Along with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar and other party leaders, Gandhi will also be holding a tractor rally as a part of the first day’s schedule of the three-day Yatra.
On Sunday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will travel to Punjab to participate in a protest against the new controversial farm laws.
The former Congress president and MP form Kerala’s Wayanad will hold a series of public meetings with farmers in the state as part of the “Kheti Bachao Yatra” (Protect the agricultural sector), that will aim to highlight the Congress’ stand against these laws that were cleared by the parliament last month amid fiery protests by the opposition.
Along with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar and other party leaders, Gandhi will also be holding a tractor rally as a part of the first day’s schedule of the three-day Yatra.
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Mr Gandhi is scheduled to hold a public meeting at 12 PM and launch a signature campaign at Badhni Kalan in Moga district, about 170 km from Chandigarh. Later in the day, he will lead a “tractor rally” from Badhni Kalan to Jatpura. At 4 PM, Gandhi will conclude the yatra at Jatpura, Ludhiana, where he will hold a public meeting.
Amarinder Singh, the CM of Punjab, had yesterday held a sit-in against the farm laws.
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