Rahul embarks kisan yatra in UP; promises loan waiver, power tariff cut
6 Sept 2016 2:16 PM IST
Gandhi will stop in villages for close interactions with farmers, women and youth and for roadside meetings.
Kick-starting his 2500 km-long Kisan Yatra in a bid to capture power in the politically important state of UP, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi met farmers on Tuesday, promising loan waiver and reduction in power tariff by 50 per cent if voted to power in the 2017 Assembly polls.- The 'Deoria to Dilli yatra' is part of the Congress campaign to end its 27-year exile from power in Uttar Pradesh. The Congress leader reached here around 10.45 am by chopper and started knocking at the doors of farmers. (Photo: Twitter/OfficeOfRG)
- Gandhi will make a night halt in Gorakhpur before embarking further on the journey. He will hold similar interactions with farmers and roadshows the next day and will spend the second night at Basti. (Photo: Twitter/OfficeOfRG)
- The Gandhi scion also spoke to our family members, especially children and asked about their studies and future plans, another farmer said. Gandhi will hold road shows at various places during the yatra. (Photo: Twitter/OfficeOfRG)
- Rahul ji came here and listened to us patiently. He collected details of my outstanding loan and also noted down my mobile number. He assured me that if Congress comes to power in the state, then his party will waive off farmers' loans and slash power tariff by 50 per cent, a farmer said. (Photo: Twitter/OfficeOfRG)
- On the first two days of the yatra, Gandhi will cover Kushinagar, Gorakhpur, Sant Kabirnagar and Basti besides Deoria. (Photo: Twitter/OfficeOfRG)
- Accompanied by party colleague and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, the 46-year-old Congress leader visited houses of farmers and collected 'Kisan Mangpatras' (charters of farmers demands) and interacted with them one-to-one as part of his Khaat Sabha. (Photo: Twitter/OfficeOfRG)
Kick-starting his 2500 km-long Kisan Yatra in a bid to capture power in the politically important state of UP, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi met farmers on Tuesday, promising loan waiver and reduction in power tariff by 50 per cent if voted to power in the 2017 Assembly polls.
Gandhi will stop in villages for close interactions with farmers, women and youth and for roadside meetings.
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