Congress to hold kisan rally in Aligarh by Rahul Gandhi and Mayawati





NOIDA: The Congress decided upon shifting the venue of the proposed Kisan Mahapanchayat to be held on July 9 from Gautam Budh Nagar to the neighbouring district of Aligarh.

The Mayawati government, which had initially denied Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's permission for a farmers meet in Gautam Budh Nagar, finally conceded to his plea to hold the rally in Aligarh.

Union minister of state for communication and information technology Sachin Pilot on Sunday visited Noida to garner maximum support from farmers for the mahapanchayat. "The mahapanchayat would be a platform for small and marginalized farmers to express their grievances," he added. Congress workers have, meanwhile, geared up to take farmers to Aligarh.

Congress spokesperson Dijwindra Tripathi said here today that the decision to hold the Mahapanchayat to be addressed by party general secretary Rahul Gandhi at the exhibition ground in Aligarh as it was well connected by rail and road.

But Mr Tripathi could not reply why the party decided to hold the mahapanchayat in the urban area after they announced that it could be only organised in the rural area.

''We have selected Aligarh as Congress had started its campaign for the farmers from Tappal in the district and the issue of Bhatta-Parsaul came later on,'' he added.

Congress had sought for several places near Bhatta-Parsaul to hold the mahapanchayat but all were rejected by the UP government.

The mahapanchayat has been called to highlight the problems of the farmers over the forceful acquisition of the land by the UP government However, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Vijay Bahadur Pathak termed that the turn-around by the Congress proves that it was afraid to go against the wishes of Chief Minister Mayawati.

''As Congress was responsible for the delay in the central land acquisition policy hence now they have planned an escape route from Aligarh,'' Mr Pathak said.

UP Congress president Rita Bahuguna Joshi on Friday last had announced that the party will hold 'mahapanchayat' in a village at any cost despite the state government's denial to it at Bhatta-Parsaul village in Greater Noida due to security reasons.

''UP Chief Minister Mayawati is denying the conduction of the mahapanchayat at Bhatta-Parsaul, that had recently brought the state politics to a boil due to farmers' agitation over compensation, owing to security measures, but it is forgetting that panchayats are held only in villages,'' Ms Joshi said.







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