Priyanka Gandhi arrested, Rahul Gandhi said – Farm laws will have to be withdrawn
New Delhi :
The agitation on agricultural laws continues. The farmers, who have been agitating against the new agricultural laws of the Center, have been protesting on the Delhi border for the last 29 days. Amid this, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi have come in support of agitating farmers. Meanwhile, Delhi Police has taken Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi and other Congress leaders into custody.
Delhi Police take Priyanka Gandhi and other Congress leaders into custody.
They were taking out a march to Rashtrapati Bhavan to submit to the President a memorandum containing 2 crore signatures seeking his intervention in farm laws issue. https://t.co/YHBbXmF8nC pic.twitter.com/SBB8BwyJ1P
— ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2020
It is noteworthy that the Several rounds of negotiations have taken place between the government and the farmers, but all have been fruitless.
Delhi: Congress' march to Rashtrapati Bhavan stopped by police. "Any dissent against this govt is classified as having elements of terror. We are undertaking this march to voice our support for the farmers," says Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi. pic.twitter.com/9lgpi3kRfu
— ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2020
The farmers are adamant on demanding the withdrawal of all three agricultural laws. Now, seeing the protest of these farmers, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has also come in support of them. The Congress is going to march under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi.
Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meets senior party leaders & MPs at party headquarters.
He is scheduled to lead a march from Vijay Chowk to Rashtrapati Bhavan to submit to the President a memorandum containing 2 crore signatures seeking his intervention in farm laws issue. pic.twitter.com/0JaggZsWdM
— ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2020
The Congress said that it will submit a memorandum with the signatures of two crore farmers to President Ram Nath Kovind at around 11 am today, i.e. on 24 December, under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi. It will urge repeal of Central Agricultural Laws. However, according to Delhi Police, this march of Rahul Gandhi has not been allowed, those who have permission will go
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