend the event at the New Marketing Yard in Chotila.
The Kisan Mahapanchayat was being organised to protest the government’s decision to exempt import duty on cotton. The party leaders who were supposed to attend the event included Gopal Rai, Isudan Gadhvi, Gopal Italia, Manoj Sorathiya, Hemant Khava, Sagar Rabari and Raju Kaprada, among others.
The Union government had earlier announced a duty exemption on the import of cotton till September 30. However, it was extended till December 31 after manufacturers flagged that the duty exemption given till September 30 was too short a window to place fresh orders and would only help in-transit shipments.
After suspending the Mahapanchayat event, the party also announced that Kejriwal will address a press conference at a farm on the Ahmedabad-Rajkot highway in the afternoon. Kejriwal arrived in Gujarat on Saturday evening.
Meanwhile, parts of Gujarat have witnessed heavy rains in the last two days. According to an official statement from the state government, 139 talukas in Gujarat have experienced significant rainfall over the last 24 hours. The most significant among them include 10 inches of rain in Kaprada, six inches in Poshina and Dharampur, and four inches in Radhanpur, Umargam, Bhachau, Lakhni, Talod and Palanpur.
According to reports from the State Emergency Operation Centre, Gujarat has recorded 102 per cent of its average rainfall this year. The north Gujarat region has witnessed 106.50 per cent, eastern-central Gujarat 107.34 per cent, Saurashtra region 91.29 per cent and south Gujarat region 107.99 per cent rainfall so far.
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