Journalism of Courage
On Day 2 of the Congress' three-day Kisan Bachao Yatra, Rahul Gandhi claimed that none of the policies of the Modi-led Central government during the last six years were meant to benefit the poor, farmers or labourers. (Express photo by Harmeet Sodhi)
Rahul Gandhi was accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, party's state chief Sunil Jakhar and party leader Harish Rawat. (Express photo by Harmeet Sodhi)
Addressing a public rally in Sangrur, Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was finishing farmers and labourers with the three farm laws introduced recently just as he had destroyed small shopkeepers with demonetisation and implementation of GST. (Express photo by Gurmeet Singh)
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh and other party leaders at grain market in Samana on Monday. (Express photo by Harmeet Sodhi)
Gandhi said farmers in Punjab, a Congress-ruled state, can approach the administration in if they face any problem in mandis. (Express photo: Gurmeet Singh)
After Punjab, the Congress is scheduled to hold tractor rallies in Kurukshetra and Karnal on October 6 and 7.
Rahul Gandhi kick-started the ruling Congress’ three-day Kisan Bachao rally from Badhani Kalani in Moga on Sunday. He later led the party’s tractor rally from Moga to Ludhiana. He said with the new farm laws, the Modi government was trying to destroy the three pillars of agriculture – minimum support price (MSP), assured foodgrain procurement and mandis.
Gandhi is holding a series of tractor rallies named 'Kheti Bachao Yatra' across Punjab to protest against the three farm laws being seen as major reforms in the agriculture sector. (Express photo by Gurmeet Singh)
