New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is travelling to Punjab on Tuesday by train to meet farmers affected by unseasonal rains.
“I am going to the mandis in Punjab to see the ground situation there,” Rahul Gandhi said before leaving for Punjab.
“Land Acquisition Act is a central issue. Land is being snatched from those who provide food to the nation. I am going to Punjab to look at the situation of farmers... want to analyse the ground situation,” the Congress vice-president told reporters.
Rahul Gandhi will visit Khanna and Gobindgarh today and will take stock of the situation in the state's grain markets where farmers are finding it difficult to sell their produce after the recent unseasonal rains.
The visit comes at a time when farmers in the region have accused the government of tardy wheat procurement. The state has also been witnessed suicides by farmers.
Khanna grain market is considered one of the largest grain markets in Asia.
Congress has been alleging that the government is not purchasing the produce of farmers adequately.
The Congress vice-president had recently attacked the government, alleging that it was "ignoring" the farming community and favouring the industrialists and rich people.
He has also accused the government of giving out contradictory figures about the damages suffered by farmers during the recent unseasonal rains.
Gandhi, who was absent in the first half of the Budget session, owing to his 56-day leave, has been raising issues related to farmers and youths since he resumed party work.
The Congress vice-president also plans to undertake a padyatra from either Vidarbha in Maharashtra or the Telangana region, from the first week of May to connect with farmers.
