Cong to mobilise public support for farmers

The Congress has swung into action for direct political intervention to sustain the farmers' struggle, by mobilising the public support for them across the country and expose the Modi government refusing to repeal the three controversial farm laws brought to promote the crony capitalists.

It believes the time has come to turn the farmers' protests into a people's movement, picking up the trend seen in western UP with the Kisan Mahapanchayats across the region. While the farmers staging protests at Delhi borders for the 78th day do not want the political parties to join their struggle, the Congress leadership felt the party could start its own movement to strengthen the hands of the farmers. The Congress has kicked off its rallies from UP. Party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi held the first rally in Saharanpur on Wednesday to start the ‘Jai Jawan-Jai Kisan’ campaign that will continue through the month of February.