Rahul Gandhi kicks off padyatra in Andhra Pradesh to raise farmers’ issues

During the Padyatra he will also meet the family of Harinath Reddy, a farmer who committed suicide.

“The Prime Minister during election had said that he would neither take bribe nor allow it. There should a debate on that”, said Rahul Gandhi as Parliament was rocked and adjourned over the issues.

Referring to government’s move to amend the Land bill to give flexibility to states to frame their own laws in a bid to break the impasse in Parliament, he said the Prime Minister has understood that he can not push farmers, after the agrarians showed their strength.

He praised Gandhi for his address which he said had vigour, adding, “I assure that Congress will rise again under his continuous leadership”.

After the “padayatra” ends, he would receive representations from people and also talk to senior Congress leaders at Puttaparti, the spiritual town of late Satya Sai Baba.

“No matter who you’re, a farmer, dalit, tribal, minority, lady, wealthy or poor, Congress will assist you to, will work in your curiosity”.

As a “mammoth crowd” was expected at the function, the Petitioner had expressed apprehension that the Congress leader might not get sufficient protection on account of the lapses on the part of the State Police. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has accused the Congress Party of being “weak on arguments and strong on disruption”. We have gathered here to celebrate one of our great leaders, K. Kamaraj’s birth anniversary: a few people here might still remember the feeling of hope and excitement as they went to school for the first time. This apart, the high command has seen to it that the name of YSR was included in the FIR.

“Why are they not asking the Central Government for special status for Andhra now? We will utilise this water to irrigate Andhra Pradesh”. TDP MLC G Muddukrishnama Naidu asked. The Congress Party has demanded the resignation of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Chouhan over the scam.